Warwickshire Police

Our vision

After extensive consultation within the force, Warwickshire Police Authority approved a new force vision at its meeting on December 13 2006. At that meeting, Chief Constable Keith Bristow explained that the force needed to move forward and provide policing services that do the most possible to protect local communities.

"We have realised for some time that we need to change. If we cannot have a strategic regional force, which would have been the best option for the public of Warwickshire, then we must refocus our organisation around protecting the communities of Warwickshire within the resources we have available. We have been accepting some risks that we can no longer accept. Significant leadership will be required, but all our people want to move forward and create a force that is effective, efficient and sustainable by April 2008.

"If anyone who works for Warwickshire Police is asked why they come to work, I want them to answer to help protect the communities of Warwickshire. Everyone, in whatever role they perform, must contribute to this vision, every day."

Our mission

Warwickshire Police exists to protect communities, prevent and reduce crime and antisocial behaviour and provide public reassurance. We take pride in serving our communities and delivering local policing in order to earn the trust and confidence of the public.

We will recognise what we are good at and work to strengthen where we are not. We will ensure that our people are well trained, highly motivated and empowered to provide excellent service delivery.

We will strive to provide a consistent and focused approach to listening and responding to our communities concerns and protect them from harm, loss or distress. We aim to achieve this by providing strong leadership and working together to find solutions to local needs.

Our values

We all work for the communities of Warwickshire. Together we will live our vision and values. We will:

• Be accessible to the public, increase our visibility and contact with communities.
• Respond to requests for assistance by providing the right service, promptly, effectively, at the first time of asking and honouring our commitments and promises.
• Expect high standards of appearance and behaviour.
• Treat everyone fairly with respect and dignity, maximising and promoting diversity.
• Constantly seek opportunities to be more effective and efficient through partnership, collaboration and new ways of working.
• Ensure that we are professional, responsive and caring, acting with integrity, being straightforward, open and honest. Develop, support and empower our people to make courageous decisions and learn from experience.
• Set clear objectives and explicit standards for our staff, underpinned by the PDR system, recognising and rewarding good performance.
• Put communities first by listening, understanding and responding to their needs.
• Expect people to take personal ownership and responsibility for solving problems and delivering a quality service.
• Lead with confidence; consistently challenge unacceptable performance, behaviour and standards within a supportive environment.
• Proactively solve problems, plan for the future and focus activities on successful outcomes.