Warwickshire Police

POLICING PLEDGE

Warwickshire Police is committed to the vision of "Protecting our communities together", and the Policing Pledge will provide one of the ways that we will do this. It will underpin our commitment to delivering a good service and will provide a benchmark against which we can be measured. (Link: Our Vision, Mission and Values)

The Police Service In England And Wales Will Support Law Abiding Citizens And Pursue Criminals Relentlessly To Keep You And Your Neighbourhoods Safe From Harm. We Will:

  1. Customer with front enquiry officerAlways treat you fairly with dignity and respect ensuring you have fair access to our services at a time that is reasonable and suitable for you.
  2. Officer talking to member of the publicProvide you with information so you know who your dedicated Neighbourhood Policing Team is, where they are based, how to contact them and how to work with them.
    (Link: Safer Neighbourhoods Website - enter your postcode on the site to find your local team)
  3. PCSO and shop assistantEnsure your Neighbourhood Policing Team and other police patrols are visible and on your patch at times when they will be most effective and when you tell us you most need them. We will ensure your team are not taken away from neighbourhood business more than is absolutely necessary. They will spend at least 80% of their time visibly working in your neighbourhood, tackling your priorities. Staff turnover will be minimised.
  4. TelephoneRespond to every message directed to your Neighbourhood Policing Team within 24 hours and, where necessary, provide a more detailed response as soon as we can.
    (Link: Safer Neighbourhoods Website - enter your postcode on the site to find your local team)
  5. Police carAim to answer 999 calls within 10 seconds, deploying to emergencies immediately giving an estimated time of arrival, getting to you safely, and as quickly as possible. In urban areas, we will aim to get to you within 15 minutes and in rural areas within 20 minutes.
  6. Answer all non-emergency calls promptly. If attendance is needed, send a patrol giving you an estimated time of arrival and:
  7. Mobile police stationArrange regular public meetings to agree your priorities (these can be found be clicking on the neighbourhood priorities heading located in the menu to the left of the Safer Neighbourhood Teams websites), at least once a month, giving you a chance to meet your local team with other members of your community. These will include opportunities such as surgeries, street briefings and mobile police station visits which will be arranged to meet local needs and requirements.
    (Link: Safer Neighbourhoods Website - enter your postcode on the site to find your local team. On the homepage of your team there is a link to your team's calendar - check calendar for the next local forum meetings and other opportunities to meet the team.)
  8. Provide monthly updates on progress, and on local crime and policing issues. This will include the provision of crime maps, information on specific crimes and what happened to those brought to justice, details of what action we, and our partners, are taking to make your neighbourhood safer and information on how your force is performing.
    (Link: Crime Mapping information for Warwickshire)
    (Link: Crime Prevention Advice)
  9. Officer with victim of crimeIf you have been a victim of crime agree with you how often you would like to be kept informed of progress in your case and for how long. You have the right to be kept informed at least every month if you wish and for as long as is reasonable.
    (Link: Dealing Effectively with Victims of Crime)
  10. Member of the public complainingAcknowledge any dissatisfaction with the service you have received within 24 hours of reporting it to us. To help us fully resolve the matter, discuss with you how it will be handled, give you an opportunity to talk in person to someone about your concerns and agree with you what will be done about them and how quickly.
    (Link: Making a complaint or giving Warwickshire Police some feedback)

We want to do our best for you but if we fail to meet our Pledge we will always explain why it has not been possible on that occasion to deliver the high standards to which we aspire and you deserve. We welcome feedback, whether good or bad and if you feel that we have failed to meet our pledge please provide us with feedback via the attached link. We will use this information to improve our services to you.

Click this link to provide us with your feedback