Performance
The force under performed for a number of years and in October 2006 was named, jointly (with Northamptonshire Police), as the worst performing police force in the country, based on data released from the Home Office PDF (1.06 MiB) In 2007 the force moved off the bottom of the unofficial league table thanks to "major improvements" in performance, according to the Home Office.
Since then performance has continued to improve with a 20% reduction in total recorded crime (to March 2009). This overall reduction has included reductions in recorded vehicle crime (down 39%), domestic burglary (down 12%) and robbery (down 36%). The force is also now starting to see increases in public confidence. Figures published by the Home Office in July 2009 showed that between 2007/08 and 2008/09, Humberside Police had the second highest increase of all forces in England and Wales in the percentage of British Crime Survey British Crime Survey respondents who agree that their local police do an excellent/good job.
A report published in October 2009, following inspections by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary between April and August, identified Humberside Police as one of the top eight forces in the country.
In April 2009 the force was cited as the poorest performing force for completing Criminal Record Bureaux (CRB) checks. The Home Office requirement is for 95% of requests to be completed within 14 days; Humberside Police managed to complete just 15%. As such checks are a condition of employment in numerous sectors the failure of the force to meet targets has caused delays for those waiting to commence employment in such areas.
Graham Stuart, the Member of Parliament for Beverley and Holderness, said he was disgusted with the failure of Humberside Police to carry out criminal record bureau checks within a reasonable time. He went to say “The delay in processing them stops people taking up work and has a crippling impact on voluntary groups who have to get their volunteers approved. The Humberside Police are seriously lagging behind virtually every other constabulary in the country and local people are being let down.”
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