Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of policing in Rubery in Bromsgrove constituency.

John Campion, as the directly elected Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for West Mercia, is responsible for holding the Chief Constable to account for the performance of West Mercia Police. To drive up performance and standards across forces, ensuring communities can have confidence in their local police force, the Home Secretary has announced the creation of a new Performance Unit in the Home Office. This will harness national data from a Performance Framework to monitor performance and direct improvements, working with sector partners such as the College of Policing, HMICFRS, National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC), IOPC and PCCs.

It is the responsibility of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) to assess the operational performance of forces in England and Wales. HMICFRS last published a Police Effectiveness Efficiency and Legitimacy inspection (PEEL) report for West Mercia police on 13 April 2022. We welcome this report, which shines a light on the performance of West Mercia Police and makes recommendations on areas for improvement. Their next PEEL inspection report is expected to be published later this year.