A spotlight is being shone on the time it takes for West Mercia Police to respond to calls for service in the latest meeting between PCC John Campion and T/Chief Constable Richard Cooper on Tuesday 4 March.
As part of the meeting, the Chief Constable will provide a strategic assessment of current response times to the most serious incidents.
With more than 10,000 calls every week, the PCC will focus on the time it takes to answer 999 and 101 calls to ensure his significant investment is delivering improved outcomes for local communities.
In response to a recent inspection which identified a number of concerns regarding drone activity outside HMP Long Lartin, the PCC will be seeking reassurance from the Chief Constable about the force’s work to identify and bring to justice criminals involved in the transportation of drugs into the prison.
Updates will also be provided on the National Priorities for Policing and the work being conducted around areas such as homicide, serious violence, drugs/county lines, neighbourhood crime, satisfaction and cybercrime.
PCC John Campion said: “As your voice in policing, I am committed to ensuring you get a high level of service from West Mercia Police and that’s why I continue to direct significant resources into response and the operational call centre.
“With confidence remaining stable over the past twelve months at 80%, I want to see this grow further. How the police respond to crime is a key driver in public confidence so I am focusing time on ensuring the force is doing all it can to answer calls quickly and properly.
“I have also heard from local communities about the impact serious organised gangs are having on their feelings of safety. It’s important the force is doing all it can to disrupt and arrest offenders using drones to facilitate crime at HMP Long Lartin.”
