Information

This spotlight report highlights how police forces and national bodies must work together to make sure forces can meet the demand faced by online child sexual abuse and exploitation teams and management of sexual offenders and violent offenders teams.

We have reviewed the findings related to the work done by these teams from our 2021/22 and 2023–25 police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy inspections, and identified where police forces could further improve, as well as examples of good practice and innovation.

We have identified where police forces could further improve, as well as examples of good practice and innovation. And we have identified opportunities for the National Police Chiefs’ Council, College of Policing and the Home Office to work with forces to improve the system. Our report makes 16 recommendations to support this aim.

A copy of the report can be downloaded here

PFCC Response

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire welcomes this report. This is an area of great importance for Northamptonshire Police and for her Office as she is committed to ensuring both organisations play a leading role in partnership working from youth justice and community safety to wellbeing and the safeguarding of both children and adults. The Commissioner acknowledges the recommendations relating to Northamptonshire Police and will use her internal assurance processes to ensure that appropriate and proportionate activity takes place to ensure they are delivered in an effective and sustainable manner.