Lincolnshire Police have the second lowest force morale in England and Wales for the second year running
The Lincolnshire Federation of Police described it as disappointing but entirely unsurprising.
Last updated 9th Dec 2020
Lincolnshire Police have the joint second lowest Force morale in the UK for the second year running, which has been described by the Lincolnshire Federation of Police as disappointing but entirely unsurprising.
The survey conducted by the Police Federation revealed that 87% of Lincolnshire officers felt that Force morale is low.
Barry Steele, Branch Board Secretary of the Lincolnshire Police Federation said:
”This is not a case of Police Officers moaning and wringing their hands at a time when others are losing their livelihoods and businesses are failing, this is our officers expressing their sheer frustration at being prevented from delivering the public service that our communities deserve. Officers need to feel that they are servicing the public rather than simply ensuring compliance with HMICFRS, the College of Policing or the internal frameworks of Lincolnshire Police.
Our thin blue line is trying to dance with an elephant on its back, spending more effort satisfying cumbersome policy and inspection criteria rather than having the agility to directly tackle the crime and anti-social behaviour that blights the communities they serve, the communities that our officers live in”.
Meanwhile, more than 40 percent of respondents to a survey from Lincolnshire police say they haven't received 'adequate training' on the COVID-19 crisis.
Nearly 60 percent said that they would not recommend joining the police.