Police leadership team 'dismissive of concerns'
A group, representing police officers, has accused senior leaders at Humberside Police of being "openly dismissive" of criticism and claimed it has "brought some members to tears".
On Wednesday, His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) raised "serious concerns" about "instability in the senior leadership" of Humberside Police .
In response, Jonathan Evison, the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), said he had "absolute faith and confidence" in the force's leadership team.
The Humberside Police Federation said it had decided to make a statement after it was approached by members who were "upset and disappointed" by the situation.
'This cannot continue'
In a statement, the federation claimed the executive leadership team had been "openly dismissive" of concerns raised by HMICFRS.
"We have been inundated with phone calls from our members expressing their upset and disappointment about the executive leadership team's attitude to the report, with some members being brought to tears.
"We feel the excellent hard work being undertaken by our members across Humberside is being undermined by the inability of the executive leadership team to accept or learn from constructive criticism and feedback.
"This cannot continue."
Andy Cooke, the chief inspector of constabulary, said he had "considered delaying" publication of the report on Wednesday "so that we could reassess the impact of the current situation on the force's performance".
His letter, sent to the PCC, stated the performance of the force, "particularly its leadership and culture", would be kept "under close scrutiny" over the next few months.
Judi Heaton, the interim chief constable of Humberside Police following the departure of Paul Anderson in June, insisted she will "deal with" any cultural issues affecting the force.
'Welcomes intervention'
The federation added it wants concerns about the senior leadership to be put to the Home Secretary and Police Minister if they continue and asked for local MPs to "hold the force and the PCC to account".
Dan Murphy, assistant national secretary for the Police Superintendents' Association, which has supported members from Humberside Police since May 2024said his organisation "welcomes any intervention or support for the force" in addressing the concerns.
In response to the HMICFRS comments about senior leadership, the Humberside PCC, Jonathan Evison, claimed he had "reflected on the feedback regarding stability".
Mr Evison also said he had "no cause for concern" despite acknowledging there would be about "further changes to come" within the team.
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