Sussex Police Authority is performing adequately overall and improving. The Authority is influential in ensuring that Sussex Police has the leadership, capacity and capability needed to deliver good quality service. Its effective recruitment to senior appointments has helped ensure that the Force is led in line with the Authority’s desired local policing style.
Its Chief Officer appointments have driven improvement to Sussex policing in the past two years. The Authority has helped to produce a meaningful Local Policing Plan, directly linked to the annual policing budget. This sets a clear priority for local neighbourhood policing. The Authority’s shorter term vision for policing Sussex is clear.