Our ethics
Cumbria Constabulary follows the Code of Ethics - the principles and standards of professional behaviour for the policing profession of England and Wales.
Policing principles
Every person working for the police service must work honestly and ethically. The public expect the police to do the right thing in the right way. Basing decisions and actions on a set of policing principles helps to achieve this.
- Accountability
- Fairness
- Honesty
- Integrity
- Leadership
- Objectivity
- Openness
- Respect
- Selflessness
Standards of professional behaviour
These standards reflect the expectations that the professional body and the public have of the behaviour of those working in policing.
- Honesty and integrity
- Authority, respect and courtesy
- Equality and diversity
- Use of force
- Orders and instructions
- Duties and responsibilities
- Confidentiality
- Fitness for work
- Conduct
- Challenging and reporting improper conduct
Professional standards department
Our anti-corruption unit assesses, reviews and responds to any complaints regarding the conduct of our officers, specials and staff.
Its aims:
- Investigate complaints and allegations of misconduct against a member of the Constabulary
- Work on and analyse information/intelligence on any unethical police activity from a range of sources
- Assist the Constabulary with individual and organisational learning by raising standards
- Deal with issues around service delivery and seek to quickly resolve dissatisfaction with the service we have provided
It is important that on the rare occasion where people are not satisfied with our service that we deal with this timely and with integrity.
How we deal with complaints or concerns
Cumbria Constabulary publishes information about all of our misconduct meetings, hearings and outcomes.
If you wish to report something to our anti-corruption unit, you can email us, in confidence.