Although our recent crime figures compare favourably with previous years, it's important to remember the position we found ourselves in a year ago. The work we've undertaken has put us firmly on the road to recovery and hopefully the public will have more confidence in policing, but we must accept that a lot more work needs to be done before we exceed our own expectations for excellence.
The key them for the next 12 months has to be about continuity - continuing to drive forward change and innovation and inspiring our staff to achieve greater success.
This won't be easy given that our funding has been cut considerably as a result of the economic climiate, but we refuse to allow that challenge to affect our motivation for success
