Cleveland police chief Victoria Fuller has said she remains proud of the force but believes it is being held back by the level of funding available to it.
Fuller said Cleveland Police needed to become part of a larger, more strategic force with access to greater resources. Her comments point to concerns about whether the current structure gives the force enough capacity to meet its demands.
The force covers Cleveland, and Fuller’s remarks place its future organisation and resourcing at the centre of the discussion. She said the issue was not a lack of pride in the force itself, but the limitations created by the funding settlement under which it operates.
Her position is that a broader policing structure could provide Cleveland Police with stronger strategic support and more resources than it currently has as a standalone force.
No further detail was provided in the supplied material on any formal restructuring proposal, timetable or response from government or policing bodies. The latest known position is that Fuller has publicly argued for Cleveland Police to be placed within a larger force model to address the resource pressures she has identified.
