Editing Police authority (section)

====Inspections====
[[Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary]] and the [[Audit Commission (United Kingdom)|Audit Commission]] (or the [[Welsh Audit Commission]] in Wales) began a programme of inspection for police authorities in September 2009. Inspection scores four areas of police authority capability:
* Setting strategic direction and priorities
* Scrutinising performance outcomes
* Achieving results through community engagement and partnerships
* Ensuring value for money and productivity
Each theme was scored from one to four:
# Performs poorly
# Performs adequately
# Performs well
# Performs excellently
The police authority was also given an overall score using the same 1-4 system.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joint Audit Commission and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary Police Authority Inspection Framework |url=http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/MethodologyAndTools/Guidance/policeinspectionframeworkjul09.pdf |website=[[Audit Commission (United Kingdom)|Audit Commission]] |archive-url=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20091205013243/http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/MethodologyAndTools/Guidance/policeinspectionframeworkjul09.pdf |archive-date=5 December 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Ten inspection reports were published, with the majority of inspected authorities scoring 2. The inspectorates published "Learning Lessons: An overview of the first ten joint inspections of police authorities by HMIC and the Audit Commission", outlining their findings from the first ten inspections, in March 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Learning Lessons: An overview of the first ten joint inspections of police authorities by HMIC and the Audit Commission |url=http://www.hmic.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/Individually%20Referenced/PAI_NFS_20100315.pdf |website=[[Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary]] |access-date=29 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220040431/http://www.hmic.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/Individually%20Referenced/PAI_NFS_20100315.pdf |archive-date=20 December 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>