13% of Police Constables Trust Their Leadership in England and Wales

A government-backed inquiry into all 43 police forces in England and Wales found only 13% of constables believe they work in well-led organizations. The Police Leadership Commission, chaired by former Home Secretary David Blunkett, identified systemic failures in leadership across the service—not isolated cases, but structural problems rooted in how forces recruit and promote officers. The low confidence rating signals a near-total breakdown in institutional trust from rank-and-file officers upward.