Voice of your Force

Give officers and staff a stronger voice

Trusted by police forces like yours

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What you get

eNPS Benchmarking

Collect Net Promoter Scores to track whether officers and staff would recommend the force as a place to work.

Pulse surveys

Run quick, regular check-ins or deeper annual surveys to monitor changes in engagement over time.

Instant insights

Segment results by command, role, or demographics to pinpoint where support and intervention are needed most.

Confidential and trusted

Anonymous feedback builds confidence and candour, ensuring staff feel safe to share honest views.

Culture and wellbeing

Highlight organisational strengths, cultural challenges, and wellbeing pressures to shape people strategies.

Easy reporting

Dashboards and automated summaries provide leadership teams with evidence to track progress and inform HMICFRS People & Culture inspection themes.

Why it matters

Improve Retention

High engagement keeps officers and staff committed to the force, lowering attrition rates and reducing the time and money spent on constant recruitment drives.

Inspection Evidence

Anonymous, structured feedback provides robust evidence of staff engagement and morale, supporting HMICFRS inspections and demonstrating a commitment to transparency and improvement.

Resilience

By listening to the workforce and acting on their views, forces can create a sense of shared purpose and motivation that sustains performance even under pressure.

eNPS dashboard

Instant Understanding

Track workforce sentiment

With GovMetric, you’ll see eNPS results as they come in, giving you a live picture of morale, engagement, and commitment across your force.

Pinpoint pressure points

Segment results by role, command, or demographic to quickly identify where culture, wellbeing, or leadership support need attention.

Confident, confidential

Anonymous feedback builds trust and candour, providing leadership and inspectors with reliable evidence of staff engagement and organisational health.

FAQs

What is Voice of the Force?

Voice of the Force is GovMetric’s employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) solution for policing. It measures staff engagement, morale, and organisational culture, giving forces insight into how their workforce feels and performs.

Why is eNPS important in policing?

Employee satisfaction directly affects service delivery. By listening to officers and staff, forces can strengthen culture, improve retention, reduce absenteeism, and meet HMICFRS expectations for workforce wellbeing.

What benefits does this deliver to forces?

Forces gain:

• Clear visibility of workforce morale and cultural health
• Evidence for inspection regimes
• Reduced turnover and absenteeism
• Stronger organisational resilience
• Improved citizen outcomes through a motivated workforce

How is feedback collected from officers and staff?

Feedback is gathered through regular short surveys delivered via secure links (SMS, email, intranet, QR codes). Surveys are quick to complete and can be scheduled quarterly, annually, or after key events.

What does the survey measure?

At its core, Voice of the Force asks the standard eNPS question:

“How likely are you to recommend this force as a place to work?”

Beyond that, surveys can include a wide range of engagement and culture drivers such as:

- Leadership & management – clarity of direction, trust, visibility, and support.
- Wellbeing & resilience – workload balance, access to support, and overall mental health.
- Fairness & inclusion – perceptions of equity, respect, and diversity within the force.
- Communication & voice – whether officers and staff feel listened to and informed.
- Learning & development – opportunities for progression, training, and skill growth.
- Pride & purpose – sense of meaning in the role and contribution to policing outcomes.
- Team cohesion – collaboration, peer support, and quality of line management.

This approach ensures the headline eNPS score can be benchmarked over time and across forces, while the additional questions provide diagnostic insight into why employees feel as they do and where leaders should take action.

How are results reported?

Results are presented as an eNPS score (promoters minus detractors), alongside dashboards that break down feedback by rank, department, or region. Trends over time help leaders monitor cultural shifts and improvement areas.

How often can the surveys be run?

As often as you like.

Is the feedback anonymous?

Yes. Responses are anonymised to protect officers and staff. Data is aggregated so no individual can be identified, building trust and encouraging honest feedback.

However, it is also possible to ask for information if that suits the circumstances.

How does this support compliance or inspection regimes?

HMICFRS inspections require evidence of staff wellbeing, culture, and engagement. Voice of the Force provides structured, auditable evidence of workforce sentiment to demonstrate proactive management of these areas.

Can surveys be customised?

Yes. While the core eNPS question remains constant for benchmarking, forces can add custom questions about specific initiatives, wellbeing policies, or cultural priorities.

How does this link to victim and citizen feedback?

GovMetric enables forces to connect Voice of the Force (staff) with Victim Satisfaction and Citizen CX feedback. This provides a holistic view of performance, showing how staff wellbeing and morale impact service outcomes.

Is the service secure?

Yes. Voice of the Force is hosted on AWS in the EU, ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus certified. All data is encrypted at rest and in transit, GDPR compliant, and never shared outside the organisation.

How long does implementation take?

A typical force implementation takes 2-3 weeks, including survey design, system integration, and staff training.

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