THE Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside has published his plans for the next four years.

Keith Hunter was elected to the role last May, and the plan sets out Humberside Police's aims to 2021 with a warning of a bleak and challenging future.

Mr Hunter said: "The dangers of a disenchanted and disenfranchised population are well evidenced and confidence is hard won and easily lost.

"The current financial outlook remains challenging for policing and bleak for local authorities and so a key challenge for service providers is to maintain the confidence and support of the public during this period of significant change."

Humberside Police were criticised by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary earlier this month, with inspectors saying the force was inadequate at protecting vulnerable people, and required improvement at investigating crime.

The plan identified three aims - to deliver increasingly self sustaining and safe communities in the Humber area, to build public confidence in the agencies involved in creating safer communities, and to provide services to victims and the most vulnerable that meet their needs.

Mr Hunter said the force would work "encourage the changes that are the key to delivering better results", with further work expected between the force and partner agencies.

He said: "Merely trying harder with potentially fewer resources will inevitably lead to failure. So, this Police and Crime Plan does not identify simplistic or populist solutions, it does not illustrate the complexity of delivery or attempt to list all activities the police will carry out, it is focussed on promoting long-term improvement in service to the public."