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#017/2010 – Humberside Police Authority is ‘performing adequately’ and improving Humberside Police Authority performs ‘adequately’, according to a new report released today by the Audit Commission and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC). On a scale from one to four, the joint inspection team assessed the Authority’s performance as ‘two’ – performing adequately. Humberside Police…
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#016/2010 – Merseyside Police Authority is ‘performing adequately’ Merseyside Police Authority is ’performing adequately’, according to an independent new report released today by the Audit Commission and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC). On a scale from one to four, the joint inspection team assessed the Authority’s performance as ‘two’, which represents adequate performance. A…
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#015/2010 – Managing gang issues among young people – more coordinated action needed There should be an integrated national strategy to support criminal justice agencies in tackling the causes and effects of gang activity among under-18s, said Dame Anne Owers, Chief Inspector of Prisons, Andrew Bridges, Chief Inspector of Probation and Sir Denis O’Connor, Chief…
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#014/2010 – Police custody in Wandsworth – staffing and state of facilities need attention Police custody in Wandsworth was generally positive, though there were some concerns about staffing and some of the facilities were in a poor state, said Dame Anne Owers, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Sir Denis O’Connor, Chief Inspector of Constabulary, publishing…
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#013/2010 – Police Custody in North Yorkshire – generally positive Police custody in North Yorkshire was a broadly positive picture, though there were some improvements needed, said Dame Anne Owers, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Denis O’Connor, Chief Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of a joint inspection into custody suites in North Yorkshire Police.…
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#012/2010 – Police Custody in Surrey – generally good, but scope for improvement Police custody in Surrey was a generally positive picture, though some improvements were needed, said Dame Anne Owers, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Denis O’Connor, Chief Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of a joint inspection of Surrey custody suites. The inspection…
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#011/2010 – Police Custody in Hackney – much good practice but some areas for improvement Police custody in Hackney was a broadly positive picture, though there was a need to extend staff training and improve the management of healthcare, said Dame Anne Owers, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Denis O’Connor, Chief Inspector of Constabulary, publishing…
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#010/2010 – HMIC statement on www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk///mypolice and www.mypolice.org HMIC will stop using the ‘my police’ name. We have been working with the mypolice.org founders since 8 March 2010 to address their concerns and to provide the best possible solution. They asked that we stop marketing ‘mypolice.org.uk’ as a redirect page, since the public might confuse…
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#009/2010 – Statement by HMI Zoë Billingham on the performance of Nottinghamshire Police “The Police Performance Steering Group met earlier today to consider the performance of Nottinghamshire police force and police authority. “The meeting was attended by representatives from ACPO, the APA, the Home Office, HMT, NPIA and the Audit Commission. “Although crime rates have…
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#008/2010 – Criminal Asset Recovery: Joint Thematic Review of Restraint and Confiscation Casework Three criminal justices inspectorates HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), and HM Inspectorate of Court Administration (HMICA) have today published their joint thematic review of Criminal Asset Recovery Restraint and Confiscation Casework. The review found that a…