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#008/2012 Police custody in Northamptonshire – good overall Police custody provision in Northamptonshire was good overall, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of an inspection into custody suites in Northamptonshire. The unannounced inspection was part of a national programme of joint inspections of police…
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#009/2012 – Rapists could be convicted more quickly and successfully if the police and the Crown Prosecution Service made better use of available intelligence The criminal justice system has made progress in relation to the needs of rape victims although there is more to do: but improvements must also be made to the way the…
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#007/2012 – Young victims and witnesses left to flounder in an imperfect justice system A Joint Thematic Inspection of the Experience of Young Victims and Witnesses in the Criminal Justice System led by Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) with Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) Today HMCPSI and HMIC publish the report ‘Experience…
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#006/2012 Police custody in Hounslow – mixed Police custody provision in Hounslow was a mixed picture, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of an inspection into custody suites in Hounslow. The unannounced inspection was part of a national programme of joint inspections of police…
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#005/2012 Police custody in Heathrow – generally positive Police custody provision in Heathrow was generally sound, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of an inspection into custody suites in Heathrow. The unannounced inspection was part of a national programme of joint inspections of police…
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#004/2012 Stronger controls needed for undercover deployments that tackle criminality associated with public order and domestic extremism Undercover officers deployed into protest communities gathered intelligence which enabled the police to prevent acts of serious violence; but there was serious intrusion into the lives of others, and this risk needs to be better managed in future,…
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#003/2012 Gwelliannau sydd eu hangen i systemau a phrosesau adroddiadau troseddau a digwyddiadau’r heddlu Mae adolygiad gan Arolygiaeth Cwnstabliaeth EM (HMIC) ar systemau a phrosesau cofnodi trosedd wedi canfod amrywiaeth sylweddol o ran cywirdeb o hyd, er bod y mwyafrif o luoedd yn gwneud yn dda, ac y gwnaed gwelliannau. Yn yr adolygiad cyntaf o’i…
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#003/2012 Improvements needed to the systems and processes of police crime and incident reports A review by HMIC into the systems and processes of recording crime has found that although the majority of forces do well, and improvements have been made, there remains wide variation on accuracy. In the first review of its kind, ‘The…
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HMIC has been advised by the Home Office that Stephen Otter, Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police, has been appointed as Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary. Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Denis O’Connor said: “I am delighted to welcome Stephen Otter to HMIC. He is a well-respected chief officer and a leading…
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#002/2012 Police custody in Nottinghamshire – poor Police custody provision in Nottinghamshire was poor overall, although staff interacted well with detainees, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of an inspection into custody suites in Nottinghamshire. The unannounced inspection was part of a national programme…