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#024/2013 – Police forces are rising to the financial challenge so far; but further cuts to budgets create risks for some forces Police forces in England and Wales are rising to the financial challenge of the spending review – crime is down, victim satisfaction up, and they are protecting their front lines as much as…
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An efficient criminal justice system is dependent upon the effective exchange of information between all the relevant agencies. Nowhere is this exchange more important than in the context of the relationship between the police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) when preparing a case for court. Effective management of the process of building a prosecution…
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The case files prepared for court are vital for securing justice and must be completed to a high standard; but too often the completion of them is treated as a tick-box exercise, and…
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A series of inspections by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) has found that Northamptonshire Police has more progress to make before it can offer assurance that children at risk in the county are being adequately protected. In January, as part of a pilot multi-agency inspection of child protection arrangements in Northamptonshire, the inspectorate found that…
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#022/2013 – Child Protection: Northamptonshire Police responds to critical HMIC inspection but has more to do A series of inspections by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) has found that Northamptonshire Police has more progress to make before it can offer assurance that children at risk in the county are being adequately protected. In January, as…
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In a lecture given today, 11 July 2013, in the Draper’s Hall, City of London, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Tom Winsor, discusses the importance of chief constable operational independence; the heavy responsibilities of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs); and the proper and lawful use of section 38 of the Police Reform and Social…
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Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Tom Winsor, uses the Police Foundation John Harris Memorial Lecture to call for better understanding of the relationship between chief constables and police and crime commissioners. In a lecture given today, 11 July 2013, in the…
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HMIC has today published a report into human tissue seizure, retention and disposal processes in Northern Ireland. Read the report
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The summer riots of 2011 once again focused attention on the way police use stop and search powers. As a result of this renewed concern, in December 2011 the Home Secretary commissioned HMIC to carry out an inspection into the use of stop and search legislation by police forces in England and Wales. In our…
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#020/2013 – HMIC finds the police use of stop and search powers is too often ineffective in tackling crime and procedurally incorrect, thereby threatening the legitimacy of the police Some of the most intrusive and contentious powers granted to the police are those of stop and search; but the majority of forces do not understand…