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Police custody provision in Westminster was well managed and staff treated detainees with care, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection. The inspection was part of a national programme of joint inspections of police custody. It looked at two custody suites…
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#025/2013 Police custody in Westminster – well managed and professional Police custody provision in Westminster was well managed and staff treated detainees with care, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection. The inspection was part of a national programme of joint…
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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 possible; but HMIC has concerns about the ability of five forces to respond to future cuts. Find out more and read the…
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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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#023/2013 – HMIC and HMCPSI find that repeated efforts to improve the quality of prosecution case files have had limited success 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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#021/2013 – HMCIC: “The operational integrity and independence of chief constables is sacrosanct.” 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…