Police news

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Despite the number of modern slavery and human trafficking cases increasing, police forces are failing to recognise these crimes and protect victims adequately, as set out in a report published today by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services.

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The majority of police forces in England and Wales still have work do in regard to their planning around preventing the abuse of position for a sexual purpose, according to a report published today by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services.

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HMICFRS is encouraged by the progress Cumbria Constabulary has made in improving how it protects children, and is assured of the continuing commitment of the constabulary to making further improvements.

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HMICFRS has found that while some improvements have been made to how Cleveland Police protects children, it needs to take further action (in some areas as a matter of urgency) to strengthen its safeguarding practice in order to protect adequately those children most at risk.

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Inspectors from Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, and HM Inspectorate of Probation carried out joint inspections of six areas in England, to evaluate the multi-agency response to cases of domestic abuse.

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Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services has today published an assessment on the accuracy of crime recording in North Wales Police, which found that the force records around 88 percent of crimes reported to it.

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Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services has today published an assessment on the accuracy of crime recording in West Midlands Police, which found that the force records around 83 percent of crimes reported to it.

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Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services has today published an assessment on the accuracy of crime recording in Leicestershire Police, which found that the force records around 76 percent of crimes reported to it.

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Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services has today published an assessment on the accuracy of crime recording in Wiltshire Police, which found that the force records around 91 percent of crimes reported to it.

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Essex Police had a strong commitment to improve its custody provision, and progress was evident, said Peter Clarke, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary.