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Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary is publishing today its report of an inspection into British Transport Police on police integrity and corruption. It examines the extent to which the force has put in place arrangements to ensure that its workforce acts with integrity.

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Implementation of a planned new structure for police custody in the Metropolitan Police Service should support standardisation and improvements in Barnet, Brent and Harrow, said Martin Lomas, Deputy Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary.

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In March 2014, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary reported concerns about how Bedfordshire Police tackled domestic abuse. HMIC was concerned with how the force operated in certain areas and recommended improvements it should make.

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Police custody in Cleveland was generally positive, but needed to make some further improvements, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary. Today they published the report of an unannounced inspection.

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There were some weaknesses in the management of police custody in Warwickshire and West Mercia, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary. Today they published the report of an unannounced inspection.

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Police custody in North Wales had improved and was generally positive, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary. Today they published the report of an unannounced inspection.

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In 2014, Policing in Austerity: Meeting the Challenge found Gwent Police requiring improvement. A recent revisit inspection revealed that Gwent has made good progress since the initial inspection.

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Following commissions by David Ford, Minister of Justice for Northern Ireland, HMIC has today published two reports looking at the efficiency and effectiveness of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).

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Police custody in Leicestershire was generally positive and police were working hard with others to provide an excellent mental health service, said Martin Lomas, Deputy Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary in the report of an unannounced inspection.

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HMIC, on behalf of the Rape Monitoring Group, has today published 42 local digests showing how cases of rape are dealt with at all stages of the criminal justice process.