Abuse of position for a sexual purpose
Summary
In our 2016 legitimacy inspections, a national cause of concern was identified in forces’ ability to seek intelligence on potential abuse of position for sexual gain.
HMICFRS recommended that all forces should have started to implement a plan to achieve the capability and capacity required to seek intelligence on potential abuse of position for sexual gain.
In 2017, we reviewed all plans and associated documentation provided by forces in response to this recommendation. Each force was sent a letter setting out our assessment of its individual plans.
This national report sets out an overview of our findings, including national work to address the recommendation.
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Insufficient progress on police force plans to tackle the abuse of position for a sexual purpose
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Abuse of position assessment letter – Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Abuse of position assessment letter – Bedfordshire Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Abuse of position assessment letter – Cheshire Constabulary
Abuse of position assessment letter – City of London Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – Cleveland Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – Cumbria Constabulary
Abuse of position assessment letter – Derbyshire Constabulary
Abuse of position assessment letter – Devon and Cornwall Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – Dorset Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – Durham Constabulary
Abuse of position assessment letter – Dyfed-Powys Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – Essex Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – Gloucestershire Constabulary
Abuse of position assessment letter – Greater Manchester Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – Gwent Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – Hampshire Constabulary
Abuse of position assessment letter – Hertfordshire Constabulary
Abuse of position assessment letter – Humberside Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – Kent Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – Lancashire Constabulary
Abuse of position assessment letter – Leicestershire Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – Lincolnshire
Abuse of position assessment letter – Merseyside Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – Metropolitan Police Service
Abuse of position assessment letter – Norfolk Constabulary
Abuse of position assessment letter – North Wales Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – North Yorkshire Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – Northamptonshire Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – Northumbria Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – Nottinghamshire Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – South Wales Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – South Yorkshire Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – Staffordshire Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – Suffolk Constabulary
Abuse of position assessment letter – Surrey Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – Sussex Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – Thames Valley Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – Warwickshire Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – West Mercia Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – West Midlands Police
Abuse of position assessment letter – West Yorkshire Police