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Press release —
#016/2013 – Police custody is regularly being used to detain people whose only ‘crime’ is that they are suffering from a mental disorder, a joint inspection has found HM Inspectorates of Constabulary and Prisons, the Care Quality Commission, and the Healthcare Inspectorate Wales call for changes to ensure fewer people with mental disorders are detained…
News article —
Police custody provision in Essex had improved after recent moves to manage it centrally, but staffing levels needed to be addressed, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection. Read ‘Essex – Joint inspection of police custody suites’
Publication — Custody suites —
Summary This report is one of a series on police custody inspections carried out jointly by HMIC and HMI Prisons. The inspections look at strategy, treatment and conditions, individual rights and health care. They also make a key contribution to the United Kingdom’s response to its international obligation to ensure regular and independent inspection of…
Press release —
#015/2013 Police custody in Essex – generally positive, but some improvements could be made Police custody provision in Essex had improved after recent moves to manage it centrally, but staffing levels needed to be addressed, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of an unannounced…
News article —
In February 2013, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent commissioned an inspection from HMIC to determine whether the people of Kent can have confidence in Kent Police’s crime figures. Our review found that appreciably more needs to be done before they can be confident that the crime and resolution figures published by the force…
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#014/2013 – Kent Police needs to do more before the public can be confident in the accuracy of its crime figures A review of crime recording in Kent by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) has found that appreciably more needs to be done before the people of Kent can be confident that the crime and…
Publication — Crime recording, Data quality —
This report looks at the quality of crime and incident data, and the arrangements in place to ensure standards are maintained and improved across the 43 police forces in England and Wales.
Publication — Domestic abuse, Specialist inspection —
Summary In 2013, HMIC inspected the effectiveness of Essex Police’s response to criticisms following four domestic murders that took place in the county between 2008 and 2011. Since 2011, Essex Police has taken some important steps to improve the way in which it deals with cases of domestic abuse. We found that the force has…
News article —
At the request of the Chief Constable (and subsequently with the agreement of the Police and Crime Commissioner), HMIC examined whether risks to victims of domestic abuse are now being adequately managed in Essex. The inspection also aimed either to prove or to allay HMIC’s concerns that the significant resources Essex Police has invested in…
Press release —
#013/2013 – Inspectorate finds improvements in the way Essex Police handles domestic abuse cases: but more needs to be done to ensure risks to victims are adequately managed Essex Police has taken steps to improve the way domestic abuse cases are handled as a result of criticisms following four tragic domestic murders in Essex between…