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Press release  —  17 March 2010

#006/2010 – Where are the police? The public pay £13.5billion every year for their police – with 80% of their money spent on staff, figures from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary reveal. HMIC is releasing the data as part of the ‘value for money’ profiles for each of the 43 police forces, after the public…

Press release  —  15 March 2010

Press release  —  11 March 2010

#004/2010 – You don’t have to be a detective to find out about your police Families now have access to more information than ever before about their risk from crime and anti-social behaviour, the performance of their local police force and how much it costs them, with a new assessment launched by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate…

Press release  —  10 March 2010

#003/2011 – Northamptonshire Police Authority is ‘performing adequately’ Northamptonshire Police Authority is ‘performing adequately’, according to an independent new report released today by the Audit Commission and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC). On a scale from one to four the joint inspection team assessed the Authority’s performance as ‘two’, which represents adequate performance. Inspectors…

Press release  —  24 February 2010

#002/2010 – Policing Pledge: HMIC publishes progress reports Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of the Constabulary today publishes progress reports on how well four forces are delivering the Policing Pledge – the ten minimum standards that the police service has promised to meet. Details of how Cambridgeshire Constabulary, City of London Police, Hertfordshire Constabulary and Lincolnshire Police…

Press release  —  12 January 2010

#001/2010 – Inspection on Police Custody Suites in Leicestershire Constabulary Today, the Chief Inspectors of Prisons and Constabulary publish the report of a joint inspection of police custody suites in Leicestershire. This is part of a regular programme of police custody inspections. Overall, the inspection revealed a positive picture, with much good practice. Inspectors found:…

Press release  —  25 November 2009

#010/2009 – The British model of policing must be nurtured It is time to reassert the principles of the traditional British model of approachable, impartial and accountable policing based on minimum force for major public order events, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary says today. Introducing the second part of HMIC’s review of policing protest,…

Press release  —  24 November 2009

#009/2009 – Avon and Somerset Police Authority is ‘performing adequately’ Avon and Somerset Police Authority is ‘performing adequately’, according to an independent new report released today by the Audit Commission and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC). On a scale from one to four, the joint inspection team assessed the Authority’s performance as ‘two –…

Press release  —  24 November 2009

#008/2009 – Lancashire Police Authority is ‘performing well’ Lancashire Police Authority ’performs well’, according to an independent new report released today by the Audit Commission and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC). On a scale from one to four the joint inspection team assessed the Authority’s performance as ‘three – performing well’. Inspectors found the…

Press release  —  20 October 2009

#007/2009 – Forces must ensure accurate recording of violence Most violence is being recorded correctly by police but some victims may have been denied the service they deserve because their allegations were not recorded as crimes, according to Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary. Overall, a review of 43 police forces in England and Wales found…