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The tragic deaths today in Westminster of a police officer and members of the public are a dark reminder of the risks which police officers bravely and selflessly face every day. The condolences and sympathies of HM Inspectors of Constabulary go to the families and friends of those who have died and have been injured or affected.
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The majority of police forces do a good job in keeping members of the public safe, with two thirds of forces being graded as either ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in a report into police effectiveness published today.
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Police custody in Hampshire was generally positive, but there are some further improvements to be made, said Peter Clarke, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary.
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In September 2016, HMIC conducted a follow-up inspection of the child protection work carried out by Essex Police, to check on the progress made against a series of recommendations to improve practice from a previous inspection in 2015. Today’s report sets out findings from this follow-up inspection.
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In 2015, HMIC found some serious failings in Surrey Police’s response to child protection issues, and made a series of recommendations to improve practice. We returned in 2016 to re-inspect the force, and see if outcomes for children had improved. This report sets out findings from the re-inspection.
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Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has today published an assessment on the accuracy of crime recording in Avon and Somerset Constabulary, which found that the force records only around 90 percent of crimes reported to it. HMIC previously inspected the accuracy of crime recording in Avon and Somerset Constabulary in 2014.
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Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has today published an assessment on the accuracy of crime recording in Devon and Cornwall Police, which found that the force records only around 82 percent of crimes reported to it.
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Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has today published an assessment on the accuracy of crime recording in Northumbria Police, which found that the force records around 93 percent of crimes reported to it.
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Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has today published an assessment on the accuracy of crime recording in Merseyside Police, which found that the force records only around 84 percent of crimes reported to it.
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Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has revisited 19 forces shown by a 2015 inspection as not complying with one or two elements of the Best Use of Stop and Search scheme.