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Police custody provision in Southwark had improved but there were still some gaps in provision and some issues to address, said Martin Lomas, Deputy Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection.
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HMIC has found weak or absent management and supervision of crime-recording, significant under-recording of crime, serious sexual offences not being recorded, and some offenders having been issued with out-of-court disposals when their offending history could not justify it.
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Police custody provision in Newham was poor and needed to improve, said Martin Lomas, Deputy Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection.
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The most recent crime and victim satisfaction data were published today on HMIC’s Crime and Policing Comparator. These data cover the 12 months to December 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.
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HMIC provides assurance that chief constables are having regard to the Strategic Policing Requirement – but finds that more needs to be done collectively by all forces to respond to all of the national threats set out in the Strategic Policing Requirement.
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A report by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), which reviewed burglary dwelling investigations by Cheshire Constabulary, has found clear evidence that staff at all ranks are committed to tackling burglary dwelling.
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HMIC sets out its inspection programme and resources for the year ahead.
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HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Tom Winsor, has published his annual assessment of the efficiency and effectiveness of policing in England and Wales.
The police response to domestic abuse is not good enough and must be improved, finds HMIC inspection
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In September 2013, HMIC was commissioned by the Home Secretary to inspect the police response to domestic violence and abuse. This report found that, while most forces and police and crime commissioners said domestic abuse is a priority, this isn’t being translated into an operational reality.
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Following a full review of findings from the 2013 inspection, ‘Policing in austerity: Rising to the Challenge’, HMIC has produced this compendium, which brings together interesting, practical examples of how forces are approaching the budget reductions.