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Police custody in Barking and Dagenham – positive and professional Police custody in Barking and Dagenham was among the best provision we have seen in the Metropolitan Police Service, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection. The inspection was part of…
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In a written ministerial statement, the Policing Minister, Damian Green, announced that in 2014/15 HMIC will commence “a new annual programme of all-force inspections”. HMIC welcomes this decision. Planning for the new programme has now begun and more information will be made available soon.
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As part of the HMIC Business Plan for 2013/14, it was agreed that HMIC would undertake work to assess the effectiveness of certain aspects of policing activity: preventative policing, police attendance and freeing up police time. These related business areas will now be delivered as one programme.
#032/2013 – Concordat between the College of Policing and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary
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#032/2013 – College of Policing and HMIC publish concordat on working together The College of Policing and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) have today published a concordat which sets out how they will work together to achieve the highest possible standards in policing. The concordat, signed by College Chief Executive, Chief Constable Alex Marshall,…
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The College of Policing and HMIC have complementary statutory purposes and different powers by which those purposes are to be achieved. The aim of this concordat is to specify the common understanding and intended approach of each body in its relations with the other in respect of their roles.
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HMIC will be giving evidence at the Public Administration Select Committee to inform the Committee’s Crime Statistics Inquiry.
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HMIC has today published a value for money profile, along with a shorter, summary profile, for each police force in England and Wales. The profiles provide comparative data on a wide range of policing activities. For instance: does your force spend more or less than other similar forces? Does it receive fewer or more 999…
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In July 2013, the Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) for the East Midlands region commissioned HMIC to conduct a review of the arrangements for collaboration between the five forces in the region. HMIC found that the collaboration arrangement between the East Midlands forces (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire) had generated savings, and been effective…
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#031/2013 – Focus must be maintained to preserve ‘ahead of its time’ East Midlands force collaboration The collaboration arrangement between police forces in the East Midlands has generated savings, and been effective in helping the forces tackle serious and organised crime, a review by HMIC finds. The review was conducted following a commission from the…
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The South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), Shaun Wright, commissioned HMIC to assess the effectiveness of South Yorkshire Police’s approach to protecting children from sexual exploitation, and to develop recommendations for improvements. HMIC found that South Yorkshire Police has committed to tackling child sexual exploitation; however, an inconsistent approach at district level gives inspectors…