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The Chief Constable of West Mercia has asked Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) to help identify a Chief Constable from another force to act as an ‘Appropriate Authority’ under the Police Reform Act 2002. This is in relation to the conduct of a Police Federation representative from his force over a meeting with Andrew…
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There were some areas of concern about police custody in Derbyshire, as well as some good practice, 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 a national programme of joint inspections of police custody. It looked at…
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#028/2013 – Police custody in Derbyshire – a mixed picture There were some areas of concern about police custody in Derbyshire, as well as some good practice, 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 a national…
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Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Tom Winsor, gave today’s key note speech to the 2013 Police Superintendents’ Association of England and Wales Conference. Read the speech
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In a written ministerial statement laid before Parliament today, the Home Secretary commissioned HMIC to look at the effectiveness of the police response to domestic violence and abuse across England and Wales. More details, including terms of reference for the inspection, will be published shortly.
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The Home Office is in discussions with HMIC about looking at the effectiveness of the police response to domestic violence and abuse across England and Wales. More details on this will be published shortly.
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#027/2013 Police custody in Cheshire – positive and professional Police custody staff in Cheshire dealt with detainees positively and professionally, 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 a national programme of joint inspections of police custody.…
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Police custody staff in Cheshire dealt with detainees positively and professionally, 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 a national programme of joint inspections of police custody. It looked at three custody suites operating 24 hours…
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Police custody provision in Nottinghamshire had significantly improved, 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 a national programme of joint inspections of police custody. It looked at three custody suites operating 24 hours a day: Nottingham…
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#026/2013 Police custody in Nottinghamshire – well managed and better conditions in cells Police custody provision in Nottinghamshire had significantly improved, 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 a national programme of joint inspections of police…