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Publication — Review of the NPOIU —
Summary In 2010, information about the activities of Mark Kennedy, a police officer working undercover for the NPOIU, led to the collapse of the trial of six people accused of planning to shut down a large power station in Ratcliffe-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire. This resulted in HMIC announcing a review of the systems used by the NPOIU…
Publication — Terms of reference —
Summary In July 2012 the Home Office published the Strategic Policing Requirement (SPR), setting out the threats that require a national policing capability to ensure they are are tackled effectively. The threats are: Terrorism Civil emergencies Organised crime Threats to public order A large-scale cyber incident The document also states that HMIC will provide assurance…
News article —
European Arrest Warrants are managed in a partnership between the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), police forces and other law enforcement agencies in the UK and abroad. Their success relies on the ability of all parties to provide accurate and timely information but the exchange of this critical information still relies on manual processes. In…
Publication — National Crime Agency, Specialist inspection —
Summary European Arrest Warrants are managed in a partnership between the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), police forces and other law enforcement agencies in the UK and abroad. Their success relies on the ability of all parties to provide accurate and timely information but the exchange of this critical information still relies on manual processes.…
News article —
The report ‘A criminal use of police cells? The use of police custody as a place of safety for people with mental health needs’ found that police custody is regularly being used to detain people whose only ‘crime’ is that they are suffering from a mental disorder. This joint inspection was carried out by HMIC,…
Publication — Joint inspection —
Summary The police have powers under section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 to take individuals who are suffering from mental health issues in a public place to a ‘place of safety’ for their protection, and so they can be medically assessed. This review examines the extent to which police custody is used as…
Press release —
HM Inspectorates of Constabulary and Prisons, the Care Quality Commission, and the Healthcare Inspectorate Wales call for changes to ensure fewer people with mental disorders are detained…
News article —
Police custody provision in Essex had improved after recent moves to manage it centrally, but staffing levels needed to be addressed, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection. Read ‘Essex – Joint inspection of police custody suites’
Publication — Custody suites —
Summary This report is one of a series on police custody inspections carried out jointly by HMIC and HMI Prisons. The inspections look at strategy, treatment and conditions, individual rights and health care. They also make a key contribution to the United Kingdom’s response to its international obligation to ensure regular and independent inspection of…
Press release —
#015/2013 Police custody in Essex – generally positive, but some improvements could be made Police custody provision in Essex had improved after recent moves to manage it centrally, but staffing levels needed to be addressed, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of an unannounced…