Chief Inspectors: ‘Crown Court delays pose greatest risk to criminal justice’
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An inspection of the National Crime Agency’s criminal intelligence function
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Counter-terrorism policing – An inspection of the police’s contribution of the government’s Prevent Programme
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Prolific Offenders Scheme ‘has lost its way’ say Inspectors
A Government programme originally set up to tackle persistent offenders has “lost its way” and better leadership is needed to get it back on track, according to inspectors. Integrated Offender Management (IOM) was supposed to bring together police, probation services and other agencies to identify and manage repeat offenders in local communities. HM Inspectorate of […]
Unseen evil: Sex abuse in families going under the radar, say inspectorates
Children sexually abused by family members are going unseen and unheard in too many cases, while abusers evade justice, according to a new report. Inspectorates Ofsted, HMICFRS, Care Quality Commission and HMI Probation found that local agencies are often woefully ill-equipped to deal with child sex abuse in families. Efforts to prevent abuse are largely absent, while ineffective criminal […]
Inspectors criticise handling of abuse cases where victims withdraws support
Handling of domestic abuse cases where the victim withdraws their support for police or court action requires improvement, inspectors have found. A joint report by two watchdogs looked at 78 domestic abuse cases where police decided to take no further action because there was no support from the victim. In 15 of these, inspectors said […]
Tens of thousands of police officers are working without the proper vetting clearance say Inspectors
Tens of thousands of police officers and staff are working without the proper vetting clearance which could help root out sexual predators abusing their position in forces, inspectors have warned. Vetting is the “first line of defence” for forces but more than 10% of the police workforce do not have up-to-date vetting, according to Her […]