A criminal use of police cells?

Joint inspection finds that police cells are regularly being used to detain people with mental disorders

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Joint inspection finds that police cells are regularly being used to detain people with mental disorders

20 June 2013

Police custody in Essex – generally positive, but some improvements could be made

19 June 2013

Kent Police needs to do more before the public can be confident in the accuracy of its crime figures

17 June 2013

Inspectorate finds improvements in the way Essex Police handles domestic abuse cases: but more needs to be done to ensure risks to victims are adequately managed

13 June 2013

Making the Connections: A thematic inspection of police force compliance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the National Ballistics Intelligence Service and Police Forces

11 June 2013

HMIC sets out its inspection programme and resources for the year ahead

10 June 2013

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“Mistakes were made”

12 March 2013

HMIC’s review into allegations and intelligence material concerning Jimmy Savile between 1964 and 2012.

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21 February 2013

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Working with police and crime commissioners leaflet

03 December 2012

This leaflet summarises how HMIC will work with police and crime commissioners.

Anti-social Behaviour, a step in the right direction

21 June 2012

Forces have improved the service for ASB victims but it remains variable.

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