Recommendation - South Wales Police, November 2024
Recommendation date: 4 November 2024
Response due: 30 December 2024
Published: 25 April 2025
Death and serious injury
We identified organisational learning following an IOPC review of a local investigation report into serious injuries to a person reported as missing. Despite previous incidents, there were no warning markers or flags on the person’s record. Had warning flags or markers been in place, these might have altered how the force responded to the report.
Recommendations (1)
Recommendation
Accepted
Recommendation
The IOPC recommends that South Wales Police, as part of their ongoing review, ensure that there are clear policies in place for how warning markers and flags should be placed on an individual’s record, regardless of how they come into … Read more
Force Response
Accepted
The action for the organisation has been accepted and is being worked on. The policy change is in progress and force trainers have been advised to include it in learning packages.