Police investigation management
Risk of replication of past management failures in police investigations due to absence of systems ensuring compliance.
824 items
13 sources
18 inquiries
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Mixed across source types and ranked by classifier confidence plus text match strength.
Inquiry recommendation
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DM-3 - Prevent replication of Abelard Two management failures
It is recommended that the Metropolitan Police introduce systems to ensure that the management arrangements which applied during the Abelard Two Investigation can never be replicated in any future investigation, and that proper management arrangements, in compliance with the Association of Chief Police Officers' Murder Manual, exist on all occasions.
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terms: investigation, management, police
IOPC learning recommendation
90match
Investigation into a serious injury afflicted by a man on police bail - Essex Police, April 2022
The IOPC recommends that Essex Police should ensure that where there are multiple investigations relating to the same suspect/ victim, methods of communication between teams are reviewed, and guidance developed, to include supervisors from each team having contact and recording this contact on the case management record. This follows an IOPC investigation where it was found that whilst...
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terms: investigation, management, police
HMICFRS recommendation
90match
PEEL 2023-25 CoC Recommendations: Nottinghamshire Police
Cause of concern: The force needs to improve how it manages, supervises and carries out effective investigations, and make sure that victims get the support they need. Recommendation: The force should immediately: - review how it manages crimes and make sure that supervisors understand how to use its crime management systems; - review all crimes which appear to...
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terms: investigation, management, police
IOPC learning recommendation
86match
Reported concerns of welfare and subsequent police actions to conduct a missing persons investigation – Metropolitan Police Service,...
[Section 10 recommendation] The IOPC recommends that the Metropolitan Police Service should review the processes whereby separate computer systems are used by First Contact Officers (call handling) and Dispatch (CHS and CAD), review CAD literacy requirements for FCOs and consider if further training should be provided to FCOs. Evidence obtained by the investigation has shown that FCOs do...
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terms: investigation, police
HMICFRS recommendation
86match
PEEL 2018-19 CoC Recommendations: West Mercia Police
Cause of concern: The force does not have the capacity or capability to investigate crime effectively and this is affecting the service being provided to the public. There are failings in the way that crimes are being investigated. Recommendation: HMIC recommends that within six months the force should: improve its understanding of suspects released under investigation and the...
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terms: investigation, management, police
HMICFRS recommendation
86match
PEEL 2018-19 CoC Recommendations: Warwickshire Police
Cause of concern: The force does not have the capacity or capability to investigate crime effectively and this is affecting the service being provided to the public. There are failings in the way that crimes are being investigated. Recommendation: HMIC recommends that within six months the force should: improve its understanding of suspects released under investigation and the...
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terms: investigation, management, police
HMICFRS recommendation
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PEEL 2023-25 CoC Recommendations: Metropolitan Police Service
Cause of concern: The force’s investigations aren’t being allocated to officers and teams with sufficient skills and experience to carry out good quality investigations Recommendation: Within six months, the Metropolitan Police Service should improve the workforce’s understanding of their responsibilities in relation to the management of victims.
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terms: investigation, management, police
IOPC learning recommendation
81match
Recommendations - Wiltshire Police, September 2021
The IOPC recommends that Wiltshire Police reviews its document management and record keeping practices in relation to the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS) to ensure that all research undertaken is recorded and the rationale for any decisions made is recorded, retained and auditable. This follows an IOPC investigation where a DVDS application was made by a member of...
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terms: investigation, management, police
IOPC learning recommendation
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Police contact with woman prior to her death - Metropolitan Police Service, October 2020
1) The IOPC recommends the Metropolitan Police reminds officers of the following crime reporting requirements, importance, and responsibilities to:(i) record allegations of crime reported directly to them(ii) record counter allegations on separate crime reports. This follows an IOPC investigation following the death of a female who had previously been arrested by the MPS following a domestic incident with...
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terms: investigation, management, police
IOPC learning recommendation
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Recommendation - Metropolitan Police Service, October 2024
The IOPC recommends that the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) should put a process in place to re-allocate workloads where there is confirmation of an investigator’s absence from their role for a period of time either on leave, secondment or for other reasons. This process should also include not allocating those individuals new cases until they are back in...
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terms: investigation, police
IOPC learning recommendation
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Investigation into police contact with a woman and man between 2016 and 2018 - Greater Manchester Police, August...
Where there is a volume of calls and incidents alleging domestic abuse, and it is unclear as to the the extent of abuse and the identity of all parties, this should be flagged for further investigation and analysis by a dedicated officer. In this case, there was a wealth of information from professionals and attending police officers but...
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terms: investigation, police
HMICFRS recommendation
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An inspection of the service provided to victims of crime by Greater Manchester Police
Cause of concern: The force is failing to make sure investigation plans are always completed to an acceptable standard and not adequately supervising investigations. This leads to poor standards of some investigations, a lack of timely progression of investigations and a failure to adequately document and mitigate the risk to victims, including vulnerable victims. Recommendation: The force should...
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terms: investigation, police
IOPC learning recommendation
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Police contact with woman before being murdered by ex-partner – West Yorkshire Police, August 2019
The IOPC recommends that a system is put in place to track domestic abuse cases that are returned to officers because the minimum standards of investigation were not met. This system should ensure that cases are progressed with appropriate supervision and returned to the safeguarding unit for investigation where appropriate. This follows an IOPC investigation where a case...
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terms: investigation, police
IOPC learning recommendation
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Recommendations - Metropolitan Police Service, August 2021
The IOPC recommends that the MPS implement systems to monitor officers’ compliance with the use of the correct regulatory framework for decision making as per the training provided. An IOPC independent investigation found multiple instances of confusion amongst the DPS investigative team regarding which regulatory framework investigations were being conducted under. This in part lead to allegations that...
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terms: investigation, police
HMICFRS recommendation
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PEEL 2023-25 CoC Recommendations: West Midlands Police
Cause of concern: The force needs to make sure it carries out effective investigations which lead to satisfactory results for victims. Recommendation: Within six months, West Midlands Police should make sure investigation plans are created where applicable and that all investigative opportunities are taken.
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terms: investigation, police
HMICFRS recommendation
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PEEL 2021-22 CoC Recommendations: Staffordshire Police
Cause of concern: The force needs to make sure that it carries out effective investigations and that it gives victims the support they need. Recommendation: Within six months: Staffordshire Police should make sure that it pursues evidence-led prosecutions when a victim withdraws support for the investigation.
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terms: investigation, police
HMICFRS recommendation
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PEEL 2023-25 CoC Recommendations: Lincolnshire Police
Cause of concern: The force needs to improve how it allocates, supervises and carries out investigations to make sure victims get the support they need. Recommendation: Within six months from the date of publication of this letter, Lincolnshire Police should make sure it is using outcomes that comply with force and national policies.
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terms: investigation, police
HMICFRS recommendation
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PEEL 2021-22 CoC Recommendations: Greater Manchester Police
Cause of concern: The force does not investigate crime, supervise investigations or update victims to an acceptable standard. Recommendation: Greater Manchester Police should, within three months, make sure that the force pursues evidence-led prosecutions when a victim withdraws support for the investigation.
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terms: investigation, police
HMICFRS recommendation
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PEEL 2023-25 CoC Recommendations: Devon and Cornwall Police
Cause of concern: The force needs to make sure it carries out effective investigations that lead to satisfactory results for victims Recommendation: Within six months, Devon and Cornwall Police should implement appropriate governance and monitoring processes to make sure that the outcomes used are appropriate and comply with force and national policies (an area for improvement from our...
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terms: investigation, police
Inquiry recommendation
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WATE-(19) - Establish senior officer liaison with police for child abuse investigations
Whenever a police investigation follows upon a complaint of abuse of a looked after child, the senior officer referred to in recommendation (18) or another senior officer assigned for the specific purpose should establish and maintain close liaison with the senior investigating officer appointed by the police for that investigation and the local authority's officer should be kept...
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terms: investigation, police
Inquiry recommendation
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LAMI-99 - Amend Working Together for police to exclusively conduct child criminal investigations.
The Working Together arrangements must be amended to ensure the police carry out completely, and exclusively, any criminal investigation elements in a case of suspected injury or harm to a child, including the evidential interview with a child victim. This will remove any confusion about which agency takes the ‘lead’ or is responsible for certain actions.
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terms: investigation, police
HMICFRS recommendation
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PEEL 2021-22 CoC Recommendations: West Mercia Police
Cause of concern: The force needs to improve how it investigates crimes, supervises investigations and updates victims. Recommendation: West Mercia Police should, within three months:- make sure investigation plans are created where applicable, with supervisory oversight ensuring that all investigative opportunities are taken.
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terms: investigation, police
IOPC learning recommendation
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Woman reported as missing found dead - Metropolitan Police Service, August 2018
The IOPC recommends that the Metropolitan Police Service implements quality reviews of missing person reports to monitor compliance with force policy, including the MPS toolkits and the Revised Missing Persons Investigation Protocol. This will ensure that any concerns regarding adherence to policy can be addressed. Do you accept the recommendation? Yes
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terms: investigation, police
IOPC learning recommendation
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Police response to a concern for welfare – Essex Police, August 2020
The IOPC recommends that Essex Police should provide officers with suitable training and guidance on how to make appropriate Southend Essex Thurrock Safeguarding Vulnerable Adult (SETSAF) referrals and the process which they are expected to follow when submitting these referrals to relevant agencies.This follows an IOPC investigation where Essex Police officers attended an address of a man following...
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terms: investigation, police
IOPC learning recommendation
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Recommendation - South Wales Police, November 2024
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 contact with the police. Any updates to policy should detail the process to be followed, including when a...
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terms: investigation, police
IOPC learning recommendation
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Recommendations - Metropolitan Police Service, November 2024
The IOPC recommends that the MPS should review and update their Sexual Offences Secondary Investigation guidance to provide clear roles and responsibilities in relation to Sexual Offence Investigative Trained officers (SOIT’s) and Officers in Charge (OIC’s) of investigating a sexual offence. This follows an IOPC review of a complaint investigated by the MPS whereby a victim withdrew their...
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terms: investigation, police
Committee recommendation
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#19 - Fraud lacks police investigative priority due to absence of performance accountability data.
Fraud is not an investigative priority for police forces, partly because it is not a crime type for which forces are held accountable for their performance. Fraud statistics are not included in local and regional performance data despite most of these crimes still being investigated at the local and regional level. Without this data it is impossible to...
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terms: investigation, police
PFD report
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Vincent Gibson
Police incident management suffered from unclear leadership, inadequate communication protocols, ineffective resource allocation, and unreliable electronic aids, compromising response safety and efficiency.
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terms: management, police
PFD report
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Arsema Dawit
Police investigation suffered from premature offence classification, misleading record entries, and inadequate supervision of action plans. There was also a gap in domestic violence reporting for non-adults and a reluctance to use interpreting services.
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terms: investigation, police
PFD report
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Michael Thorley
There was an inexcusable delay in emergency entry and a lack of clear policy for forced entry. Police failed to thoroughly investigate the scene, overlooked crucial evidence, and did not consider potential third-party involvement, compromising the investigation.
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terms: investigation, police
PFD report
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Ronald Laidiar
The police investigation was severely inadequate, failing to secure the scene, account for missing items, properly investigate the source of blood, or identify a key head injury, significantly raising the risk of undetected violent crime.
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terms: investigation, police
PFD report
69match
Dane Pearson
Police issued a CAWN without proper evidence, rationale, or risk assessment for a vulnerable person, and failed to communicate the decision to drop the investigation.
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terms: investigation, police
PFD report
69match
Lesley Armstrong
Northumbria Police failed to communicate the discontinuation of an investigation, hindering the employer's ability to inform the employee and the Safeguarding Board from progressing their duties.
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terms: investigation, police
Committee recommendation
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#33 - Police prioritisation of human trafficking and modern slavery offences remains unclear.
The National Crime Agency recognises Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery as a national threat; in consequence it should be a national priority. Yet it remains unclear the extent to which police forces prioritise the detection and investigation of human trafficking and modern slavery offences.
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terms: investigation, police
IOPC learning recommendation
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Recommendation - West Yorkshire Police, July 2021
The IOPC recommends that West Yorkshire Police (WYP) develop a policy which clearly defines the role of the control room despatcher. The policy should include what information the despatcher is expected to relay and what actions should be completed on receipt of specific information. This recommendation is made following a Death or Serious Injury investigation after a call...
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terms: investigation, police
IOPC learning recommendation
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Recommendation - Metropolitan Police, June 2021
The IOPC recommends that the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) takes immediate steps to ensure that Borough Commanders ensure their Professional Standards Units (PSUs) are adhering to their legal duty under Schedule 3, Part 1 of the Police Reform Act (PRA) 2002 to preserve evidence relating to complaints. This follows an IOPC investigation in which a complaint made by...
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terms: investigation, police
IOPC learning recommendation
69match
Recommendation - Metropolitan Police Service and Ministry of Justice, March 2025
The IOPC recommends that the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and Ministry of Justice (MOJ) work together to review the process for responding to alleged breach of bail conditions to ensure that, where an electronic monitoring breach is identified, adequate checks are completed which could verify the breach notification and inform whether any police action is required. Any review...
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terms: investigation, police
Committee recommendation
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#5 - Address concerns on ECHR-compliance, sexual crimes exclusion, disclosure risks, and commission powers.
The Government must address concerns about the lack of any specific requirement for the investigations process to be ECHR-compliant; the de facto exclusion of most Troubles-related sexual crimes from the commission’s remit; the perceived risk that the Commission may disclose in its final reports the questions families have asked, or alternatively the risk that it may present its...
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terms: investigation, police
IOPC learning recommendation
69match
Contact with police before a man and a woman die - Hertfordshire Constabulary, June 2016
During this investigation it became apparent that rest day workers volunteering in DAISU were working on domestic abuse investigations, but did not have access to DAISU files. Hertfordshire Constabulary should therefore ensure all officers/staff involved in the investigation of a domestic abuse incident have access to all relevant systems that hold documentation. Do you accept the recommendation? Yes
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terms: investigation, police
Committee recommendation
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#24 - Urge the Government of Ireland to establish human rights-compliant legacy investigations at pace.
We welcome the commitment to cooperation on legacy between the UK Government and the Government of Ireland. Ireland now needs to demonstrate its own commitment to establishing and completing human rights-compliant investigations, underpinned by legislation. There is a lack of clarity on the remit, independence and oversight of the proposed legacy unit in the Garda. Victim-survivors and other...
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terms: investigation
PFD report
65match
Aidan Ridley
Inadequate police call handler training led to incorrect advice not to move a patient and failure to involve ambulance services, compounded by underutilization of a new 3-way call system.
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terms: police
Inquiry recommendation
65match
LAMI-93 - Require manager involvement from both agencies in joint child harm investigations.
Whenever a joint investigation by police and social services is required into possible injury or harm to a child, a manager from each agency should always be involved at the referral stage, and in any further strategy discussion.
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terms: investigation, police
Committee recommendation
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#17 - Multiple police command chains for fraud cases create confusion and pass responsibility.
Within policing, there are various chains of command when it comes to tackling fraud cases, with investigations being conducted at a local level but with central bodies, namely the City of London Police and the National Economic Crime Centre, having responsibility for the overall approach to combatting fraud. This can create confusion and lead to the passing of...
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terms: investigation, police
Committee recommendation
65match
#16 - Home Office lacks data on RASSO-trained police officers, rendering uplift figures misleading.
It is very concerning that the Home Office does not have the numbers of police officers who are RASSO-trained. The emphasis on the uplift programme in the Rape Investigation and prosecution of rape 79 Review Progress Update is also potentially misleading, when the Government does not know how many of those officers will actually receive the necessary training...
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terms: investigation, police
IOPC learning recommendation
65match
Suicide after police contact - Metropolitan Police Service, September 2017
The Metropolitan Police Service to put necessary measures in place to ensure they are able to comply with the NPCC Suicide Prevention Risk Management guidance in relation to perpetrators of child sexual exploitation and indecent images of children. The MPS adopted this guidance in April 2017 but have confirmed that they are not complying with the policy as...
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terms: management, police
IOPC learning recommendation
65match
Response to concern for welfare report - Kent Police, July 2018
It was also identified, during the IOPC investigation, that there are no guidelines in the incident grading policy on when a call should be prioritised by dispatch and whose responsibility it is within dispatch to ensure CADs are prioritised. Therefore, it is recommended that Kent Police may wish to review their incident grading policy to specify who is...
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terms: investigation, police
Article 2 learning point
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Mr North — HMP Whitemoor - LP 3
If it has not already done so, NOMS should consider the requirement, and benefits to be gained, by reviewing how it responds to managing serious prisoner on prisoner assaults or indeed other critical incidents. Whilst not necessarily exclusive, this review should consider including issues such as command structure, scene and evidence preservation, offender identification and management, plus timely...
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terms: investigation, management, police
Committee recommendation
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#25 - Review police and CPS strategies to increase FGM prosecution rates alongside prevention efforts.
The Government should continue to adopt an approach that looks at prevention and prosecution by funding and engaging with prevention efforts in local communities. Alongside this work, criminal justice agencies should review police intervention and CPS prosecution strategies with a view to increasing the prosecution rate for FGM. We acknowledge the challenges this involves, not least the willingness...
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terms: police
Committee recommendation
62match
#20 - Ensure effective investigation of legacy cases, reopening defective ones with appropriate safeguards.
By introducing what it refers to as six new protections for veterans, the Government has attempted to address concerns among former military personnel and others that legacy investigations, whether leading to prosecution or not, have amounted to punishment in themselves. To ensure fairness, however, Ministers have necessarily extended these ‘protections’ to all those engaging in the process. In...
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terms: investigation
Committee recommendation
62match
#4 - Joint Framework offers reset for Troubles investigations, but raises questions on five-year window.
The Joint Framework and Troubles Bill offer a chance to reset the investigation process for Troubles-related cases. Despite reassurances from ICRIR, some stakeholders continued to have misgivings about the 80 commission’s work. Many families and others have entrusted ICRIR with their cases, however, and the fact that these are continuing–and the courts and both Governments saw no reason...
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terms: investigation