Police investigation urgency
Clear absence of urgency and a culture of non-cooperation from some police forces involved in investigations.
116 items
9 sources
2 inquiries
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Committee recommendation
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#16 - Some police forces demonstrate an absence of urgency and non-cooperation in investigations.
There is a clear absence of urgency and a culture of non-co-operation from some police forces involved in investigations. Appropriate sanctions must follow for any officer served with disciplinary proceedings, whether serving or retired. We welcome the legislation that exists to ensure delays to investigations are minimised. Specific reforms were made to the discipline system under the implementation...
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terms: investigation, police, urgency
Committee recommendation
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#19 - Unsatisfactory blame-shifting and lack of officer cooperation impede effective investigations.
It is unsatisfactory and unedifying to hear policing organisations blame the IOPC for delay while the IOPC suggests officers may drag their heels in cooperating with investigations. Nor is it wholly sufficient for Chief Constable Guildford to suggest Police Conduct and Complaints 49 the IOPC could resolve some of that dilemma by using its powers more vigorously; police...
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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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Christopher Boughton
A lack of communication and clear ownership between bordering police forces hindered effective tasking and transfer of investigations, resulting in search requests being mismanaged and crucial information not being disclosed.
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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
HMICFRS recommendation
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PEEL 2018-19 CoC Recommendations: Sussex Police
Cause of concern: Sussex Police is failing to manage risk effectively. In the force control room, some vulnerable victims are left without police attendance for considerable periods of time. Some victims may not be getting through to the police at all because on average 43 percent of calls to 101 are abandoned. Some investigations involving vulnerable people are...
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terms: investigation, police
HMICFRS recommendation
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PEEL 2018-19 CoC Recommendations: Northamptonshire Police
Cause of concern: The force can’t manage current demand effectively. It doesn’t have enough capacity or capability to investigate crime as effectively as it should. This is affecting the service too often. Northamptonshire Police is failing to respond appropriately to some vulnerable people. This means it is missing some opportunities to safeguard victims and secure evidence. Recommendation: HMIC...
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terms: investigation, police
PFD report
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Muhammad Qasim
Conflicting interpretations of "spontaneous pursuit" guidance and inadequate police training pose risks. Furthermore, the IOPC's investigation priorities led to the absence of a crucial forensic collision report.
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terms: investigation, police
Committee recommendation
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#21 - IOPC and police forces must strengthen efforts to minimise delays and ensure accountability.
The IOPC must use its powers effectively to minimise delays to investigations at an early stage of the process. It should proactively call to account those responsible for delays or who refuse to co-operate with investigations. Police forces, individual officers and their representative organisations must also take more responsibility for rooting out bad behaviour and lifting the cloud...
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terms: investigation, police
Committee recommendation
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#18 - IOPC must expedite investigations and use reinvestigation powers sparingly and judiciously.
The example of its taking seven years to clear one police officer of misconduct is exceptional, but demonstrates why the IOPC must focus its efforts on concluding investigations as quickly as possible. Quite aside from the effect on an individual’s morale, the removal from officers under investigation from front-line duties for lengthy periods may add to strain on...
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terms: investigation, police
IOPC learning recommendation
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Operation Linden recommendations - South Yorkshire Police and College of Policing, November 2021
The IOPC recommends that South Yorkshire Police continues to improve processes that enable SYP and partner agencies to better collaborate so that information that should be available and considered by everyone is effectively shared, understood and acted upon in a timely fashion. This will help to encourage good practice and enable any issues or misunderstandings about the process...
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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: Within three months...
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terms: investigation, police
HMICFRS recommendation
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PEEL 2023-25 CoC Recommendations: Surrey Police
Cause of concern: The force needs to improve how it responds to calls from the public. Recommendation: Within three months, Surrey Police should reduce the number of non-emergency calls that the caller abandons because they are not answered.
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terms: police
HMICFRS recommendation
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PEEL 2023-25 CoC Recommendations: Devon and Cornwall Police
Cause of concern: The force needs to improve the time it takes to answer non-emergency calls Recommendation: Within three months, Devon and Cornwall Police should review its governance, oversight and data processes to understand why the rate of abandoned calls remains high.
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terms: 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
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Mark Berry
Hospital staff delayed police notification of a suspicious death due to procedural confusion. Additionally, ambulance handover and private ambulance communication lacked critical patient location details, hindering investigation.
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terms: investigation, police
PFD report
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Brian Davies
The investigation into a domestic explosion was compromised by police disposing of critical debris. There was no understanding of evidence preservation or protocol between police and HSE for such events.
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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 investigations are actively and regularly supervised to check progress and to check that all proportionate lines of enquiry are pursued.
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terms: investigation, police
IOPC learning recommendation
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Excessive force alleged during son's arrest - Devon and Cornwall Constabulary, March 2022
The IOPC recommends that Devon and Cornwall Police should take steps to ensure Exeter officers are aware of their duty of cooperation during IOPC investigations. This follows an investigation in which IOPC investigators were met with delays in obtaining statements from numerous police witnesses. The IOPC contacted the officers, providing details of the information required from them and...
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terms: investigation, police
HMICFRS recommendation
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PEEL 2018-19 CoC Recommendations: Greater Manchester Police
Cause of concern: Greater Manchester Police is failing to respond appropriately to some people who are vulnerable and at risk. This means that it is missing some opportunities to safeguard victims and secure evidence at the scene and victims are being put at risk. Recommendation: The force should improve its response to calls for service and its initial...
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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 attend calls for service in line with its published target attendance times. Recommendation: Within six months from the date of publication of this letter, Lincolnshire Police should have escalation processes in place to make sure it prioritises overdue attendance at an incident.
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terms: police
PFD report
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Keiron Bould
Lack of clear communication protocols between police forces regarding incident primacy and case transfers led to significant delays in handling a missing person report.
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terms: 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, police
PFD report
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Stephen Ward
The mental health crisis team lacked a clear protocol for following up with police after requesting a welfare check, leading to delays when police did not respond.
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terms: police
PFD report
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Yvonne Davies and Andrew Davies
An off-duty police officer, personally involved with the deceased, compromised the crime scene by breaking in and contaminating evidence before and after on-duty officers arrived, who then failed to secure the scene.
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terms: police
PFD report
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Jason Gregory
Citywatch radio reports of serious disturbances are not being relayed to police in a timely manner, risking delayed emergency response and a lack of clear protocols for licensed security staff.
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terms: police
PFD report
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Neil Woodley
Failures in communication between police forces led to a significant delay in conducting a welfare check, raising concerns about avoidable fatalities in future cases.
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terms: police
PFD report
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Marie Theobald
Delays in a criminal investigation mean a suspect in a fatal road incident is unrestricted, posing a risk of further harm due to the absence of bail conditions or driving disqualification.
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terms: investigation
PFD report
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Georgia Barter
Frontline police officers face difficulty accessing the Police National Database for domestic abuse history across different force areas, hindering proactive identification and intervention for victims.
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terms: police
HMICFRS recommendation
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PEEL 2023-25 CoC Recommendations: Warwickshire Police
Cause of concern: The force needs to improve how quickly it attends incidents. Recommendation: Within six months, Warwickshire Police should make sure that where there are unavoidable delays, it updates victims and risk assessments.
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terms: police
HMICFRS recommendation
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PEEL 2018-19 CoC Recommendations: Northumbria Police
Cause of concern: The force’s ability to assess vulnerability when victims first make contact, and the timeliness of the response they receive, are causes of concern. Northumbria Police needs to be certain that there are officers available to respond to their needs. Recommendation: In order to keep victims safe, the force’s response to incidents must be determined by...
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terms: police
HMICFRS recommendation
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PEEL 2021-22 CoC Recommendations: Metropolitan Police Service
Cause of concern: The force needs to improve how it answers calls for service and how it identifies vulnerability at the first point of contact. Recommendation: Within nine months the force should make sure emergency calls made to the force are answered promptly.
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terms: police
HMICFRS recommendation
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PEEL 2021-22 CoC Recommendations: Gwent Police
Cause of concern: The force needs to improve how it answers calls for service, identifies vulnerability at first point of contact and attends incidents within its published time frames. Recommendation: Within six months, Gwent Police should attend most calls within its published time frames and update victims if there is a delay.
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terms: police
HMICFRS recommendation
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PEEL 2018-19 CoC Recommendations: Cleveland Police
Cause of concern: Cleveland Police is failing to respond appropriately to vulnerable people, including children. It is missing opportunities to safeguard them and is exposing them to risk. Recommendation: The force must take immediate action to ensure that: • it promptly attends incidents involving vulnerable people, and any regrading of incidents is based on a structured and recorded...
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PFD report
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William Nute
Delays in emergency service attendance and patient transfer, coupled with inadequate 999 call triage and police notification, led to an unmanaged incident scene and increased risk of death.
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terms: police
PFD report
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Kay Martin
A perpetrator of domestic abuse was not subject to any police bail conditions or restrictions for over a month, leaving the victim unprotected and at severe risk.
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terms: police
PFD report
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Karen Burns
Police resources are critically insufficient, leading to incorrect call grading and leaving numerous P2 and P3 calls unanswered due to high demand for priority incidents.
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terms: police
PFD report
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Katrina O’Hara
Outdated police policy led to a high-risk 999 call being downgraded, and officers failed to recognise the increased danger to the victim when the perpetrator expressed suicidal intent. The victim was also left without a replacement phone after hers was seized for evidence.
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terms: police
PFD report
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Hannah Beardshaw
Police response was critically delayed by nearly four hours due to escalation failures, compounded by a lack of readily available entry equipment and poor document management practices.
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terms: police
PFD report
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Angeline Phillips
The provided text only states that police incident response policy governs priority and response times, without detailing any specific concerns or failures related to this policy.
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terms: police
PFD report
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Sean Duignan
Severe security failures at the police armoury included a chronically failing access system, a widely known override PIN, and incorrect single access permissions, allowing unauthorized access to weapons.
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terms: police
PFD report
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Stevyn Carr
Inappropriate grading of vulnerable person incidents and severe lack of police resources led to significant delays in response and oversight, failing to provide timely assistance.
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terms: police
PFD report
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Michael Crane
Police officers lacked guidance on using Mental Health Act powers and managing individuals likely missing but not officially reported, hindering their ability to ensure safety in critical situations.
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terms: police
PFD report
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Sebastian ‘Benji’ Oliver
Police inappropriately closed a "safe and well" check based on an outdated capacity assessment, demonstrating shortcomings in training and communication with paramedics regarding patients with fluctuating capacity who abscond from treatment.
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terms: police
PFD report
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Oladeji Omishore
Police dispatch failed to relay crucial mental health information to responding officers via airwaves, leading to an initial lack of consideration for the individual's mental health state during interaction.
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terms: police
PFD report
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Barry Spooner
Inadequate information sharing by police with Adult Social Care means prior public protection notices are not consistently provided, hindering full risk assessment and decision-making for vulnerable individuals.
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PFD report
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Khalif Mohammed
West Midlands Police experienced significant delays in allocating officers to a priority case due to insufficient resources, posing a risk of future deaths.
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PFD report
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Jake Girton
Police failed to inform the hospital of a patient's release from custody, hindering mental health support efforts. The Metropolitan Police Service also showed no evidence of identifying shortcomings or implementing remediation.
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terms: police
PFD report
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Heidi Williams
Evidence showed the deceased ordered numerous tablets from an individual linked to known addresses, but Essex Police have refused Northamptonshire Police's request to investigate the matter.
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Inquiry recommendation
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SP6 - Police use of unarmed officers in immediate threat
All police forces should ensure that their policies, guidance and training address taking on a calculated degree of risk in recognition of the immediate need to protect the public from an obvious risk to life. This may involve the decision to deploy unarmed officers with caution.
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