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Recommendation 8
8
Acknowledged
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Inadequate intelligence hinders detection and intervention in police misconduct and re-vetting opportunities
Conclusion
Without appropriate intelligence, forces cannot detect patterns of misconduct or criminal behaviour among officers and staff, or act on them. Proactively alerting forces to new adverse information would provide a valuable opportunity for re- vetting or intervention which may, in turn, prevent escalation.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government states it is considering the impact of changes to misconduct systems, publishes annual police misconduct statistics, and is committed to ongoing work with the policing sector to better understand disparities in the dismissals system.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
14. The NPCC asked all forces to check officers and staff against the PND. Aside from this, the NPCC is working to develop a continuous integrity screening programme which will aim to improve intelligence sharing/flagging across policing. 15. Police forces should have measures in place to allow police officers and staff to come forward to report wrongdoing by colleagues in confidence if necessary. These issues have formed part of HMICFRS inspections in the past. In addition, the IOPC has a confidential reporting line for officers and staff to report wrongdoing by their policing colleagues. The IOPC’s effectiveness has been reviewed as part of the independent review by Dr Gillian Fairfield and is being considered by the Home Office as noted above. Part 2 of the Angiolini Inquiry is also examining wider issues in policing, including the effectiveness of whistleblowing processes.
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