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Recommendation - Derbyshire Constabulary, April 2026

Derbyshire Constabulary Ref: 2025/015325 Recommended 24 Apr 2026 Response due 19 Jun 2026
Death and serious injury

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Recommendations

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Recommendation 1

The IOPC recommends that Derbyshire Constabulary should implement improvements in longer term safeguarding practices within high-risk investigations. This recommendation was raised by the investigating officer as the result of a death or serious injury investigation. Suspects who qualify for a 'Fit to Release' assessment prior to release from custody, should be robustly safeguarded throughout the investigation by the following; These changes will ensure that suspects are appropriately safeguarded and may help to prevent suspects taking their own lives.

Addressed to: Derbyshire Constabulary
Linked bodies: Derbyshire Constabulary
Awaiting response