Cheshire Police reporting 'Inadequate'

An report released by HM Inspector of Constabulary (HMIC) on Wednesday has graded Cheshire Police's crime reporting as 'inadequate'.

According to Cheshire Police "The grading is based on a sample of incidents between June and November last year. This showed that over 8 out of 10 (83%) of crimes reported were recorded accurately. Others were either not accurately recorded or fully negated.2

"The inspectors estimated that up to 11,600 crimes were not being recorded properly."

The report did, however, also recognise that progress has already been already made in implementing the recommendations made by HMIC since the last inspection.

Deputy Chief Constable Janette McCormick said: "We accept the findings in the report. Progress has been made but we recognise that, like many other Forces, we have more to do.

"We have already made changes in our crime-recording approach and historically also made significant financial investment in staffing in this arena. The safeguarding of victims is always put at the heart of Cheshire's crime recording process, and considered throughout any subsequent investigation. All cases where HMIC inspectors highlighted some issues have been fully reviewed to ensure appropriate support has been put in place."

Readers can view the full report on the HMIC website.

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