Published on Thursday 27 March 2014, a new HMIC report informs the public on how the police service is responding to domestic abuse.
Everyone’s business: Improving the police response to domestic abuse is now available in our relevant Library pages.
Summary
In September 2013, HMIC was commissioned by the Home Secretary to inspect the police response to domestic violence and abuse. The report, Everyone’s business: Improving the police response to domestic abuse found that, while most forces and police and crime commissioners have said that domestic abuse is a priority for their areas, this isn’t being translated into an operational reality. HMIC is concerned to find that, despite the progress made in this area over the last decade, not all police leaders are ensuring that domestic abuse is a priority in their forces – it is often a poor relation to other policing activity.
The HMIC also released a report for each Home Office funded police force in England and Wales; you can find the Nottinghamshire Police report in our Library.