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Recommendations from Recent Review

This article summarizes key recommendations with deadlines, focusing on key points and requirements.

Recommendations 20-22: Governance and Policy

Notifiable Associations Policy

  • The Police Commissioner should create and communicate a notifiable associations policy by May 31st, 2024.
  • This policy will clarify what is acceptable in terms of relationships between police officers and external organizations.

Gifts and Hospitality Policy

  • Update the force’s gifts and hospitality policy to include:
    • Clarification on what is acceptable
    • A register for centralized tracking
  • Deadline: May 31st, 2024

Overseas Territories Regional Crime Intelligence System Database Audits

  • Conduct audits of the database to monitor unethical use by May 31st, 2024.
  • This will ensure that the database is being used responsibly and effectively.

Recommendations 23-25: Personnel and Processes

Custody Record Accuracy

  • Ensure custody records are accurate, complete, and legible.
  • Regular monitoring for compliance is required by October 31st, 2024.

Pay and Allowances

  • Provide all personnel with the pay and allowances they are entitled to.
  • Effective immediately.

Sharing Information on Suspects/Convicted Offenders

  • Develop a formal process for sharing information about those suspected or convicted of violent or sexual offenses.
  • Effective immediately.

Recommendations 26-27: Security and Equipment

Security Review of Firing Range

  • Complete a security review of the firing range by June 30th, 2024.
  • This will ensure that the range is safe for use.

Conducted Energy Device Cartridges Audit

  • Conduct a full audit and implement a cartridge replacement program for conducted energy devices by May 31st, 2024.
  • This will ensure that the equipment is functioning properly and safely.

Recommendations 28-29: Custody Facilities and Reports

Custody Facilities Improvements

  • Improve custody facilities to ensure detainees are held in a safe environment by May 31st, 2024.

Implementing Recommendations from Merseyside Police Report

  • Develop and implement a plan for recommendations made in the May 2023 report by May 31st, 2024.
  • This will ensure that lessons are learned and implemented effectively.

Recommendations 30-32: Intelligence and Sharing

Performance Indicators for Intelligence Submissions

  • Introduce performance indicators to measure intelligence submissions within the performance framework by May 31st, 2024.
  • This will help improve the effectiveness of intelligence gathering.

Sharing Information and Building Capacity

  • Agree on a plan with other law enforcement agencies for sharing information and building capacity to respond effectively to serious and organized crime by October 31st, 2024.

Serious and Organized Crime Strategy

  • Develop a strategy based on the 4P-approach to tackle serious and organized crime by August 31st, 2024.
  • This will help address the root causes of serious and organized crime.

Recommendations 33-35: Community Engagement and Overt Intelligence

Overt Intelligence Department Focus

  • Ensure the overt intelligence department focuses on developing intelligence products that inform frontline patrols by September 30th, 2024.

Identifying and Responding to Community Vulnerabilities

  • Develop a strategy with senior leaders and the community to identify and respond to potential vulnerabilities by September 30th, 2024.

Limited Access to Family Justice Unit Cases

  • Consider allowing limited access to information about family justice unit cases within the force by June 30th, 2024.
  • This will help ensure that victims receive the support they need.

Recommendation 36: Database Adaptation

Adapting Overseas Territories Regional Crime Intelligence System Database

  • Assist the professional standards department in adapting the database for storing professional standards information securely by July 31st, 2024.
  • This will help ensure that sensitive information is protected.

Recommendation 37: Promoting Effective Use of Database

Promoting Effective Use of Overseas Territories Regional Crime Intelligence System Database

  • Appoint a senior officer responsible for promoting the effective use of the database by May 31st, 2024.
  • This will help ensure that the database is used to its full potential.