{"id":1276,"date":"2014-09-23T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sypfcopperconnection.co.uk\/?p=1276"},"modified":"2014-09-23T12:30:27","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T12:30:27","slug":"force-warned-on-crime-recording-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sypfcopperconnection.co.uk\/?p=1276","title":{"rendered":"Force warned by HMIC on crime recording concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

SOUTH Yorkshire Police has been told it must do more to allow officers to report concerns about crime-recording.<\/p>\n

The force has a confidential reporting line by which officers can raise concerns in respect of unethical practices, although there is no evidence that officers are encouraged to use it to report concerns about crime recording, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary has found.<\/p>\n

The force was examined along with other forces as part of the most extensive inspection HMIC has ever undertaken into crime data integrity.<\/p>\n

The report said: \u201cImmediately, the force should take steps to promote the existence of the confidential reporting line to all officers and staff, and in so doing clearly communicate that this line can be used for the confidential reporting and effective handling of concerns in relation to crime-recording.\u201d<\/p>\n

See more about the report\u00a0here<\/a><\/p>\n

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