Cleveland Police among 6 forces placed in special measures

Cleveland police is one of six forces around the country to be placed into special measures, according to Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS).

Author: Ellie KumarPublished 30th Jun 2022

Cleveland police is one of six forces around the country to be placed into special measures, according to Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS).

The watchdog said there are now six police forces in its Engage phase of monitoring - also referred to as special measures.

The forces are the Met, Greater Manchester, Cleveland, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire and Wiltshire.

According to the HMICFRS website, a force enters the Engage process if it is "not responding to a cause of concern, or if it is not succeeding in managing, mitigating or eradicating the cause of concern".

It adds: "In the Engage phase, forces will develop an improvement plan to address the specific cause(s) of concern that has caused them to be placed in the advanced phase of the monitoring process."

We've reached out to Cleveland Police for a comment on the issue.

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