Greater Manchester Police are to be placed in special measures following a devastating report last week that found the force failed to record more than one in every five crimes reported by the public and more than one in every four violent crimes.
The report by her Majesties Inspectorate of Constabulary found that the supervision of crime investigations by the police in Greater Manchester was not good enough
Inspector of Constabulary Zoe Billingham said:
“Victims of crime are too often being let down by Greater Manchester Police. The service provided to victims, particularly those who are most vulnerable, is a serious cause of concern. This is extremely disappointing given that HMICFRS has been urging Greater Manchester Police to improve in this area since 2016.
A HMICFRS spokesman said GMP had been placed in the “engage” stage of its monitoring process.
This means the force, the second largest in England, must “develop an improvement plan to address the specific causes of concern that have led to it being placed in the advanced phase of the monitoring process.”
“This is due to the causes of concern raised in HMICFRS’s recent reports which have highlighted the poor service the force provides to many victims of crime,” the spokesman said.
