Greater Manchester Police recording 400 extra crimes a day after damning inspection report
writes Local Democracy Reporter Charlotte Green. In December, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services raised serious concerns about the force’s approach to domestic violence and child protection, as well as delayed, dropped and badly-planned investigations. The HMICFRS report, which looked specifically at the experiences of victims dealing with GMP, covered the period from April to June last year. Based on analysis of crime reports between those three months, the inspectorate found that more than a fifth of reported crimes were never recorded, risin...