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Police chiefs hit out over the time it takes to inspect their own forces



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Published Date: 16 June 2008
By Michael Howie
SCOTLAND'S chief constables have attacked the way in which the police are inspected by a government watchdog. Colin McKerracher, chief constable of Grampian Police and president of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (Acpos), fears that inspections are becoming a "bureaucratic exercise" rather than a proper way to improve policing.
He says inspections are "rolling off the conveyor belt" at too fast a pace, tying up large amounts of police resources with little obvious benefit.

Since taking over as HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in April 2007, Paddy Tomkins has shaken up ...



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  • Last Updated: 15 June 2008 7:47 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Legal Issues
 
1

Isonomia,

Lenzie 16/06/2008 09:43:19
Who polices the police? No one if the police could have their way!
2

Rational cynic,

Edinburgh 16/06/2008 10:14:28
What is the purpose of all these themed inspections? Surely they're to improve the service the police provide to the public who pay their wages.

"Six reports in the last two months" doesn't sound as if it's helping make things better; rather it sounds like an ambitious bureaucrat trying to make his mark and climb higher up the promotion ladder.
3

2Right,

On Location 17/06/2008 02:35:58
More like they are concerned because they have no prior warning now like the old days

 

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