On Friday 11th December, the Home Secretary wrote to the Mayor of Manchester and Greater Manchester Police expressing her “deep” concerns over the findings of a damning inspection report into the forces as she demanded that their plans improved.
Priti Pratel warned that the “most troubling” part of the GMP report was GMP’s failure to safeguard vulnerable victims as she noted the “wider issues relating to the quality of service that the people of Greater Manchester are receiving from their force”.
Requesting details of GMP’s improvement plan - both from the Chief Constable and Andy Burnham - the Home Secretary also flagged up the “widely-reported failures of iOPS”, GMP’s new computer system.
In her letter Priti Patel noted, “I am deeply concerned that in too many cases the service provided to victims, particularly vulnerable victims, is falling short, that too many crimes are not being recorded and that in too many cases those failures relate to crimes of domestic abuse,” she writes.
“This report follows previous crime data integrity inspections which showed serious failings to record crime, and to therefore treat victims as they should be treated.
“I am also aware of wider issues relating to the quality of service that the people of Greater Manchester are receiving from their force.”
