The Home Secretary will be leading widespread action to improve the police response to victims of domestic violence and abuse after a report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) found systematic failings.
HMIC was commissioned by the Home Secretary in September 2013 to review all 43 police forces in England and Wales.
Findings from the report included a lack of visible leadership, frontline officers without the knowledge or experience to spot dangerous patterns of behaviour and a failure by some forces to collect evidence properly.
The Home Secretary has announced that she will personally chair a national group to ensure police forces take decisive action over failings in culture, attitude and core skills.
Figures show that last year alone, 77 women were killed by their current or former partner. More than a million women suffered physical or psychological abuse.
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