§ Dr. KumarTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will extend his investigation into police integrity to include Cleveland Police Force; and if he will make a statement. [87572]
§ Mr. BoatengWe are not conducting an investigation into police integrity. However, I was pleased to launch Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary's (HMIC) report on police integrity on 14 June. That report dealt with integrity in its widest sense, encompassing issues such as fairness, probity, behaviour and equal treatment. Its 11 recommendations, in areas such as training, recruitment, vetting, management and financial accounting, are relevant to all forces including Cleveland.
The practical guidance offered by the HMIC report gives us a framework in which chief officers can tackle integrity problems and ensure corrupt and unacceptable practices are rooted out.