§ Mr. MaudeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many police forces have been subject to intervention by the Police Standards Unit since its creation; [92688]
(2) how many separate interventions the Police Standards Unit has made since its creation. [92687]
§ Mr. DenhamThere have been no formal interventions by the Police Standards Unit under the powers provided by sections 4 and 5 of the Police Reform Act 2002.
The Police Standards Unit is, however, working with police forces in England and Wales—and in conjunction with Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary—to share good practice, to provide support where performance issues have been identified and to aid specific initiatives such as the work with 10 forces to tackle street crime.