GMP is 'good' at tackling serious and organised crime, inspectors say - but it still need to improve
10.11.2023 - 07:45
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Greater Manchester Police is 'good' at tackling serious and organised crime, inspectors have concluded - but there is still room for improvement. The police force has been praised for freezing bank accounts and confiscating assets of criminals in the city-region.
Inspectors also said Operation Vulcan, which launched last year with the aim of taking on more than 30 organised crime groups in Cheetham Hill, is 'promising'. However, the report by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) says that GMP needs to boost its capacity by filling vacancies in specialist roles and training officers recruited since the inspection.
It comes a year after GMP came out of special measures when inspectors, who slammed the force for failing to record 80,000 crimes, said it had improved. The latest report published today (November 10) now praises GMP's response to serious and organised crime.
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The chilling reality of organised crime and drugs gangs operating across Greater Manchester was laid bare in harrowing detail last week as the BBC Two crime documentary series The Detectives gave a graphic insight into one such gang in Rochdale. The cameras followed the valiant and ultimately successful work of a specialised Greater Manchester Police team to bring down 'The Adam' gang.
The second largest police force in the country has now been recognised by inspectors at HMICFRS for its 'significant improvements' on this front. In particular, the economic crime unit was praised for successfully targeting criminals' finances, recovering £13.7m last year.
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