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'They are overworked and underpaid': People leap to defence of GMP officers despite damning report
03.03.2022 - 20:23 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
People have leapt to the defence of rank-and-file cops despite the latest damning report into the performance of Greater Manchester Police.
The force has been in special measures since December 2020 when Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) revealed GMP had failed to properly record an estimated 80,000 crimes in a year. The scandal cost the then chief constable Ian Hopkins his job.
His £204,000-a-year successor, Stephen Watson, was installed in May last year and promised a new era of 'back to basics' policing. He vowed 'every crime reported would be properly investigated.'
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In September, four months into his rebuild, the government's policing watchdog carried out another inspection, and in a report published today (Thursday) it concluded GMP was 'inadequate' in three areas of work, 'requiring improvement' in five, and 'adequate' in just one area.
The report expressed concern about 'considerable' delays in responses to crime, and 'missed opportunities' to safeguard victims.
It also revealed that fewer than ten per cent of crimes recorded in the year ending March 31, 2021 resulted in action being taken by the force.
The report found high levels of workload - and overtime being used to manage demand - have led to a 'fatigued' workforce.
The story prompted a mixed reaction among our readers, some highly critical of GMP but many others also leapt to the defence of 'overworked' rank-and-file officers. The force had to slash the number of cops following the austerity cuts prompted by the coalition government in 2010.
On our Facebook page, Becky Ann Jarvis expressed a sentiment echoed by
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