Police under more fire

ArchiveOct 28, 2011

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Impossible to confirm how long it took RCIPS officers to arrive on the scene of almost 50% of the incidents. There was no reported record of the response times. Where the GIAU was able to review a sample of police responses to incidents only 53% were met within the required time frame.
Ten case files processed by the PCIPS during period July 2008 and Oct 2009 did not go before the court because they were “barred by statute”. The meaning of this is “they were not properly completed within the time frame requirement of six months.”
In some areas the RCIPS was in breach of the Public Management and Finance Law regarding reporting requirements.
The Auditors said, “We were informed that the lack of technical and human resources were the main causes for the non-production of quality and timeliness reports for the outputs produced.

Published October 28, 2011