| Summary of Observations and Good Practice Points |
| 1. Good practice - policies on
advertising of posts and transfer of Personnel relative to divisional restructuring. (Paragraph 1.5) |
| 2. Further rationalisation of ACC roles would
provide a clearer chain of command. (Paragraph
1.7) |
| 3. Need to review the role of staff officer
posts. (Paragraph 1.8) |
| 4. Need for review of the post of Chief
Superintendent, Research and Development. (Paragraph 1.9) |
| 5. A reduction in staffing levels within
Complaints and Discipline Branch could be achieved should the numbers of complaints cases
continue their downward trend. (Paragraph
2.3) |
| 6. Complaints and Discipline Branch Chief
Inspectors posts should remain independent of divisions. (Paragraph 2.4) |
| 7. Need for examination of morning staffing
levels within custody centres. (Paragraph
2.6) |
| 8. Good practice - assistance of
external professional expertise, such as CIPFA, in the development of financial training
programmes for senior management. (Paragraph
3.4) |
| 9. Requirement to ensure adequate support is
available to the Finance Department given the potential demands created by further
extension of devolved budgeting. (Paragraph
3.5) |
| 10. Good practice - senior member of
the force's Finance Department seconded full-time to the working group on Best Value. (Paragraph 3.8) |
| 11. IT continues to be under-resourced. (Paragraph 4.2) |
| 12. Difficulty foreseen for the force, caused
by divisional restructuring and the need to realign computing resources. (Paragraph 4.4) |
| 13. Good practice - monthly meetings
between Computer Services Manager and representatives from the Force Training Centre. (Paragraph 4.5) |
| 14. Absence management....HMIC will be
interested to observe whether targets are met. (Paragraph 5.6) |
| 15. Force encouraged to hold regular meetings
of the Support Staff Consultative Committee. (Paragraph 5.7) |
| 16. Good practice - booklet advising
changes brought about by the Police (Health and Safety) Act 1997. (Paragraph 5.10) |
| 17. Tape recorded interview training
....ACPOS may wish to review in terms of a national policy. (Paragraph 5.12) |
| 18. Good practice - Divisional
Development Forums address local training needs. (Paragraph 5.13) |
| 19. Requirement to monitor the additional
work risk assessments are creating for Female and Child Unit officers. (Paragraph 6.8) |
| 20. Additional statistical information would
provide effective measurement of the 'Turnaround Project's' value. (Paragraph 6.12) |
| 21. Good practice - efficiency scrutiny
of DNA sampling. (Paragraph 6.14) |
| 22. Scope to review management structures
within the Traffic Department and the opportunity for delayering of senior ranks. (Paragraph 6.24) |
| 23. Benefits could be gained by providing the
Statistical Branch with access to the command and control computer system. (Paragraph 6.31) |
| 24. Need for all divisional senior management
to ensure sound liaison is developed with local Victim Support staff. (Paragraph 6.36) |
| 25. Need for review of instruction to staff
in respect of release of information under the Data Protection Act to victim support
organisations. (Paragraph 6.36) |
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