Homicide reviews

Freedom of Information Act request number: 2022-052

Version date: 23/02/2022

Do you have a specific policy in place for reviewing homicide investigations? (yes or no).

Yes.

Do you have a designated review team, e.g. Major Crime Review Team, Cold Case Unit? (yes or no). If yes, please specify the name of the team/unit/department.

No.

Which types of review might you conduct for homicide investigations? Please respond yes or no to each of the following. Where reviews are undertaken, please specify all individuals who might be involved in the review, e.g. Senior Investigating Officer, Review Officer, Forensic Scientist, Crime Scene Manager, etc.: 

a) 72 hours? If yes, please specify who might be involved in the review.  

Generally not.

b) 7-10 days? If yes, please specify who might be involved in the review.

Yes it is considered. All of the above would be considered.

c) 28 days? If yes, please specify who might be involved in the review.

Yes, all of the above would be considered.

d) Cold case review? If yes, please specify who might be involved in the review.

All of the above would be considered.

e) Conclusion (may also be known as a debrief)? If yes, please specify who might be involved in the review.

This depends on what is meant by conclusion.

f) Other? If yes, please specify the type of review and who might be involved. 

Not applicable

Do you have a specific policy in place for reviewing missing people? (yes or no). 

Yes.

Which role or team have responsibility for reviewing missing people? (please specify).

An Inspector is responsible for reviewing missing people.  Once reported to Police the missing investigation and risk is reviewed.  It is then reviewed again by a local Inspector after 6 hours.  Then it is reviewed 3 times a day by an Inspector.  The force has a dedicated missing person unit.

At what point might you review a missing person? (please specify, indicating, for example, how this is based on risk and/or period missing or other factors).

See above.  All risk factors are considered, such as time missing alongside other impact factors such as vulnerability amongst many other things.

Do you have an independent case review panel or independent members who are involved in reviews of homicide investigations and/or missing people? (yes/no). If yes, please specify which kinds of review they are involved in.

Missing – No.