Bichard Inquiry recommendations - 3rd Progress Report
The Home Office has published the third progress report on the work being undertaken to implement the 31 recommendations from the Bichard inquiry into the Soham murders. The report states that 21 of the 31 recommendations have been implemented and that work is underway to implement the remaining 10.
The Home Office has published the third progress report on the work being undertaken to implement the 31 recommendations from the Bichard inquiry into the Soham murders. The report states that 21 of the 31 recommendations have been implemented and that work is underway to implement the remaining 10.
Future dates for completion of strands of the recommendations yet to be completed include:
- June – Dec 2006. Proof of concept trials for CRISP (Cross Regional Information Sharing Programme) in selected forces.
- July 2006. INI (IMPACT Nominal Index) fully deployed throughout all Child Abuse Investigation Units.
- Autumn 2006. Anticipated date for Police and Justice Bill receiving Royal Assent.
- Oct 2006. Implementation and rollout of QAF (Quality Assurance Framework) to all forces.
- March 2007. Completion of implementation of first phase of MoPI (Management of Police Information).
- Dec 2007. Direct reporting of results from magistrates` courts.
- 2008. Direct reporting of results from Crown Courts.
- 2008. Vetting and barring system to be implemented.
The report can be found in full at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/about-us/news/bichard-third-report