Member

To summarise, the measure I seek is the certainty of a focused response and further action taken on grounds of reasonable belief, and that this shall be structured, consistent, effective and understood across all agencies, with roles and responsibilities clearly understood, nationally operative and adequately resourced. That does not deny the process and importance of crime recording. Clearly, if evidence is available and is known to the person reporting, I am confident that a constable would indeed report a crime and devote energy and resources to investigating it further. My concern is that it does not get that far.