Murder review finds systematic issues with police and probation

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Murder review finds 'systematic issues' with police and probation

Officers lacked procedures for dealing with private probation company, IOPC finds.

Date - 28th November 2019
By - Gary Mason

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Ad hoc liaison arrangements between North Wales Police and a private sector probation company "significantly contributed” to the sequence of events that led to the murder of a pensioner by a man who was bailed and released on...

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