Greater Manchester Police (GMP) was placed in ‘special measures’ following a damning inspection report last month. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate for Policing escalated GMP into what is officially known as the ‘national oversight process’ after failures to properly record 80,000 crimes and protect vulnerable people.It comes as Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham this week pledged 'a new era of policing' would begin in the region.At a full council meeting, Liberal Democrat leader Councillor Roger Hayes expressed concern at the policing of the borough.He said: “The people of Bolton do deserve to have a police force which is efficient and effective and have confidence in that police force“There are really serious concerns about the performance.
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