When asked by the BBC, the force did not comment on Mr Rose’s claims about the timing of the misconduct allegations.<\/p>\n
A police spokesperson added: “Community resolutions enable officers to make decisions about how to deal proportionately with lower-level crime but interventions agreed within them are voluntary and not legally enforceable.<\/p>\n
“As it is an informal disposal which does not create a formal criminal record, we would not confirm the details of any person issued with a community resolution.<\/p>\n
“As with all disposal types, it is occasionally appropriate that decisions can be reviewed, and where necessary rescinded.”<\/p>\n
WMP issued 8,280 community resolutions in 2024, accounting for 77% of total out of court disposals – a 163% increase from 2019, when they accounted for only 47%.<\/p>\n
National statistics from the Ministry of Justice for that year showed 164,000 community resolutions were issued, also accounting for 77% of total out of court disposals – a 56% increase on five years ago.<\/p>\n
In a Freedom of Information request, the BBC asked WMP and other Midlands forces how many complaints they had received regarding community resolutions and how many had been rescinded.<\/p>\n
They said neither datasets were held in a retrievable way.<\/p>\n
The National Police Chiefs’ Council said out-of-court resolutions were a “highly effective” way of delivering justice.<\/p>\n
Its deputy assistant commissioner, Dr Alison Heydari, added: “We regularly review the use of community resolutions and over the next few months will be updating our guidance to reflect several recent and forthcoming significant reports.”<\/p>\n
WMP was placed in special measures by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services in November 2023 for four points, including “failure to carry out effective investigations leading to satisfactory results for victims”.<\/p>\n
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