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<p> </p><p><br>The Coalition Government takes the issue of domestic violence and abuse
extremely seriously. That is why in 2013, the Home Secretary commissioned HMIC (Her
Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary) to undertake a comprehensive review on how
the police deal with domestic violence and abuse and is chairing a National Oversight
Group, on which I also sit, to oversee the delivery of HMIC's recommendations. Following
the publication of HMIC's report, the College of Policing is updating its authorised
professional practice for officers on domestic abuse.<br><br>The Metropolitan Police
Service uses national CPS guidelines when referring cases for prosecution. The Director
of Public Prosecution's Guidance on Charging clearly advises both police officers
and prosecutors that the CPS will charge all domestic violence cases where the appropriate
evidential standard has been met. The CPS is also currently revising its domestic
violence policy - a revised policy was published for consultation on 14 May 2014.
The CPS is also working closely with the police to assess how the criminal justice
response can be improved together with the police consideration of the HMIC review.</p><p>
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