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IPCC identifies series of errors by TVP in its interactions with Jayden Parkinson
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has identified a series of errors in Thames Valley Police’s (TVP) handling of Jayden Parkinson’s disappearance and during their earlier interactions with her in 2013.
In its report published yesterday, the IPCC found TVP failed to record pertinent information and to allocate sufficient resources to progress earlier enquiries regarding Jayden, which had a detrimental impact on the later missing person investigation.
IPCC Associate Commissioner Guido Liguori said: “Jayden Parkinson had already been murdered by Ben Blakeley when she was reported missing and therefore the actions the police should have taken could not have prevented her tragic death.
“However, Jayden was clearly vulnerable when she came to police attention a number of times prior to her death. If information about these interactions had been correctly recorded on police systems, Jayden would have been treated as a high priority when she later went missing. Unfortunately it took nearly a week for the force to identify that Jayden was a high risk missing person.”
The IPCC has made recommendations to the force, including the need to improve the recording of information on force computer systems.
The IPCC found three constables and a police community support officer (PCSO) had a case to answer for misconduct. Following a misconduct meeting held by the force in October 2015, two officers received a final written warning, the third receiving a written warning and the case against the PCSO was not proven.
