00:00Durham Police is under pressure to improve vetting after a review rated parts of the force inadequate.
00:06Chief Constable Rachel Bacon has reassured the public that her officers are working tirelessly to meet expected standards.
00:13HMI CFRS found vetting failed to consider an unproven sexual assault allegation and previous cautions allowed staff to start before
00:22clearance and gave contractors access without checks.
00:25Last July, 42 staff lacked proper vetting. Bacon cited long-standing funded shortages and understaffed units causing delays.
00:34Durham Police has recruited additional staff, set up a new conduct team, invested over £200,000 in IT and launched
00:42a new training programme.
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