West Mids police force has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct

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June Jones was found dead at her home 6 days after her family reported her missing.

''Michael Foran hunted after ex-partner June Jones found dead''
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-46749352

Does this mean there will be an enquiry into what caused the delay?

Bump for the weekend.

5 days! In the most obvious place to look??

Grim

This is a standard police procedure and occurs following:

• incidents where someone is hurt as a result of direct or indirect police action
• the arrest of a police officer/member of police staff
• all domestic homicide reviews/serious case reviews that involve police action/inaction
• all dog bites, taser discharges and firearms incidents
• any police pursuit that results in a collision

Voluntary referrals also take place in any other circumstances - usually when it is likely that there will be questions about the police's handling of a situation or an individual (eg "a near miss" in the custody suite when dealing with a detainee with severe mental health problems, for instance)