His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services
HMICFRS independently assesses the effectiveness and efficiency of police forces and fire & rescue services – in the public interest.
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News
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Today, we published PEEL reports for Essex, Northumbria and West Mercia.
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There are serious concerns about the performance of Lincolnshire Police, particularly in how it investigates crime and how quickly it responds to incidents.
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Police need to be better prepared to manage the risks online content poses to the public, and must prioritise intelligence on disorder.
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Ofsted has published a letter with findings from a joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency response to victims of domestic abuse in Reading.
Our role
His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) independently assesses and reports on the effectiveness and efficiency of police forces and fire & rescue services – in the public interest.
We ask the questions that we believe the public wish to have answered, and publish our findings, conclusions and recommendations. We use our expertise to interpret the evidence and make recommendations for improvement.
We publish authoritative information to allow the public to compare the performance of their police force and fire & rescue service against others. We also routinely monitor their performance.
We inspect across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We also inspect law enforcement arrangements in British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, on invitation from the relevant government, as well as non-territorial services, specialist agencies and international police forces.
Who we are
Sir Andy Cooke QPM DL
Andy Cooke is HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary and HM Chief Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services.
Lee Freeman KPM
HM Inspector of Constabulary and HM Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services
Michelle Skeer OBE QPM
HM Inspector of Constabulary and HM Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services
Roy Wilsher OBE QFSM
HM Inspector of Constabulary and HM Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services
Nicola Faulconbridge
Assistant HMI (His Majesty’s Inspector)
Mark Byers
HMICFRS Chief Operating Officer