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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Merseyside Police is effective at preventing crime, but it must improve its service for the public in a number of key areas.
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Suffolk Constabulary needs to improve how it responds to the public and protects vulnerable victims.
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We revisited London Fire Brigade after identifying a cause of concern to review the progress made against our recommendations.
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Today we published an annual review of our three-year policing programme and framework.
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 provide authoritative information to allow the public to compare the performance of their police force and fire & rescue service against others. We also routinely monitor the performance of police forces in England and Wales.
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
Andy Cooke QPM DL
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
Wendy Williams CBE
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
Shantha Dickinson
Assistant HMI (His Majesty’s Inspector)
Nicola Faulconbridge
Assistant HMI (His Majesty’s Inspector)
Mark Byers
HMICFRS Chief Operating Officer