Behind the frontline
Frontline policing needs to be supported by strong governance, robust processes and procedures. HMICFRS inspects a range of functions including finance, force communications and performance, and use of resources.
Our Work — Behind the frontline
Twenty years on, is MAPPA achieving its objectives? A joint thematic inspection of Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements
Our Work — Behind the frontline
Basic command units (BCUs) are local policing areas in England and Wales. NB – not all forces have BCUs as some use local policing units or operational districts. BCUs vary in size from over 1,000 officers to just under 100; some serve densely-populated, ethnically-diverse inner cities, while others cover vast tracts of sparsely-populated countryside. What…
Our Work — Behind the frontline, Police ethics and accountability, Policing on the beat
Between 2015 and 2020, HMICFRS carried out a programme of work to test whether crimes were being recorded by the police when they should be and categorised correctly. The crime data integrity inspections are part of the PEEL programme. Rolling programme of crime data integrity inspections After 55 inspections and follow-up reviews, this rolling programme…
Our Work — Behind the frontline, Police ethics and accountability, Policing on the beat
The process for determining overall graded judgments for the crime data integrity (CDI) programme consists of three stages. These were updated in 2017 to marginally reduce, and broaden, the recording rates needed to enable each judgment to be applied. We also separated the 16 judgment criteria of this inspection into three core questions for which…
Our Work — Behind the frontline, Policing on the beat
This inspection examined how effective forces are at carrying out the principal functions of the police, namely crime prevention and how the police respond to crimes and incidents, including how the police investigate crime and bring offenders to justice. Also, we examined how forces are freeing up time for their staff to focus more of their energies and skills in these areas.
Our Work — Behind the frontline, Police ethics and accountability, Policing on the beat, Specific reviews
The police and crime commissioner for Kent commissioned an inspection to determine whether the people of Kent can have confidence in Kent Police’s crime figures.
Our Work — Behind the frontline, Police ethics and accountability, Policing on the beat
The Home Secretary uses these powers to require chief constables to give regular data on the number of crimes they record. This data must be recorded in accordance with the Home Office Counting Rules. These rules aim to bring more consistency to the process of creating and maintaining crime records at force level.
Our Work — Behind the frontline, Protecting people online
Digital crimes are those which can be increased in scale by the use of computers, computer networks or other forms of ICT. Examples of digital crime include cyber-enabled fraud and data theft.
Our Work — Behind the frontline, Police ethics and accountability
In this inspection we examined how effective police forces are in the deployment of firearms, including specialist munitions.
Our Work — Behind the frontline, International and specialist agencies
HMICFRS’s first inspection of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority took place between June and October 2018. It focussed solely on the GLAA’s operations in England and Wales.