Police engagement with women and girls

Our Work  —  Police engagement with women and girls, Specific reviews

Super-complaints provide a voice for designated bodies to raise concerns on behalf of the public about patterns or trends in policing that are, or appear to be, significantly harming the interests of the public. On 19 March 2019 we received a super-complaint from the Centre for Women’s Justice. This super-complaint is about the police use of

Our Work  —  Police engagement with women and girls, Protecting people from violence and abuse, Victims and resolutions

HMICFRS, together with HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, inspected the investigation and prosecution of rape in England and Wales. This inspection was published in two parts.

Our Work  —  Police engagement with women and girls, Police ethics and accountability, Protecting people from violence and abuse

We inspect police forces’ response to domestic abuse to promote improvements, bring perpetrators to justice and protect victims from harm.

Our Work  —  Police engagement with women and girls, Protecting people from violence and abuse, Victims and resolutions

On 26 March 2021, the Home Secretary commissioned HMICFRS to inspect how the police work with female victims, offenders and witnesses. The report was published in two sections. We published our interim report in July 2021. We published our final report in September 2021.

Our Work  —  Police engagement with women and girls, Specific reviews

In March 2021, the Home Secretary and the Mayor of London commissioned HMICFRS to inspect how the Metropolitan Police Service handled the policing of the vigil in memory of Sarah Everard held on Clapham Common on Saturday 13 March 2021.

Our Work  —  Police engagement with women and girls, Protecting people from violence and abuse, Victims and resolutions

The Rape Monitoring Group (RMG) is a multi-agency group in England and Wales, which HMICFRS co-ordinates. The RMG was established in 2007 to promote improvements in response to rape across the criminal justice system.

Our Work  —  Police engagement with women and girls, Protecting people from violence and abuse

So-called honour-based violence (HBV) refers to a collection of practices used to control the behaviour of people within families or other social groups in order to protect supposed cultural and religious beliefs, values and social norms.

Our Work  —  Police engagement with women and girls, Protecting people from violence and abuse, Victims and resolutions

Stalking and harassment crimes can devastate lives and in some cases they end in death. They are crimes of persistence. And, in a digital world, these crimes can take place all too easily and frequently. For these reasons we have conducted specific thematic inspections. We also examine how forces respond to these crimes as part