Police engagement with women and girls
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
The Rape Monitoring Group was a multi-agency group in England and Wales, co-ordinated by HMICFRS. It 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, Victims and resolutions
We co-ordinate the multi-agency Rape Monitoring Group (RMG) group in England and Wales. This was established in 2007 to promote improvements in response to rape across the criminal justice system. Our inspections Progress to introduce a national operating model for rape and other serious sexual offences investigations – 22 August 2024 Operation Soteria is a…
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. HMICFRS inspects how police forces respond to stalking and harassment.
Our Work — Police engagement with women and girls, Protecting people from violence and abuse, Victims and resolutions
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) offences are violent and high-harm crimes that disproportionately affect women and girls. This includes domestic abuse, sexual violence, stalking and female genital mutilation.