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, Protecting people from violence and abuse
Protecting vulnerable people is at the core of police and fire & rescue services’ duty. The purpose of HMICFRS’s inspection of police forces’ response to domestic abuse is to drive forward improvements, bring perpetrators to justice and protect victims from harm.
Our Work — Police engagement with women and girls, Protecting people from violence and abuse, Specific reviews
At the request of the Chief Constable (and with the agreement of the police and crime commissioner), we examined whether risks to victims of domestic abuse are now being well managed in Essex. The inspection also examined whether our concerns that the significant resources Essex Police invested in tackling domestic abuse had a detrimental effect…
Our Work — Police engagement with women and girls, Protecting people from violence and abuse, Victims and resolutions
In 2016/17, HMICFRS and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) carried out the first inspection into harassment and stalking. The aims of the inspection were to: assess the effectiveness of police forces and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in dealing with cases involving harassment and stalking, and to examine the service received by victims. HMI…
Our Work — Police engagement with women and girls, Protecting people from violence and abuse, Victims and resolutions
To supplement inspection findings from the 2017 joint inspection into harassment and stalking, we asked the University of Worcester to carry out a qualitative study of the experiences and perceptions of victims. The inclusion of these experiences in the full report, ‘Living in fear – the police and CPS response to harassment and stalking’, give…
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, Specific reviews
Tees Valley Inclusion Project submitted this super-complaint about the police response to victims of sexual abuse from ethnic minority backgrounds who may be at risk of honour-based abuse.