Police ethics and accountability
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, Police ethics and accountability, Policing on the beat
The Crime Recording Rules promote a victim-oriented approach to crime recording. This means that a victim’s belief that a crime has occurred is, in most cases, enough to justify its recording as a crime. We inspect how well forces follow these rules.
Our Work — Police ethics and accountability
These dashboards bring together already published data about police performance to improve transparency and accountability.
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 ethics and accountability
In March 2014, the Home Secretary asked HMIC to look at the anti-corruption capability of forces as part of this inspection, including the ability of professional standards departments to gather regular, actionable, intelligence on corruption matters.
Our Work — Police ethics and accountability
Between 2011 and 2014, we carried out annual inspections to see how police forces were adapting to a 20% reduction in central funding.
Our Work — Police ethics and accountability
In our report, Policing in Austerity: Meeting the Challenge, we made a judgment as to the extent to which each force provides value for money in the context of current spending constraints. These grade characteristics provide an indication of our expected levels of performance.
Our Work — Police ethics and accountability, Policing on the beat
We inspect police forces against their commitment towards eliminating discrimination, advancing equality of opportunity, and fostering good relations with black and ethnic minority communities.
Our Work — Police ethics and accountability, Policing on the beat
When the police use stop and search powers disproportionately – in differing proportions on different ethnic groups – it causes suspicion among some communities that they are being unfairly targeted. We inspect how police forces use stop and search powers.
Our Work — Police ethics and accountability
Between 2013 and 2014, we inspected undercover policing in England and Wales.