Protecting people from violence and abuse
Our Work — Protecting people from violence and abuse, Victims and resolutions
The Policing and Crime Act 2017 introduced several changes to policing, including the option for release without bail. This is known as ‘released under investigation’. We inspected how police forces use this new power, as well as how they use bail.
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 — Large-scale policing, Protecting people from violence and abuse
As part of our overall police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy inspections, we inspect how well police forces and regional organised crime units tackle serious and organised crime.
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 — Protecting people from violence and abuse
We inspected the police response to online child sexual abuse and exploitation between February and August 2022. We assessed how effectively police forces, the National Crime Agency and regional organised crime units safeguard children, prevent and investigate online child sexual abuse and exploitation.
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.
Our Work — Behind the frontline, Protecting people from violence and abuse, Victims and resolutions
In January 2014, the Home Secretary commissioned HMIC to carry out an inspection on the welfare of vulnerable people in police custody. This work included, but was not limited to, people with mental health problems, people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, and children. Our inspection highlighted good practice, identified areas for improvement and made national recommendations.