Police news

News article  —  11 February 2015

HMI Zoë BIllingham responds to the announcement by Essex Police that it has uncovered problems with the effectiveness of 30 investigations into allegations of child abuse.

News article  —  11 February 2015

HMIC has today published an inspection report into the child protection work carried out by Nottinghamshire Police, following an inspection in September 2014. This is part of a rolling programme of child protection inspections of all police forces in England and Wales.

News article  —  6 February 2015

Other than in health care, standards had not improved at police custody suites in Kent, which was disappointing, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary.

News article  —  13 January 2015

This inspection examined child protection in West Yorkshire Police in August 2014. It is part of a rolling programme of inspections of all police forces in England and Wales.

News article  —  19 December 2014

Police custody in Durham was generally positive, but too many people with mental health issues were brought into custody instead of taken to health facilities, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary.

News article  —  18 December 2014

Video recorded interview evidence from child abuse witnesses and victims needs to be a better standard for criminal trial, according to inspectors in a joint report published by HMCPSI and HMIC today.

News article  —  11 December 2014

This inspection examined child protection in Great Manchester Police in July 2014. It is part of a rolling programme of inspections of all police forces in England and Wales.

News article  —  10 December 2014

HMIC has published its report into the effectiveness and efficiency of the single counter-terrorism grant in the East Midlands region.

News article  —  9 December 2014

Police custody in South Yorkshire had improved, and was positive overall, but the force needed to focus on improving risk assessments, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary. Today they published the report of an unannounced inspection.

News article  —  18 November 2014

The national average rate of under-recording of crime is almost one in five, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) has found in its report, ‘Crime Recording: Making the Victim Count’.