Police publications

Publication  —  Effectiveness, Efficiency, Legitimacy, PEEL, PEEL methodology  —  11 April 2025

This is our assessment framework for our police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy (PEEL) programme for 2025-2027. We assess each police force in England and Wales, giving graded judgments across several core questions set out in this framework.

Publication  —  PEEL  —  10 April 2025

PEEL is HMICFRS’s assessment of police forces in England and Wales. PEEL stands for police effectiveness, efficiency, and legitimacy. This report sets out the findings for Dorset Police.

Publication  —  PEEL  —  10 April 2025

PEEL is HMICFRS’s assessment of police forces in England and Wales. PEEL stands for police effectiveness, efficiency, and legitimacy. This report sets out the findings for Cleveland Police.

Publication  —  Cause of concern, Engage, Letter, PEEL, Revisit  —  4 April 2025

During our inspection of Nottinghamshire Police in January 2024, we identified three causes of concern. In January and February 2025, we revisited the force to review its progress.

Publication  —  Effectiveness, Efficiency  —  2 April 2025

We were commissioned to inspect the Police of Service on Northern Ireland and examine the efficiency and effectiveness of the service.

Publication  —  Child protection, Joint inspection  —  28 March 2025

Between 3 and 7 February, Ofsted, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, the Care Quality Commission  and HM Inspectorate of Probation carried out a joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency response to unborn children and those aged 0 to 7 who are victims of domestic abuse in North Yorkshire.

Publication  —  Integrity and corruption, Terms of reference  —  28 March 2025

HMICFRS inspects professional standards, vetting and counter-corruption arrangements in forces in England and Wales. 

Publication  —  Crime investigation, Thematic inspection  —  27 March 2025

Too few criminal investigations are leading to justice for victims. Therefore, we inspected how effectively the police investigate crime.

Publication  —  Child protection, Joint inspection  —  13 March 2025

Between 20 and 24 January 2025, Ofsted, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services and the Care Quality Commission carried out a joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency response to identification of initial need and risk in Bromley.

Publication  —  Business Plans, Inspection programmes  —  4 March 2025

This document sets out our intended inspection programme for policing, which will begin in April 2025 and conclude in 2029.