Police publications

Publication  —  Effectiveness, Efficiency, Legitimacy, PEEL  —  7 February 2020

As part of our annual inspections of police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy (PEEL), HMICFRS assessed how effective the force is at keeping people safe and reducing crime. This report sets out the findings for Staffordshire Police.

Publication  —  Effectiveness, Efficiency, Legitimacy, PEEL  —  7 February 2020

As part of our annual inspections of police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy (PEEL), HMICFRS assessed how effective the force is at keeping people safe and reducing crime. This report sets out the findings for Lincolnshire Police.

Publication  —  Effectiveness, Efficiency, Legitimacy, PEEL  —  7 February 2020

As part of our annual inspections of police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy (PEEL), HMICFRS assessed how effective the force is at keeping people safe and reducing crime. This report sets out the findings for Cambridgeshire Constabulary.

Publication  —  Child protection, Joint inspection  —  4 February 2020

This report draws together findings from six joint targeted area inspections, focusing on the multi-agency response to child sexual abuse in the family environment.

Publication  —  Child protection, Joint inspection  —  31 January 2020

Between 9 and 13 December 2019, Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission, HMI Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services and HMI Probation carried out a joint inspection of the multi-agency response to abuse and neglect in Portsmouth.

Publication  —  Custody suites  —  23 January 2020

This inspection into Northumbria Police is one of a series on police custody inspections carried out jointly by HMI Prisons and HMICFRS. The programme looks at strategy, treatment and conditions, individual rights and health care. It also contributes to the UK’s response to its international obligation to ensure regular and independent inspection of all places of detention.

Publication  —  Domestic abuse, Joint inspection  —  23 January 2020

Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) and HMICFRS conducted an inspection to find out whether the guidance and policy on evidence led prosecutions is widely understood by both police officers and prosecutors; and whether they seek to build viable evidence led prosecutions where appropriate.

Publication  —  Force management statement  —  17 January 2020

A force management statement (FMS) is a self-assessment that chief constables (and London equivalents) prepare and submit to HMICFRS each year. These are the observations of the FMS steering group on the second round of statements.

Publication  —  County lines  —  10 January 2020

HMICFRS inspected how county lines drug trafficking is dealt with at local, regional and national levels. We concentrated on how the police and National Crime Agency identify and treat children and other vulnerable people involved in county lines offending.

Publication  —  Child protection, Joint inspection  —  8 January 2020

Between 18 November 2019 and 22 November 2019, Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), HMI Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) and HMI Probation (HMI Prob) carried out a joint inspection of the multi-agency response to ‘front door’ services, evaluating all forms of abuse, neglect and exploitation, as well as an evaluation of the responses to children’s mental health in Plymouth.