Publications

Publication — Custody suites — 12 February 2014

Summary This report is one of a series on police custody inspections carried out jointly by HMIC and HMI Prisons. The inspections look at strategy, treatment and conditions, individual rights and health care. They also make a key contribution to the United Kingdom’s response to its international obligation to ensure regular and independent inspection of...

Publication — Custody suites — 5 February 2014

Summary This report is one of a series on police custody inspections carried out jointly by HMIC and HMI Prisons. The inspections look at strategy, treatment and conditions, individual rights and health care. They also make a key contribution to the United Kingdom’s response to its international obligation to ensure regular and independent inspection of...

Publication — Custody suites — 5 February 2014

Summary This report is one of a series on police custody inspections carried out jointly by HMIC and HMI Prisons. The inspections look at strategy, treatment and conditions, individual rights and health care. They also make a key contribution to the United Kingdom’s response to its international obligation to ensure regular and independent inspection of...

Publication — Data quality — 31 January 2014

An interim report published today has found that Kent Police has made considerable improvements to its crime recording process and has responded positively to the findings of a 2013 inspection by HMIC – the focus must now be on ensuring the progress is sustained.

Publication — Data, Rape Monitoring Group — 31 January 2014

On behalf of the Rape Monitoring Group, HMIC has published 43 force reports showing police data on how many rapes were recorded by the police in each force, and the outcomes.

Publication — Criminal justice joint inspections — 30 January 2014

Summary The needs of many people with learning disabilities are going unnoticed when they are arrested by police, go to court and are sentenced, according to independent inspectors. They have published a report of a joint inspection into people with learning disabilities within the criminal justice system which said their needs should be recognised and...

Publication — Custody suites — 30 January 2014

Summary This report is one of a series on police custody inspections carried out jointly by HMIC and HMI Prisons. The inspections look at strategy, treatment and conditions, individual rights and health care. They also make a key contribution to the United Kingdom’s response to its international obligation to ensure regular and independent inspection of...

Publication — Child protection — 28 January 2014

Summary This report summarises the findings from the fourth phase of an inspection of Northamptonshire Police’s child protection services. Between 28 and 31 October 2013, HMIC conducted a follow-up inspection to assess the progress that the force had made in response to the child protection inspections earlier in the year. This report outlines the follow-up...

Publication — Consultations — 27 January 2014

Summary This consultation sought views on HMIC’s inspection programme for 2014/2015. Please note this consultation is now closed. Get the report HMIC inspection programme consultation 2014/2015 (PDF document) Get the free PDF Reader from Adobe (external link)

Publication — Criminal justice joint inspections — 14 January 2014

Please note: this consultation is now closed. Read the Criminal Justice Joint Inspection business plan 2014–16 Summary This consultation sets out the proposed joint inspection activity in the criminal justice system during the next two years – 2014 to 2016 – and invites comment from stakeholders and others to inform the finalisation of the programme....