Publications

Publication — National report — 28 February 2012

Summary This joint report by HMIC and the HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate looked at rape investigation and prosecution. We found that progress has been made in relation to the needs of rape victims, but there is more to do. Improvements must be made to the way the police gather and analyse intelligence material to identify perpetrators of...

Publication — Custody suites — 28 February 2012

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 — Business Plans — 7 February 2012

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Publication — Criminal justice joint inspections — 7 February 2012

Summary In 2009 Her Majesty’s Chief Inspectors of the Crown Prosecution Service, Constabulary and Court Administration published a report into the experiences of victims and witnesses in the criminal justice system (CJS) (PDF document). While that report identified and highlighted good practice, it also set out 19 recommendations and identified 25 further aspects for improvement,...

Publication — Custody suites — 7 February 2012

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 — 7 February 2012

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 — National report — 2 February 2012

Summary HMIC reviewed the use of undercover officers by the National Public Order Intelligence Unit (NPOIU), now part of the National Domestic Extremism Unit (NDEU). The NPOIU was funded by the Home Office to gather and coordinate intelligence in order to reduce criminality and disorder from domestic extremism, and support forces across England and Wales...

Publication — National report — 25 January 2012

Summary Our review of police crime and incident reports in England and Wales considers the quality of crime and incident data, and the arrangements in place to ensure standards are maintained and improved. It is important for police forces to have high quality data to ensure they can establish where, when and how often crime...

Publication — Data quality — 25 January 2012

This report looks at the quality of crime and incident data, and the arrangements in place to ensure standards are maintained and improved across the 43 police forces in England and Wales.

Publication — Data quality — 25 January 2012

This report looks at the quality of crime and incident data, and the arrangements in place to ensure standards are maintained and improved across the 43 police forces in England and Wales.