Publications

Publication — Child protection — 5 September 2019

This inspection examined child protection in Kent Police in April 2019. It is part of a rolling programme of inspections of all police forces in England and Wales.

Publication — Child protection — 5 September 2019

This inspection reviewed the progress made in Sussex Police since the publication of HMICFRS's Sussex - National Child Protection Inspection in 2018. It is part of a rolling programme of inspections of all police forces in England and Wales.

Publication — Joint inspection, Leadership — 3 September 2019

HMICFRS and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) carried out a joint inspection to determine how effectively police forces select and train candidates for chief officer roles.

Publication — Child protection — 30 August 2019

This inspection reviewed the progress made in Merseyside Police since the publication of the previous national child protection inspection in 2018.

Publication — Child protection, Joint inspection — 23 August 2019

Between 8 and 12 July 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 children experiencing or at risk of exploitation, including sexual and criminal exploitation, in Halton.

Publication — Business Plans, Criminal justice joint inspections — 21 August 2019

This plan sets out the inspections of the Criminal Justice System for 2019/21 in which two or more of our inspectorates will be working together.

Publication — Child protection, Joint inspection — 2 August 2019

Between 17 and 21 June 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 children experiencing or at risk of sexual exploitation and those experiencing or at risk of criminal exploitation in Northumberland.

Publication — Criminal justice joint inspections, Custody suites — 1 August 2019

Individuals arrested for terrorism offences are detained at one of five Terrorism Act custody suites situated across the country. These detainees can be held in custody for up to 14 days, significantly longer than detainees held in mainstream custody. Because of this, there are different arrangements under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 for the detention, treatment and questioning of detainees.

Publication — Crime recording — 25 July 2019

In 2018, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) conducted a crime data integrity inspection of Thames Valley Police. HMICFRS published the report of this inspection in February 2018 and concluded that the crime-recording arrangements in the force were not acceptable. The 2018 report made a series of recommendations and areas for improvement aimed at improving crime-recording in Thames Valley. This re-inspection assessed the progress made since that report.

Publication — Crime recording — 25 July 2019

In November 2015, HMICFRS announced that it would inspect forces’ crime-recording practices in a rolling programme of every force in England and Wales. This rolling programme will be completed over a period of several years and will report on the progress made by forces since the 2014 crime data integrity inspection. This report sets out the findings of an inspection of Gloucestershire Constabulary.