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Spotlight, Stop and search  —  26 February 2021

Stop and search legislation was introduced in 1984. However, 35 years on, forces still do not understand fully the impact of the use of the powers. When the police use their powers disproportionately, it causes suspicion among some communities that they are being unfairly targeted.

Regional Organised Crime Units  —  10 February 2021

In this inspection, we examined how effectively and efficiently the Regional Organised Crime Units tackle the threat from serious and organised crime.

Domestic abuse, Modern slavery, Super-complaint, Vulnerability  —  17 December 2020

On 18 December 2018, Liberty and Southall Black Sisters made a super-complaint to HMICFRS.

This super-complaint concerns migrant victims in vulnerable circumstances. They usually arise from crimes of domestic abuse or modern slavery and human trafficking.

Released under investigation, Research and evaluation, Thematic inspection  —  8 December 2020

In 2019, HMICFRS commissioned BritainThinks to conduct qualitative research to explore victim and suspect experiences of changes implemented as a result of the Policing and Crime Act 2017

Released under investigation, Thematic inspection  —  8 December 2020

Between October 2019 and February 2020, HMICFRS and Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service inspected the police and CPS’s responses to pre-charge bail changes and the use of ‘released under investigation’.

Protest, Terms of reference  —  5 October 2020

In October 2020, the Home Secretary commissioned HMICFRS to inspect how effectively the police manage protests.

Collaboration, PEEL, Spotlight  —  21 July 2020

Many police forces across England and Wales collaborate with neighbouring forces to share resources and core functions. This report sets out our findings on how forces collaborate in order to provide better, more efficient services to the public.

Roads policing, Thematic inspection  —  15 July 2020

In this inspection we examined how effectively the road network of England and Wales is policed.

Consultations, Corporate documents  —  10 July 2020

This consultation is now closed. This revised consultation on HMICFRS’s policing inspection programme and framework replaced the original consultation which was launched in March 2020. This new consultation took into account changes due to COVID-19.

PEEL, Spotlight, Thematic inspection  —  9 July 2020

The control room is one of the engine rooms of a police force. If it doesn’t have the right systems and processes in place, the force won’t have an accurate picture of demand. This will affect its ability to respond to calls and investigate crimes effectively.

In this report, our findings highlight the challenges that the police service face in handling calls with smaller budgets and fewer people.