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Ethics and accountability, Terms of reference  —  20 December 2021

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services will carry out a thematic inspection of police vetting and counter-corruption arrangements in England and Wales.

Child protection, Terms of reference  —  16 December 2021

HMICFRS will undertake a thematic inspection of the policing of online child sexual exploitation in England and Wales.

Joint inspection, Mental health  —  17 November 2021

Between April and May 2021, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation – supported by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, Care Quality Commission, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons – carried out a joint thematic inspection.

Effectiveness, Efficiency, Legitimacy, PEEL  —  27 October 2021

PEEL is HMICFRS’s assessment of police forces in England and Wales. PEEL stands for police effectiveness, efficiency, and legitimacy.

This report sets out the findings for Gloucestershire Constabulary.

Business Plans, Consultations  —  13 October 2021

We recently ran a consultation on our proposed programme of policing inspections for 2021/22. The purpose of this consultation was to make sure that we continue to focus our inspection work on what matters most to the public.

Coercive and controlling behaviour, Domestic abuse, Female genital mutilation, Forced marriage, Harassment and stalking, Honour-based violence, Rape, VAWG  —  17 September 2021

This report sets out findings from our inspection of how effectively the police respond to violence against women and girls (VAWG) offences.

Domestic abuse, Super-complaint  —  24 August 2021

On 19 March 2019, the Centre for Women’s Justice made a super-complaint to HMICFRS. This super-complaint is about the police’s alleged failure to use protective measures to safeguard women and girls.

Fraud, Spotlight  —  5 August 2021

In 2018, the Home Secretary commissioned HMICFRS to carry out a thematic inspection of fraud. This report sets out the findings of our revisit of the 2018 inspection.

Business Plans, Inspection programmes  —  21 July 2021

This document is HMICFRS’s inspection programme and framework for policing for 2021/22.

Annual reports  —  21 July 2021

This is Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary’s report to the Secretary of State under section 54(4A) of the Police Act 1996. It contains his assessment of the effectiveness and  efficiency of policing in England and Wales based on the inspections we carried out between March 2020 and March 2021.