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Domestic abuse, Effectiveness, PEEL  —  26 February 2019

This report is the fourth in a series of thematic reports, which consider the response the police service provides to victims of domestic abuse.

Speech  —  21 February 2019

Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector was invited to speak at the College of Policing’s Strategic Command course. This speech was about the principles of modern inspection and their importance.

Consultations  —  8 February 2019

This consultation asks for your views on HMICFRS’ proposed inspection programme for 2019/20.

PEEL methodology, Research and evaluation  —  10 January 2019

This report sets out the results of HMICFRS’s fourth commissioned survey into public perceptions of policing in England and Wales, carried out by BMG Research.

Crime recording  —  5 December 2018

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 Gwent Police.

Effectiveness, Mental health  —  27 November 2018

This report sets out our findings from an inspection into how effectively the police respond to and support people with mental health problems.

Child protection, Joint inspection  —  14 November 2018

Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission, HMICFRS and HMI Probation, examined the multi-agency response to older child exploitation and children missing from home, care or education. This builds on findings from the 2016 report, ‘Time to listen’ – a joined up response to child sexual exploitation and missing children’.

Hate crime, Research and evaluation, Study  —  16 October 2018

This research project was commissioned by HMICFRS to better understand the experiences of victims of hate crime. It provides a powerful victim perspective and complements our own inspection report on hate crime.

Criminal justice joint inspections, Hate crime  —  9 October 2018

Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services HMICFRS have undertaken two previous joint inspections of the handling of disability hate crime casework. This inspection focused on progress made in response to findings from the previous two reports.

Hate crime  —  19 July 2018

Crimes motivated by hate can have an intense, enduring and sometimes devastating effect on victims and communities. This report sets out the findings of a 2017 inspection into the police’s response to hate crimes.