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Consultations  —  8 February 2019

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

Legitimacy, PEEL, Revisit  —  25 January 2019

During our 2017 legitimacy inspection HMICFRS found that West Midlands Police did not fully comply with requirements to communicate with complainants.

Crime recording  —  15 January 2019

In 2017, HMICFRS conducted a crime data integrity inspection of West Midlands Police. HMICFRS published the report of this inspection in June 2017 and concluded that the crime-recording arrangements in the force were not acceptable. The 2017 report made a series of recommendations and areas for improvement aimed at improving crime-recording in West Midlands. This re-inspection assessed the progress made since that report.

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.

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.

Business Plans, Inspection programmes  —  12 July 2018

This document sets out HMICFRS’s police inspection programme and resources for the year ahead, 2018/19.