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Value for money inspection  —  18 July 2013

Summary In October 2010, the Government announced that central funding to the Police Service in England and Wales would reduce by 20% in the four years between March 2011 and March 2015. HMIC’s Valuing the Police Programme has tracked how forces are planning to make savings to meet this budget demand each year since summer…

Value for money inspection  —  18 July 2013

Summary In the October 2010 spending review, the Government announced that central funding to the police service in England and Wales would be reduced in real terms by 20% in the four years between March 2011 and March 2015. HMIC’s Valuing the Police Programme has tracked how forces have planned to make savings to meet…

Speech  —  11 July 2013

In a lecture given on 11 July 2013, in the Draper’s Hall, City of London, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector discussed the importance of chief constable operational independence; the heavy responsibilities of Police and Crime Commissioners; and the proper and lawful use of section 38 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act.

Stop and search  —  9 July 2013

Summary The summer riots of 2011 once again focused attention on the way police use stop and search powers. As a result of this renewed concern, in December 2011 the Home Secretary commissioned HMIC to carry out an inspection into the use of stop and search legislation by police forces in England and Wales. In…

Speech  —  15 May 2013

Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector’s speech to the Police Federation Conference 2013.

Speech  —  29 April 2013

The newly appointed HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary explains his approach to the job, and how HMIC may be expected to operate in the new policing landscape.

Joint inspection  —  15 April 2013

Summary HMIC has been working jointly with Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission, HMI Probation and HMI Prisons to develop a multi-agency inspection framework which will examine the delivery of child protection services provided by a range of agencies working in each local authority across England. Over a three-year period the inspections will cover all local…

Police relationships  —  18 December 2012

Summary In 2011, we published Without Fear or Favour, which looked at instances of undue influence, inappropriate contractual arrangements and other abuses of power in police relationships with the media and other parties. While we found no evidence of endemic corruption in police relationships, we did not issue a clean bill of health. This revisit…

Value for money inspection  —  24 October 2012

Summary Value for money profiles provide benchmarking information on: What the police are spending their budgets on; Staffing levels by grade and function; and Outputs and outcomes in a comparable format. These profiles are based on data provided by the police. Get the report West Mercia, value for money profile, 2011 (PDF, 629KB, new window)…

Value for money inspection  —  24 October 2012

Summary Value for money profiles provide benchmarking information on: What the police are spending their budgets on; Staffing levels by grade and function; and Outputs and outcomes in a comparable format. These profiles are based on data provided by the police. Get the report West Mercia, value for money profile, 2012 (PDF, 710KB, new window)…