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Crime recording  —  24 July 2020

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 Dorset Police.

Crime recording  —  24 July 2020

During our South Yorkshire Police Crime Data Integrity inspection, in May 2018, we identified a cause of concern about crime recording arrangements. We revisited South Yorkshire in January 2020 to complete an audit of incident records.

Crime recording  —  24 July 2020

During our Avon and Somerset Constabulary Crime Data Integrity inspection, in July 2016, we identified crime recording arrangements required improvement. We revisited Avon and Somerset in January 2020 to assess the progress made since that report.

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.

National Crime Agency  —  14 July 2020

In HMICFRS’ sixth inspection of the National Crime Agency, we examine its criminal intelligence function.

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.

Child protection  —  10 July 2020

Protecting children is one of the most important tasks the police undertake. Only the police can investigate suspected crimes, arrest perpetrators and monitor sex offenders. Police officers have the power to take a child who is in danger into a place of safety, or to seek an order to restrict an offender’s contact with children. The police service also has a significant role working with other agencies to ensure the child’s protection and well-being, longer term.

Child protection  —  10 July 2020

This inspection reviewed the progress made in Gwent Police since the publication of HMICFRS’s Gwent- National Child Protection Inspection in 2019. It is part of a rolling programme of inspections of all police forces in England and Wales.

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.