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Annual reports  —  4 July 2019

The Police Act 1996 requires Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary to report each year on his assessment of the efficiency and effectiveness of policing in England and Wales. The assessment covers the full breadth of policing work inspected by HMICFRS, and an overview of police forces in England and Wales. As required by that section, it contains his assessment of the efficiency and effectiveness of policing in England and Wales based on the inspections we carried out between April 2018 and May 2019.

Consultations, Criminal justice joint inspections  —  14 May 2019

This consultation sets out the proposed joint inspection activity in the criminal justice system in 2019/20, and invites comments from stakeholders and others to inform the finalisation of the programme.

Effectiveness, Efficiency, Legitimacy, PEEL  —  2 May 2019

As part of our annual inspections of police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy (PEEL), HMICFRS assessed how effective the force is at keeping people safe and reducing crime. This report sets out the findings for Kent Police.

Fraud  —  2 April 2019

In 2018, the Home Secretary commissioned HMICFRS to carry out an inspection of the police response to fraud. HMICFRS inspected the effectiveness and efficiency of the police response to fraud, including online fraud.

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.

Crime recording  —  15 January 2019

In 2017, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) conducted a crime data integrity inspection of Kent 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 Kent. 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.