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Publication  —  Crimes against older people, Criminal justice joint inspections  —  17 July 2019

In 2018/19, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services and Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate conducted a joint inspection of how the police and the CPS respond to crimes against older people. This report sets out our findings, making a series of recommendations aimed at improving police and CPS practice, and so the service provided to victims.

Publication  —  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.

Publication  —  Crime recording  —  16 May 2019

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 West Yorkshire Police.

Publication  —  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.

Publication  —  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.

Publication  —  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.