HMCPSI Business Plan 2024 - 2025
HMCPSI has a statutory duty to independently inspect the work of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). Our work is fundamental to improving the criminal justice system and help maintain public trust.
An inspection of Crown Prosecution Service actions in the Valdo Calocane case
The Attorney General requested HMCPSI undertake a rapid inspection of CPS action in the Calocane (Nottingham) case. We commissioned and commenced the inspection on 31st January and our findings are published in the report today.
Efficiency spotlight report: The impact of recruitment and retention on the criminal justice system
In this report we focus on recruitment and retention in the agencies that we inspect.
Joint case building by the police and Crown Prosecution Service
Interim findings from phase 1 of a joint inspection by HMCPSI and HMICFRS of case building by the police and Crown Prosecution Service. Today we have published the Joint Case Building interim findings. The full report will be published in spring 2024. Read more
An inspection of how well the police, the Crown Prosecution Service and the Probation Service support victims of crime
This was a joint inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), His Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation (HMI Pro
CPS Handling of custody time limits follow-up inspection
HMCPSI has conducted a follow-up inspection into the CPS’s handling of custody time limits. The inspectorate found that although there was some evidence of good practice, two of the recommendations made in the 2021 inspection report have not been fully embedded.