Inspection Reports

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.

Published: 15 February 2024

A joint thematic inspection of Offender Management in Custody – pre-release

Report: A thematic review of Offender Management in Custody (OMiC) – pre-release (PDF, 718 kB) Cymraeg: Rheoli Troseddwyr yn y Ddalfa – cyn rhyddhau (PDF, 702 kB) Press release: Offender Management in Custody model ‘simply not working’ Effective practice: Effective practice guide: Offender Management in Custody (OMiC) DWRM report: Participation and engagement OMiC report  (PDF, […]

Published: 02 November 2022

A joint thematic inspection of Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements

Report: A thematic review of Offender Management in Custody (OMiC) – pre-release (PDF, 718 kB) Cymraeg: Rheoli Troseddwyr yn y Ddalfa – cyn rhyddhau (PDF, 702 kB) Press release: Offender Management in Custody model ‘simply not working’ Effective practice: Effective practice guide: Offender Management in Custody (OMiC) DWRM report: Participation and engagement OMiC report  (PDF, […]

Published: 14 July 2022

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the criminal justice system – a progress report

This report follows up on the ‘state of the nation’ report, published in January 2021.

Published: 17 May 2022

Neurodiversity in the criminal justice system: A review of evidence

An independent review of neurodiversity in the criminal justice system, commissioned by the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.

Published: 15 July 2021

Impact of the pandemic on the criminal justice system

This report provides a cross-system view of how the criminal justice system reacted in the immediate aftermath of the first national Covid-19 lockdown (23 March to 10 May 2020), and of how the system has managed since. The cumulative impact on the system of the sweeping changes wrought by Covid-19 necessity is both clear and […]

Published: 19 January 2021

Joint Inspection Evidence led domestic abuse prosecutions

HMCPSI and HMICFRS have published a joint report on evidence led domestic abuse cases

Published: 23 January 2020

Youth resettlement – final report into work in the community

Children and young people released from young offender institutions are getting too little support in the community and are being “set up to fail”.

Published: 08 October 2019

Youth resettlement work. Interim report into work in custody, October 2018 - April 2019

A joint inspection by HM Inspectorate of Probation and HM Inspectorate of Prisons.

Published: 08 August 2019

Out-of-court disposal work in youth offending teams

A joint thematic report by HM Inspectorate of Probation and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services

Published: 28 March 2018