Inspection Reports

Historically, files were transferred between the police, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), the courts and the defence on paper. This resulted in delays and substantial storage costs. Information was regularly duplicated, and there was a risk of information being lost or disclosed to the wrong people. Digitisation of the processes is essential if the criminal […]

Published: 13 April 2016

Local Criminal Justice Partnerships (PDF, 317 kB) Press release

Published: 22 October 2015

Joint Inspection of the Provision of Charging Decisions (PDF, 243 kB)

Published: 28 May 2015

Investigation and prosecution of fatal road traffic incidents report (PDF, 379 kB) Interview with Michael Fuller, Chief Inspector, HMCPSI (YouTube link)

Published: 04 February 2015

A report into how the CPS and Police forces carry out recorded interviews with the child victims of rape or sexual exploitation.

Published: 18 December 2014

Phase 1 From Arrest to Sentence

Published: 30 January 2014

A joint review by HMIC and HMCPSI looking at bureaucracy in the criminal justice system.

Published: 04 June 2013

A joint review looking at how the police, the CPS and probation trusts deal with the complex area known as disability hate crime.

Published: 21 March 2013

Forging the Links: Rape Investigation and Prosecution (PDF, 634 kB)

Published: 28 February 2012

Crown Prosecution Service: the introduction of the Streamlined Process

Published: 02 November 2011