Inspection Reports

In this report we focus on recruitment and retention in the agencies that we inspect.

Published: 15 February 2024

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.   Joint case building by the police and Crown Prosecution Service (PDF, 391 […]

Published: 25 January 2024

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

Published: 17 May 2022

This is the second and final part of HMICFRS and HMCPSI’s joint inspection of the investigation and prosecution of rape in England and Wales.

Published: 25 February 2022

Report: A joint thematic inspection of the criminal justice journey for individuals with mental health needs and disorders (PDF, 1 MB) Cymraeg: Arolygiad thematig ar y cyd o’r daith cyfiawnder troseddol ar gyfer unigolion ag anghenion ac anhwylderau iechyd meddwl (PDF, 1 MB) Press notice: Criminal justice system failing people with mental health issues – […]

Published: 17 November 2021

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

A programme originally set up to tackle persistent offenders has “lost its way” and better leadership is needed.

Published: 28 February 2020

This plan set out the proposed programme of inspections of the Criminal Justice System for 2019/20 and invited comments. This consultation is closed.

Published: 14 May 2019

This plan sets out the inspections of the Criminal Justice System for 2017/18 in which two or more of our inspectorates will be working together.

Published: 10 November 2017

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