Our Reports

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

Published: 15 February 2024

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 Probation).  The inspection aimed to assess how well the criminal justice system meets the needs of victims, from when a victim reports an offence […]

Published: 19 December 2023

This report follows up on the ‘state of the nation’ report, published in January 2021, which outlined how the COVID-19 pandemic had severely disrupted services across the criminal justice system (CJS). It is based on our combined inspection findings during 2021. The structure follows the flow of work through the CJS from policing to prisons. […]

Published: 17 May 2022

A joint inspection by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) found that a lack of collaboration between the police and prosecutors has led to delays and poor communication with victims. Inspectors found that on average, 706 days elapsed from the date of reporting an […]

Published: 25 February 2022

In 2009, the Bradley Report (Bradley, 2009) provided a comprehensive review of the experience of  a person with mental health and learning disabilities in the criminal justice system (CJS).

Published: 17 November 2021

A joint inspection by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) found that a lack of collaboration between the police and prosecutors has led to delays and poor communication with victims.

Published: 16 July 2021

Between October 2019 and February 2020, we inspected the police and Crown Prosecution Service’s (CPS) responses to pre-charge bail changes and the use of released under investigation (RUI).

Published: 11 December 2020

Inspectors found that neither the police nor the CPS can distinguish those cases where an evidence led approach may be more effective, and that the handling of evidence led domestic abuse prosecutions requires improvement.

Published: 23 January 2020

Inspectors from HMICFRS and HMCPSI have reviewed the police and Crown Prosecution Service’s response to crimes against older people The poor relation: The police and Crown Prosecution Service’s response to crimes against older people (July 19)

Published: 01 August 2019

A report by HMCPSI and HMICFRS on the handling by the police and CPS of cases involving disability hate crime.

Published: 09 October 2018