Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) independently assesses the effectiveness and efficiency of police forces and fire & rescue services – in the public interest.
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The police response to burglary, robbery and theft is not consistently good enough – and victims face a postcode lottery when it comes to how thoroughly officers might investigate crimes.
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Today we published South Wales Police’s latest PEEL report. PEEL is HMICFRS’s assessment of police forces in England and Wales. PEEL stands for police effectiveness, efficiency, and legitimacy.
Heddiw cyhoeddwyd adroddiad PEEL diweddaraf Heddlu De Cymru. PEEL yw asesiad HMICFRS o heddluoedd yng Nghymru a Lloegr. Ystyr PEEL yw effeithiolrwydd, effeithlonrwydd a chyfreithlondeb yr heddlu.
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Today we published a summary of the findings of our inspection of police child protection services in Warwickshire, which took place in February 2022.
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Wiltshire Police needs to improve how it safeguards and protects children.
Our role
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) independently assesses and reports on the effectiveness and efficiency of police forces and fire & rescue services – in the public interest.
We ask the questions that we believe the public wish to have answered, and publish our findings, conclusions and recommendations. We use our expertise to interpret the evidence and make recommendations for improvement.
We provide authoritative information to allow the public to compare the performance of their police force and fire & rescue service against others. We also routinely monitor the performance of police forces in England and Wales.
We inspect across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We also inspect law enforcement arrangements in British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, on invitation from the relevant government, as well as non-territorial services, specialist agencies and international police forces.
Who we are
Andy Cooke QPM DL
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services