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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In his first annual assessment of fire and rescue services in England, Her Majesty’s Chief inspector of Fire and Rescue Services Sir Thomas Winsor acknowledges the strong commitment from firefighters to protect the communities they serve. The sector’s greatest strength is in how it responds to emergencies, with demonstration of a number of life-saving initiatives and a strong health and safety culture. However, the fire and rescue sector needs significant reform in several areas.
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Police forces and the National Crime Agency have successfully improved their understanding of ‘county lines’ drug offending, according to a new report. However, current policing models are too disjointed to allow for the most effective response.
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Today, Ofsted published a report with findings from a joint inspection of multi-agency arrangements for responding to children’s mental health in Plymouth. The inspection was undertaken by HMICFRS, Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission and HMI Probation.
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Norfolk Constabulary’s crime recording arrangements have improved over the past five years, according to a new report. However, it is still failing to record enough reported crime.
Our purpose
To promote improvements in policing and fire & rescue services to make everyone safer.
Our role
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.
In preparing our reports, we ask the questions that citizens would ask, and publish the answers in accessible form, using 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, in future, their fire & rescue service – against others. Our evidence is used to drive improvements in the services they provide to the public.
Our work
The public want the police and fire & rescue services (FRSs) to succeed in their duties to keep people safe and secure. It is in the public interest that the quality of policing and fire & rescue in England, Wales and Northern Ireland keeps improving.
At HMICFRS, we inspect, monitor and report on the efficiency and effectiveness of the police and FRSs with the aim of encouraging improvement.
By providing accessible information on the performance of forces and FRSs, we allow their public, and peers, to see how they are doing. This will place pressure on those forces and FRSs requiring improvement in aspects of policing and fire & rescue to raise their game.
Who we inspect
For over 160 years, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary independently assessed and reported on the efficiency and effectiveness of police forces and policing, in the public interest.
In summer 2017, HMIC (now HMICFRS) took on inspections of England’s fire & rescue services, assessing and reporting on their efficiency, effectiveness and leadership.
Who we are
Sir Thomas Winsor
HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary and HM Chief Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services
Zoë Billingham
HM Inspector of Constabulary and HM Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services
Matt Parr, CB
HM Inspector of Constabulary and HM Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services
Phil Gormley, QPM
HM Inspector of Constabulary and HM Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services
Dru Sharpling CBE
HM Inspector of Constabulary and HM Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services
Wendy Williams
HM Inspector of Constabulary and HM Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services