International and specialist agencies
Our Work — Behind the frontline, International and specialist agencies
The Police National Computer is a national database of information available to all police forces throughout the United Kingdom. Information held on the Police National Computer allows police forces to carry out checks, for example, on a person’s criminal record or vehicle registration.
Our Work — International and specialist agencies, Specific reviews
Historical Enquiries Team – July 2013 Upon the request of the chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), in 2012, the Minister of Justice for Northern Ireland commissioned HMIC to inspect the role and function of the Historical Enquiries Team (HET). Read ‘Inspection of the Police Service of Northern Ireland Historical Enquiries Team’ Re-inspection…
Our Work — International and specialist agencies, Specific reviews
In May 2012, the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and National Policing Improvement Agency carried out a review of the retention of human tissue by police forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This review made ten recommendations to improve processes and procedures for the retention of human tissue in criminal cases. HMIC was…
Our Work — International and specialist agencies
HMICFRS conducts statutory inspections of police forces and other law enforcement agencies in England and Wales. We also inspect law enforcement arrangements in British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies on invitation from the relevant Government. The Royal Gibraltar Police (RGP) is the oldest Commonwealth police force outside the UK. We inspect the RGP at the…
Our Work — International and specialist agencies
In March 2020, we inspected St Helena Police, a small force located on an island in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Our Work — Behind the frontline, International and specialist agencies, Victims and resolutions
Building on experience from the police custody suite inspections, HMICFRS and HM Inspectorate of Prisons, introduced Terrorism Act custody facilities inspection in England.
Our Work — International and specialist agencies
In January 2019, the commissioner of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service invited HMICFRS to review its homicide prevention and investigation procedures. This invitation was due to the high number of homicides involving guns in recent years.