News
News article — National Crime Agency —
Today we published a report into the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) relationship with the regional organised crime unit (ROCU) network.
News article — Greater Manchester —
In July 2020 HM Inspector Phil Gormley wrote to the chief constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) to inform the force of our intention to carry out a Victim Service Assessment.
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The Home Secretary has commissioned HMICFRS to review the governance and progress of London Fire Brigade’s action plan to implement the recommendations from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report.
News article — Avon and Somerset, Bedfordshire, British Transport Police, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, City of London, Cleveland, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon and Cornwall, Dorset, Durham, Dyfed-Powys, Essex, Gloucestershire, Greater Manchester, Gwent, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Humberside, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Merseyside, Metropolitan, Norfolk, North Wales, North Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Northumbria, Nottinghamshire, Police Service of Northern Ireland, South Wales, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Thames Valley, Warwickshire, West Mercia, West Midlands, West Yorkshire, Wiltshire —
In March 2020 we suspended all inspection work requiring appreciable contributions from police forces and fire and rescue services, to enable them to focus on the COVID-19 response. We resumed inspections in September.
News article — St Helena —
Today, HMICFRS has published a report on the St Helena Police Service.
News article — Police Service of Northern Ireland —
Following commission by the Department of Justice (Northern Ireland), we have today published a report looking at how well the Police Service of Northern Ireland treats its workforce and the people of Northern Ireland. The report also updates on the effectiveness and efficiency of the service.
News article — Gwent —
Today, Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) published a report with findings from a joint inspection of multi-agency arrangements for responding to child exploitation in Gwent. The inspection was undertaken by HMICFRS, CIW, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, HMI Probation and Estyn.
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Revolving Doors Agency has published an analysis of government data that shows Black young adults (18-24) are significantly more likely to be brought into the criminal justice system for relatively low-level and non-violent offences, such as theft or minor drug offences. Rather than being given the support they need, they are swept away into our criminal justice system.
News article — Northamptonshire —
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) previously inspected the force’s crime recording arrangements in 2014. We issued the force with a list of recommendations for improvement.
News article — Dorset —
HMICFRS previously inspected Dorset Police’s crime recording arrangements in 2014 and issued the force with a list of recommendations for improvement. We re-inspected the force in 2019 and found that it has implemented several processes to improve its crime recording arrangements.