News

A study of digital crime and policing

News article  — 

In 2015, HMIC worked with the Home Office, the College of Policing, academics and police forces on a study to help build our understanding of victims’ experiences of digital crime, and of the police response to it. The findings will inform future HMIC inspections of forces and of other law enforcement agencies.

Greater Manchester Police has made improvements to how it protects children. However, it is still not performing well in some areas

News article  — 

HMIC has today published the report of an follow up inspection of the child protection work carried out by Greater Manchester Police. This is part of a rolling programme of child protection inspections of all police forces in England and Wales.

Domestic abuse is increasingly becoming ‘everyone’s business’, following improvements to the service provided to victims

News article  — 

The findings from this inspection (published today in the national thematic report, Increasingly everyone’s business) show that the police service has acted on the messages of HMIC’s previous report, and now sees tackling domestic abuse as an important priority.

Police forces must ensure the improvements they have made in tackling domestic abuse are replicated in services to protect and support all vulnerable victims

News article  — 

The extent to which a police force is successful at identifying, protecting and supporting those who are vulnerable is a core indicator of its overall effectiveness. In recognition of this, as part of its annual PEEL effectiveness inspection programme HMIC graded all 43 police forces in England and Wales on how effectively they protect vulnerable people from harm and support victims.

West Midlands Police is making progress on how it protects children, but there are still areas for improvement

News article  — 

As part of a rolling programme of child protection inspections of all police forces in England and Wales, HMIC published an initial report in October 2014 on the child protection work of West Midlands Police. This found that despite a clear commitment to protecting children, there were areas of concern that meant children were not receiving the service they deserve. The findings from our follow up inspection are published today.

Surrey Police: Child protection work a cause of concern

News article  — 

HMIC has today published the report of an inspection in June 2015 of the child protection work carried out by Surrey Police. This is part of a rolling programme of child protection inspections of all police forces in England and Wales.

Criminal justice inspectorates publish their first annual compendium of findings on the quality of service provided to victims of crime in England and Wales

News article  — 

This is the first compendium of findings on the quality of services provided to victims by agencies within the criminal justice system.

Every police force must improve its understanding of honour-based violence, forced marriage and female genital mutilation

News article  — 

The police must better understand honour-based violence, forced marriage and female genital mutilation in order to provide victims with the best possible service and encourage those affected to come forward, a report from HMIC found today.

National Preventive Mechanism - sixth annual report

News article  — 

The sixth annual report of the UK’s National Preventive Mechanism is published today, giving an overview of the state of detention in prisons, police custody, court cells, customs custody facilities, children’s secure accommodation, immigration, military and mental health detention.

Regional Organised Crime Units should build on their strong foundations

News article  — 

Regional Organised Crime Units provide a strong foundation in tackling some of the most serious and organised criminals, but there is more work to do to provide a more consistent, concerted and co-ordinated service to the public, a report from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has found.

991 news and press releases