Police ethics and accountability
Policing by consent requires the police service to act ethically and be accountable to the public it serves. HMICFRS inspects police ethics and accountability, including the actions of undercover police officers.
Our Work — Police ethics and accountability
Following a full review of findings from the 2013 inspection, HMIC has produced this compendium, which brings together interesting, practical examples of how forces are approaching the budget reductions. Many of the examples include more innovative practices such as transforming call handing procedures, collaboration between forces and the implementation of new technologies.
Our Work — Behind the frontline, Police ethics and accountability, Policing on the beat
Between 2015 and 2020, HMICFRS carried out a programme of work to test whether crimes were being recorded by the police when they should be and categorised correctly. The crime data integrity inspections are part of the PEEL programme. Rolling programme of crime data integrity inspections After 55 inspections and follow-up reviews, this rolling programme…
Our Work — Behind the frontline, Police ethics and accountability, Policing on the beat
The process for determining overall graded judgments for the crime data integrity (CDI) programme consists of three stages. These were updated in 2017 to marginally reduce, and broaden, the recording rates needed to enable each judgment to be applied. We also separated the 16 judgment criteria of this inspection into three core questions for which…
Our Work — Behind the frontline, Police ethics and accountability, Policing on the beat, Specific reviews
The police and crime commissioner for Kent commissioned an inspection to determine whether the people of Kent can have confidence in Kent Police’s crime figures.
Our Work — Behind the frontline, Police ethics and accountability, Policing on the beat
The Home Secretary uses these powers to require chief constables to give regular data on the number of crimes they record. This data must be recorded in accordance with the Home Office Counting Rules. These rules aim to bring more consistency to the process of creating and maintaining crime records at force level.
Our Work — Police ethics and accountability
In our report, Policing in Austerity: Meeting the Challenge, we made a judgment as to the extent to which each force provides value for money in the context of current spending constraints. We rated each force in one of the following categories: outstanding; good; requires improvement; or inadequate. The grade characteristics provide an indication of…
Our Work — Police ethics and accountability, Specific reviews
In August 2021, the Home Secretary commissioned HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services to undertake a thematic inspection of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) following the independent panel review of the MPS’s handling of the investigation into Daniel Morgan’s murder.
Our Work — Police ethics and accountability
HMICFRS was commissioned to carry out a thematic inspection to assess current vetting and counter-corruption arrangements in policing across England and Wales. The inspection included assessing forces’ abilities to detect and deal with misogynistic and predatory behaviour.
Our Work — Behind the frontline, Police ethics and accountability, Policing on the beat, Protecting people from violence and abuse
PEEL (police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy) is our regular assessment of police forces in England and Wales.
Our Work — Behind the frontline, Police ethics and accountability, Specific reviews
In December 2006 HMIC inspected Humberside Police and produced a report which considered how the force could improve its performance. The inspection focused on the processes, systems and enablers that are essential for the delivery of effective performance improvement including corporate governance, partnerships, performance management, human resources, finance and strategic issues. As part of the…