Police ethics and accountability
Our Work — Police ethics and accountability
In the October 2010 spending review, the government announced that central funding to the police service in England and Wales would be reduced in real terms by 20 percent in the four years between March 2011 and March 2015. HMIC’s Valuing the Police programme has tracked how forces have planned to make savings to meet…
Our Work — Police ethics and accountability
Note: Strategic planning, organisational management and value for money is now a part of out PEEL reports. In the October 2010 spending review, the Government announced that central funding to the police service in England and Wales would be reduced in real terms by 20% in the four years between March 2011 and March 2015.…
Our Work — Police ethics and accountability
In the October 2010 spending review, the government announced that central funding to the police service in England and Wales would be reduced in real terms by 20 percent in the four years between March 2011 and March 2015. HMIC’s Valuing the Police programme has tracked how forces have planned to make savings to meet…
Our Work — Police ethics and accountability
Valuing the Police: Preparedness Inspection In the October 2010 spending review, the government announced that central funding to the police service in England and Wales would be reduced in real terms by 20 percent in the four years between March 2011 and March 2015. HMIC’s Valuing the Police programme has tracked how forces have planned…
Our Work — Police ethics and accountability, Policing on the beat
Race and policing programme In 2021/22 we started a new programme of activity which will complement and build on our previous and ongoing inspection work. We will inspect policing and police forces against their commitment and contribution towards: eliminating discrimination; advancing equality of opportunity; and fostering good relations with black and ethnic minority communities. The…
Our Work — Behind the frontline, Police ethics and accountability, Policing on the beat
Following a 2014 inspection of crime-recording in all police forces in England and Wales, we introduced a rolling programme of inspections. The inspections were to assess the progress made by forces against recommendations set out in the 2014 reports. The programme was carried out over several years. The finding of these inspections are set out…
Our Work — Large-scale policing, Police ethics and accountability, Specific reviews
In 2010, information about the activities of Mark Kennedy, a police officer working undercover for the National Public Order Intelligence Unit (NPOIU), led to the collapse of the trial of six people accused of planning to shut down a large power station in Ratcliffe-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire. This resulted in us announcing a review of the systems…
Our Work — Police ethics and accountability, Policing on the beat
February 2021: Disproportionate use of police powers – A spotlight on stop and search and the use of force Summary Over 35 years on from the introduction of stop and search legislation, we have found that no force fully understands the impact of the use of these powers. When the police use their powers disproportionately…
Our Work — Police ethics and accountability
In our June 2013 report A review of progress made against the recommendations in HMIC’s 2012 report on the national police units which provide intelligence on criminality associated with protest, we noted that: As a result of the HMIC 2012 report, there is now much tighter governance of domestic extremism undercover policing. But this is…
Our Work — Police ethics and accountability
This page sets out information about the data and terminology used in the value for money dashboards. For general information about using PowerBI dashboards, please see the using PowerBI page. Viewing and navigating the dashboards Each section starts with a simple overview looking at long-term trends alongside how your force compares with its most similar…