Protecting people from violence and abuse

Our Work  —  Police engagement with women and girls, Protecting people from violence and abuse, Specific reviews

Tees Valley Inclusion Project submitted this super-complaint about the police response to victims of sexual abuse from ethnic minority backgrounds who may be at risk of honour-based abuse.

Our Work  —  Police ethics and accountability, Protecting people from violence and abuse, Specific reviews

Super-complaints provide a voice for designated bodies to raise concerns on behalf of the public about patterns or trends in policing that are, or appear to be, significantly harming the interests of the public. On 6 March 2020 we received a super-complaint from the Centre for Women’s Justice. The super-complaint raised concerns about how police

Our Work  —  Large-scale policing, Protecting people from violence and abuse

Regional organised crime units should lead the regional response to serious and organised crime.

Our Work  —  Police engagement with women and girls, Protecting people from violence and abuse

Honour-based violence (HBV) is the term used to refer to a collection of practices used predominantly to control the behaviour of women and girls within families or other social groups in order to protect supposed cultural and religious beliefs, values and social norms in the name of ‘honour’. HBV incidents and crimes include specific types

Our Work  —  Police engagement with women and girls, Protecting people from violence and abuse, Specific reviews

The Suzy Lamplugh Trust submitted this super-complaint about the police response to victims of stalking.

Our Work  —  Protecting people from violence and abuse

More and more crime is being perpetrated online and this includes child sexual exploitation. We inspected the police response to online child sexual abuse and exploitation between February and August 2022. We aimed to answer the following question: How effective are police forces, the National Crime Agency and regional organised crime units at identifying and safeguarding

Our Work  —  Behind the frontline, Protecting people from violence and abuse, Victims and resolutions

Please note: In July 2017 HMIC took on responsibility for fire & rescue service inspections and was renamed HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). Inspections carried out before July 2017 may continue to refer to HMIC. The welfare of vulnerable people in police custody In January 2014, the Home Secretary commissioned