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News article  —  28 February 2020

A programme originally set up to tackle persistent offenders has “lost its way” and better leadership is needed to get it back on track, according to inspectors.

News article  —  27 February 2020

In a report published today, HMICFRS is calling for police and partner agencies to improve how they work together to protect children.

News article  —  7 February 2020

The public receives inconsistent service from their local police forces, HMICFRS has said in a report published today.

News article  —  7 February 2020

HMICFRS has today published our findings for the third, and final, group of forces inspected in the PEEL 2018/19 assessment. This group of 14 reports completes a full annual cycle of inspections of the 43 forces in England and Wales, following previous publications in May and September 2019.

News article  —  4 February 2020

Children sexually abused by family members are going unseen and unheard in too many cases, while abusers evade justice, according to a new report.

News article  —  23 January 2020

A joint report published by Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and HMICFRS has concluded that the handling of evidence led domestic abuse prosecutions requires improvement.

News article  —  10 January 2020

Police forces and the National Crime Agency have successfully improved their understanding of ‘county lines’ drug offending, according to a new report. However, current policing models are too disjointed to allow for the most effective response.

News article  —  31 October 2019

HMICFRS has published the latest Value for Money profiles, which provide comparative data on a wide range of policing activities for each police force in England and Wales.

News article  —  24 October 2019

Police forces and the National Crime Agency are generally effective at tackling cyber-dependent crime, according to a new report. However, there are too many local variations in the response to a national threat.

News article  —  27 September 2019

Police forces need to do more to ensure they are able to detect and root-out ‘abuse of position for a sexual purpose’ by officers and staff, HMICFRS has said in a report published today.