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News article  —  17 July 2019

Older people who have been the victims of crime are often let down by the police and wider criminal justice system which does not always understand their needs and experiences, according to a new report.

News article  —  4 July 2019

Profound and far-reaching aspects of police reform are needed, or services face unacceptable compromises in quality of service levels of public safety, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary has warned.

News article  —  2 April 2019

Most victims of fraud are not receiving the level of service they deserve, a report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services has confirmed.

News article  —  26 February 2019

HMICFRS’s fourth report on the police response to domestic abuse found continued improvement in how the police identify, respond to and support victims of domestic abuse.

News article  —  10 January 2019

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) today publishes its report ‘Public Perceptions of Policing in England and Wales 2018’ in partnership with BMG Research.

News article  —  27 November 2018

Police officers are increasingly being used as the service of default in responding to people with mental health problems, a report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services has confirmed.

News article  —  23 November 2018

Today, Ofsted published a report with findings from a joint inspection of multi-agency arrangements for responding to sexual abuse in the family in Cornwall. The inspection was undertaken by HMICFRS, Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission and HMI Probation.

News article  —  14 November 2018

Local agencies must learn lessons from past sexual exploitation cases if they are to effectively respond to ‘county lines’ drug running and other forms of child criminal exploitation, a new report finds.

News article  —  26 October 2018

HMICFRS has published the latest value for money profiles, which provide comparative data on a wide range of policing activities.

News article  —  16 October 2018

HMICFRS has, today, published the summary of a research project into victims’ experiences of hate crime.