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News article  —  29 September 2016

A new report finds that child sexual exploitation can be tackled best when all partners take responsibility for their roles, while also working collaboratively, with strategic goals clearly identified, understood and agreed across agencies.

News article  —  22 September 2016

HMIC today revealed the findings of a re-inspection of the 13 police forces that were not complying with three or more features of the Best Use of Stop and Search (BUSS) scheme in 2015.

News article  —  31 August 2016

76 percent of people are satisfied with policing according to a new report published by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary today.

News article  —  23 March 2016

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has today published a report on the police response to missing and absent children.

News article  —  24 February 2016

In his State of Policing report for 2015, published today, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary says that police forces in England and Wales have met the standards of ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ in almost three-quarters of the measures applied by the Inspectorate.

News article  —  18 February 2016

HMIC has graded every police force on its overall effectiveness in reducing crime and keeping people safe. This is based on an assessment of how well forces prevent crime and anti-social behaviour; investigate crime and manage offenders; protect vulnerable people and support victims; and tackle serious and organised crime.

News article  —  11 February 2016

The majority of police forces in England and Wales were found to be treating people fairly and ethically in a report by HMIC, published today. However, HMIC found that this was a mixed picture overall when the use of stop and search and the way black, Asian and minority ethnic officers and staff were treated in disciplinary matters were taken into account.

News article  —  15 December 2015

The findings from this inspection (published today in the national thematic report, Increasingly everyone’s business) show that the police service has acted on the messages of HMIC’s previous report, and now sees tackling domestic abuse as an important priority.

News article  —  15 December 2015

The extent to which a police force is successful at identifying, protecting and supporting those who are vulnerable is a core indicator of its overall effectiveness. In recognition of this, as part of its annual PEEL effectiveness inspection programme HMIC graded all 43 police forces in England and Wales on how effectively they protect vulnerable people from harm and support victims.

News article  —  8 December 2015

The police must better understand honour-based violence, forced marriage and female genital mutilation in order to provide victims with the best possible service and encourage those affected to come forward, a report from HMIC found today.