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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  —  18 December 2019

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

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.

News article  —  3 September 2019

Police forces do not always identify the best candidates for senior leadership positions because of questionable selection procedures, according to a new report.

News article  —  30 August 2019

Merseyside Police has successfully implemented changes designed to improve its child protection services, according to a new report.

News article  —  29 August 2019

The number of rape charges has decreased, despite an increase in the amount of rapes reported, data released today shows.

News article  —  21 August 2019

Today, the Criminal Justice Chief Inspectors’ Group publishes its 2019/21 business plan.

News article  —  1 August 2019

The first independent inspection of the treatment and conditions for detainees in specialist police Terrorism Act (TACT) custody suites found good care for those held.