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Force management statement  —  20 December 2019

A force management statement (FMS) is a self-assessment that chief constables (and London equivalents) prepare and submit to HMICFRS each year. This document provides updated guidance for the third round of FMSs.

Cyber  —  24 October 2019

HMICFRS inspected how the police and the National Crime Agency deal with the threat presented by cyber-dependent crime and the wide range of criminals that commit it.

Criminal justice joint inspections, Custody suites  —  1 October 2019

This inspection into South Yorkshire Police is one of a series on police custody inspections carried out jointly by HMI Prisons and HMICFRS. The programme looks at strategy, treatment and conditions, individual rights and health care. It also contributes to the UK’s response to its international obligation to ensure regular and independent inspection of all places of detention.

Effectiveness, Efficiency, Legitimacy, PEEL, Spotlight  —  27 September 2019

This report gives an overview of the emerging themes from the second group of 2018/19 PEEL (police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy) inspections. These themes are based on findings from 15 police force reports.

Legitimacy, PEEL, Spotlight  —  27 September 2019

This report provides a national picture of abuse of position for a sexual purpose in police forces, drawing on the finalised findings from the 29 forces in the first two tranches of our integrated PEEL assessments, and the early findings from the third and final tranche of forces.

Effectiveness, Efficiency, Legitimacy, PEEL  —  27 September 2019

As part of our annual inspections of police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy (PEEL), HMICFRS assessed how effective the force is at keeping people safe and reducing crime. This report sets out the findings for South Yorkshire Police.

Speech  —  10 September 2019

Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector was invited to speak at the Police Superintendent’s Association of England and Wales annual conference 2019. The title of the speech was ‘Criminal justice – the strains and opportunities we now face’.

Joint inspection, Leadership  —  3 September 2019

HMICFRS and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) carried out a joint inspection to determine how effectively police forces select and train candidates for chief officer roles.

Business Plans, Criminal justice joint inspections  —  21 August 2019

This plan sets out the inspections of the Criminal Justice System for 2019/21 in which two or more of our inspectorates will be working together.

Criminal justice joint inspections, Custody suites  —  1 August 2019

Individuals arrested for terrorism offences are detained at one of five Terrorism Act custody suites situated across the country. These detainees can be held in custody for up to 14 days, significantly longer than detainees held in mainstream custody. Because of this, there are different arrangements under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 for the detention, treatment and questioning of detainees.