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Consultations  —  10 February 2022

This document provides details of our proposed programme of policing inspections commencing April 2022. It asks for your views on whether we cover the right themes and areas of policing.

Custody suites  —  9 February 2022

This report describes our findings following an inspection of Warwickshire Police custody facilities. The inspection was conducted jointly by HMICFRS and HM Inspectorate of Prisons in September 2021.

Terms of reference  —  28 January 2022

HMICFRS will carry out a thematic inspection of how well police address serious youth violence to reduce violent crime involving young people (particularly between the ages of 16 to 24 years).

Consultations  —  23 December 2021

HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services and HM Inspectorate of Prisons are reviewing and updating their Expectations for police custody.

Force management statement  —  23 December 2021

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 fourth round of FMSs.

Ethics and accountability, Terms of reference  —  20 December 2021

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services will carry out a thematic inspection of police vetting and counter-corruption arrangements in England and Wales.

Child protection, Terms of reference  —  16 December 2021

HMICFRS will undertake a thematic inspection of the policing of online child sexual exploitation in England and Wales.

Joint inspection, Mental health  —  17 November 2021

Between April and May 2021, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation – supported by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, Care Quality Commission, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons – carried out a joint thematic inspection.

Business Plans, Consultations  —  13 October 2021

We recently ran a consultation on our proposed programme of policing inspections for 2021/22. The purpose of this consultation was to make sure that we continue to focus our inspection work on what matters most to the public.

Coercive and controlling behaviour, Domestic abuse, Female genital mutilation, Forced marriage, Harassment and stalking, Honour-based violence, Rape, VAWG  —  17 September 2021

This report sets out findings from our inspection of how effectively the police respond to violence against women and girls (VAWG) offences.