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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  —  15 December 2015

As part of a rolling programme of child protection inspections of all police forces in England and Wales, HMIC published an initial report in October 2014 on the child protection work of West Midlands Police. This found that despite a clear commitment to protecting children, there were areas of concern that meant children were not receiving the service they deserve. The findings from our follow up inspection are published today.

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.

News article  —  1 December 2015

Regional Organised Crime Units provide a strong foundation in tackling some of the most serious and organised criminals, but there is more work to do to provide a more consistent, concerted and co-ordinated service to the public, a report from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has found.

News article  —  19 November 2015

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

News article  —  12 November 2015

HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate have today published a joint inspection report ‘Witness for the prosecution: Identifying victim and witness vulnerability in criminal case files’.

News article  —  5 November 2015

The latest set of figures from the Rape Monitoring Group now present the most up-to-date picture of how rapes are dealt with across England and Wales.