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News article  —  22 December 2023

There are serious concerns about the performance of West Midlands Police.

News article  —  15 December 2023

The police must do more to minimise harm when using their stop and search powers and to better understand the effectiveness of these powers.

News article  —  29 November 2023

Today we published a letter sent from His Majesty’s Chief Inspector to the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, which was sent on the 23 November.

News article  —  24 November 2023

His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary has today moved West Midlands Police into an enhanced level of monitoring.

News article  —  27 September 2023

Today we published an annual review of our three-year policing programme and framework. 

News article  —  25 August 2023

Police forces are still failing to record the ethnicity of victims of crimes in nearly two thirds of cases, and they should publish more data on ethnicity to help build public confidence.

News article  —  16 August 2023

West Midlands Police has shown some progress in its custody services, but there are still several areas of concern.

News article  —  11 August 2023

Most police forces effectively identify patterns and causes of homicide, and allocate the right resources to prevent it, but there is still too much inconsistency in how policing tackles homicide prevention.

News article  —  11 July 2023

Police forces are effective in deploying firearms, and officers discharged weapons at only 0.02 per cent of armed operations in 2021-22.

News article  —  7 July 2023

Police forces have improved in several areas in recent years, but the public is still being failed too often.