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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  —  30 June 2022

There are ‘systemic deficiencies’ in the way some police forces in England and Wales deal with allegations of domestic abuse against their own officers and staff.

News article  —  19 September 2017

Inspectors from Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, and HM Inspectorate of Probation carried out joint inspections of six areas in England, to evaluate the multi-agency response to cases of domestic abuse.

News article  —  26 February 2019

HMICFRS’s fourth report on the police response to domestic abuse found continued improvement in how the police identify, respond to and support victims of domestic abuse.

News article  —  23 June 2021

The police responded proactively to prevent domestic abuse and protect victims during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report has found.

News article  —  23 January 2020

A joint report published by Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and HMICFRS has concluded that the handling of evidence led domestic abuse prosecutions requires improvement.

News article  —  14 November 2017

This report is the third in a series of thematic reports which consider the response provided to victims of domestic abuse by the police service.

News article  —  23 November 2022

Today we published the responses to the recommendations from ‘Police perpetrated domestic abuse: Report on the Centre for Women’s Justice super complaint’.

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  —  27 January 2023

Today we published the second National Police Chiefs’ Council’s (NPCC) response to the recommendations from ‘Police perpetrated domestic abuse: Report on the Centre for Women’s Justice super complaint’.