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News article  —  14 May 2024

The Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) for the West Midlands and its constituent police forces should improve how they work together to tackle serious and organised crime.

News article  —  13 May 2024

Responses to the recommendations from the super-complaint report: ‘Report on the Criminal Justice Alliance’s super-complaint – Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 and independent community scrutiny of stop and search’.

News article  —  25 March 2024

The National Police Chiefs’ Council have issued an updated response to the recommendations from the super-complaint report: ‘How the police respond to victims of sexual abuse when the victim is from an ethnic minority background and may be at risk of honour-based abuse’.

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.