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News article  —  15 December 2015

HMIC has today published the report of an inspection in June 2015 of the child protection work carried out by Surrey Police. This is part of a rolling programme of child protection inspections of all police forces in England and Wales.

News article  —  9 December 2015

This is the first compendium of findings on the quality of services provided to victims by agencies within the criminal justice system.

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

The sixth annual report of the UK’s National Preventive Mechanism is published today, giving an overview of the state of detention in prisons, police custody, court cells, customs custody facilities, children’s secure accommodation, immigration, military and mental health detention.

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  —  10 November 2015

Police custody in Hertfordshire had made progress in some areas, although some improvements were also needed, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary. Today they published the report of an unannounced inspection.

News article  —  6 November 2015

On Friday 6 November 2015, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Thomas Winsor, wrote to all chief constables and police and crime commissioners to inform them about how HMIC will inspect forces’ crime-recording practices in future

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.