Inspection reports, thematic reviews, super-complaints and joint investigations by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services.
This inspection examined the police response to electronically monitored bail conditions and the effectiveness of electronic monitoring used by the Probation Service.
This inspection is our fourth assessment of Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service.
Cyberattacks against police forces and fire and rescue services are disruptive, put the public at risk and are expensive to fix. We inspected how police forces and fire and rescue services defend themselves against cyberattacks and manage their cybersecurity arrangements.
HMICFRS inspects selection and recruitment, professional standards, vetting and counter-corruption arrangements in police forces in England and Wales.
This inspection is our fourth assessment of Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service.
This inspection is our fourth assessment of West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.
In October 2025, the Home Secretary commissioned HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, under section 54(2B) of the Police Act 1996, to inspect how police forces, Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) and partner organisations safeguard young and …
PEEL is HMICFRS’s assessment of police forces in England and Wales. PEEL stands for police effectiveness, efficiency, and legitimacy. This report sets out the findings for Gloucestershire Constabulary.
PEEL is HMICFRS’s assessment of police forces in England and Wales. PEEL stands for police effectiveness, efficiency, and legitimacy. This report sets out the findings for Dyfed-Powys Police.
HMICFRS will lead a thematic inspection of the response to the government’s guidance for child knife possession offences, with support from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation. Our inspection will address four questions about how the relevant authorities respond to child …
The HMICFRS Board asked HMICFRS researchers to carry out a formal evaluation of the super-complaints system.
HM Inspectorate of Probation and HMICFRS examined the police response to electronically monitored bail conditions and the effectiveness of electronic monitoring used by the Probation Service.
We have issued an accelerated cause of concern to Devon and Cornwall Police because the force’s leadership arrangements don’t allow it to effectively manage demand, investigate crime and safeguard victims.
This report sets out the findings of our 2026 inspection of child protection services in Derbyshire Constabulary.
PEEL is HMICFRS’s assessment of police forces in England and Wales. PEEL stands for police effectiveness, efficiency, and legitimacy. This report sets out the findings for South Wales Police.
We revisited Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service in July 2026 and carried out a review of its progress.
The Chief Inspector's annual assessment, based on 66 inspection reports published between 1 August 2025 and 4 September 2026. It reviews police reform and the first 13 force reports in the 2025–27 PEEL cycle, identifying investigation quality, victim contact, safeguarding, …
We inspected how well the police assess risks associated with public events and examined their role in working with safety advisory groups. And we identified areas for improvement in public safety that extend beyond the work of the police.
Between 13 and 17 July 2026, Ofsted, HMICFRS and the Care Quality Commission carried out a joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency identification and response to initial need and risk in Stockport.
HMICFRS carried out a thematic inspection of firearms licensing across police forces in England and Wales. We examined how police forces keep the public safe while making sure that their possession of firearms is lawful.
The police and crime commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight has requested that HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary inspects how Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Constabulary responds to incidents of serious violence.
HMICFRS's 2025–27 PEEL assessment of Suffolk Constabulary, including causes of concern about safeguarding vulnerable people and custody handovers.
HMICFRS's 2025–27 PEEL assessment of Cumbria Constabulary, covering leadership, workforce, police powers, prevention, response, investigations, safeguarding, fraud and custody.
The collection includes recommendations, causes for concern and areas for improvement. 1,627 findings are marked open and 359 completed across the collection. Read each report for the period, addressee, wording provenance and available response evidence. No indexed recommendations does not establish that a report made none.