Source · HMICFRS

HMICFRS reports

Inspection reports, thematic reviews, super-complaints and joint investigations by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services.

351 reports in this collection2,109 findings indexed

Reports

351 matching reports · newest publication first

Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2023–2025: Cleveland Fire Brigade

Published 23 April 2025Fire & Rescue Inspection25 findings indexed

PEEL assessment framework (PAF) 2025–2027

Published 11 April 2025PEEL Force InspectionRecommendation indexing not established

PEEL Assessment 2023-25: Dorset Police

Published 9 April 2025PEEL Force Inspection17 findings indexed

PEEL 2023-25 inspection findings for Dorset Police

PEEL Assessment 2023-25: Cleveland Police

Published 9 April 2025PEEL Force Inspection8 findings indexed

PEEL 2023-25 inspection findings for Cleveland Police

Nottinghamshire Police: PEEL causes of concern revisit letter

Published 4 April 2025Cause for ConcernRecommendation indexing not established

The Police Service of Northern Ireland: An inspection of police effectiveness and efficiency

Published 2 April 2025PEEL Force InspectionRecommendation indexing not established

Police integrity inspection programme methodology – 2025 onwards

Published 28 March 2025Thematic InspectionRecommendation indexing not established

Joint child protection inspection of victims of domestic abuse in North Yorkshire

Published 28 March 2025Criminal Justice Joint InspectionRecommendation indexing not established

An inspection into how effectively the police investigate crime

Published 27 March 2025Thematic Inspection11 findings indexed

Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service: Cause of concern revisit letter

Published 25 March 2025Cause for ConcernRecommendation indexing not established

Joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency response to identification of initial need and risk in Bromley

Published 13 March 2025Criminal Justice Joint InspectionRecommendation indexing not established

Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2023–2025: Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service

Published 11 March 2025Fire & Rescue Inspection12 findings indexed

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service: Causes of concern revisit letter

Published 7 March 2025Cause for ConcernRecommendation indexing not established

Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service: Return to default phase of monitoring

Published 7 March 2025Fire & Rescue National ReportRecommendation indexing not established

Terms of reference: Report on the progress made against recommendations in our 2023 inspection of the police response to child sexual exploitation in England and Wales

Published 6 March 2025Thematic InspectionRecommendation indexing not established

Policing inspection programme and framework 2025–29

Published 4 March 2025Thematic InspectionRecommendation indexing not established

Vetting, misconduct and misogyny in the police service: review of progress

Published 1 March 2025Thematic InspectionRecommendation indexing not established

Follow-up to the landmark 2022 vetting inspection. Reviews progress made by forces against the 43 original recommendations.

Joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency response to children who are victims of domestic abuse in Norfolk

Published 27 February 2025Criminal Justice Joint InspectionRecommendation indexing not established

The Metropolitan Police Service’s handling of the sexual and criminal exploitation of children: Causes of concern – revisit

Published 26 February 2025Cause for ConcernRecommendation indexing not established

Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 recommendations progress update

Published 12 February 2025Thematic InspectionRecommendation indexing not established

Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2023–2025: Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service

Published 11 February 2025Fire & Rescue Inspection37 findings indexed

Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2023–2025: Humberside Fire and Rescue Service

Published 11 February 2025Fire & Rescue Inspection13 findings indexed

Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2023–2025: Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Published 11 February 2025Fire & Rescue Inspection35 findings indexed

FRS 2023-25 CoC Recommendations: Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service

Published 11 February 2025Fire & Rescue Inspection5 findings indexed

Cause of Concern recommendations tracked by HMICFRS for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service (2023-25)

PEEL Assessment 2023-25: Cheshire Constabulary

Published 6 February 2025PEEL Force Inspection4 findings indexed

PEEL 2023-25 inspection findings for Cheshire Constabulary

PEEL Assessment 2023-25: Avon and Somerset Police

Published 6 February 2025PEEL Force Inspection16 findings indexed

PEEL 2023-25 inspection findings for Avon and Somerset Police

Joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency response to identification of initial need and risk in Blackpool

Published 31 January 2025Criminal Justice Joint InspectionRecommendation indexing not established

PEEL Assessment 2023-25: Bedfordshire Police

Published 29 January 2025PEEL Force Inspection14 findings indexed

PEEL 2023-25 inspection findings for Bedfordshire Police

A report into the effectiveness of integrity arrangements in Lincolnshire Police

Published 24 January 2025Thematic InspectionRecommendation indexing not established

Metropolitan Police Service: return to default phase of monitoring

Published 23 January 2025Thematic InspectionRecommendation indexing not established

A report into the effectiveness of integrity arrangements in North Yorkshire Police

Published 22 January 2025Thematic InspectionRecommendation indexing not established

A report into the effectiveness of integrity arrangements in Derbyshire Constabulary

Published 22 January 2025Thematic InspectionRecommendation indexing not established

Fire and rescue services inspection programme and framework commencing June 2025

Published 16 January 2025Fire & Rescue National ReportRecommendation indexing not established

HMICFRS response to consultation on ‘Fire and rescue services draft inspection programme and framework commencing June 2025’

Published 16 January 2025Fire & Rescue National ReportRecommendation indexing not established

Cleveland Police: National child protection inspection

Published 15 January 2025National Child Protection Inspection5 findings indexed

Report on an inspection visit to police custody suites in Gwent Police

Published 10 January 2025Thematic InspectionRecommendation indexing not established

Adroddiad ar ymweliad arolygu ag ystafelloedd dalfa’r heddlu yn Heddlu Gwent

Published 10 January 2025Thematic InspectionRecommendation indexing not established

Terms of reference for a rapid review of the policing of public disorder – Tranche 2

Published 9 January 2025Thematic InspectionRecommendation indexing not established

Responses to the super-complaint report on the police response to stalking

Published 8 January 2025Super-complaintRecommendation indexing not established

PEEL Assessment 2023-25: North Wales Police

Published 5 December 2024PEEL Force Inspection12 findings indexed

PEEL 2023-25 inspection findings for North Wales Police

PEEL Assessment 2023-25: Leicestershire Police

Published 5 December 2024PEEL Force Inspection5 findings indexed

PEEL 2023-25 inspection findings for Leicestershire Police

PEEL Assessment 2023-25: Lancashire Constabulary

Published 5 December 2024PEEL Force Inspection8 findings indexed

PEEL 2023-25 inspection findings for Lancashire Constabulary

FRS 2023-25 CoC Recommendations: Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

Published 29 November 2024Fire & Rescue Inspection5 findings indexed

Cause of Concern recommendations tracked by HMICFRS for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (2023-25)

PEEL 2023-25 CoC Recommendations: Hertfordshire Constabulary

Published 15 October 2024PEEL Force Inspection4 reported recommendations · text not indexed

Cause of Concern recommendations tracked by HMICFRS for Hertfordshire Constabulary (2023-25)

PEEL Assessment 2023-25: Humberside Police

Published 15 October 2024PEEL Force Inspection3 findings indexed

PEEL 2023-25 inspection findings for Humberside Police

PEEL Assessment 2023-25: Hertfordshire Constabulary

Published 15 October 2024PEEL Force Inspection20 findings indexed

PEEL 2023-25 inspection findings for Hertfordshire Constabulary

The policing response to antisocial behaviour: PEEL spotlight report

Published 10 October 2024Spotlight Report2 findings indexed

Found most forces need to improve how they identify, record and respond to antisocial behaviour. Around 1 million ASB incidents reported to police in year ending September 2023.

FRS 2023-25 CoC Recommendations: Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

Published 7 October 2024Fire & Rescue Inspection5 findings indexed

Cause of Concern recommendations tracked by HMICFRS for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (2023-25)

Report on the Suzy Lamplugh Trust's super-complaint: The police response to stalking

Published 27 September 2024Super-complaintJoint with College of Policing, IOPC19 findings indexed

Joint investigation into police response to stalking following super-complaint by National Stalking Consortium via Suzy Lamplugh Trust. Found failures in identification, investigation and use of powers. All 43 forces published action plans by November 2024.

PEEL Assessment 2023-25: Staffordshire Police

Published 23 September 2024PEEL Force Inspection11 findings indexed

PEEL 2023-25 inspection findings for Staffordshire Police

About indexed findings and status

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.