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Police Service of Northern Ireland – Human tissue audit
21 May 2013 15:56
In May 2012, the Association of Chief Police Officers and National Policing Improvement Agency carried out a review of the retention of human tissue by police forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This review made ten recommendations to improve processes and procedures for the retention of human tissue in criminal cases. HMIC has been [...]
View of the future – Tom Winsor speech
15 May 2013 16:23
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary Tom Winsor’s speech to the Police Federation Conference 2013. Read Tom Winsor’s speech
Home Affairs Select Committee appearance
14 May 2013 14:49
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Tom Winsor, will be at the Home Affairs Select Committee this afternoon to talk about leadership and standards in the police service. Watch the session live on the Parliament website
Police custody in Hampshire – improvements needed in health care provision
7 May 2013 10:00
Police custody provision in Hampshire was generally positive, but health care was in need of attention, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection. Read ‘Hampshire – Joint inspection of police custody suites’
Border Force customs custody suites in England and Scotland – Health services needed attention
1 May 2013 09:36
Border Force customs custody suites across England and Scotland needed to focus on improving health services, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection. Read ‘Border Force customs – Joint inspection of custody suites’
Policing in the new dynamic environment – Tom Winsor speech
29 Apr 2013 12:14
Tom Winsor today used his first major speech as HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary to explain his approach to the job, and how HMIC may be expected to operate in the new policing landscape. The Chief Inspector, who spoke at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI), discussed the model of [...]
European Arrest Warrants
16 Apr 2013 12:06
HMIC has received a commission from the Home Secretary to audit Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) data on incoming and outgoing European Arrest Warrants since 2009/10; to test SOCA’s assurance that there is no detrimental impact on public protection as a result of the error identified in data capture; and to provide assurance around SOCA’s [...]
Criminal Justice Joint Inspection business plan for 2013-15 published today
15 Apr 2013 10:54
The four Criminal Justice inspectorates – of Constabulary, the Crown Prosecution Service, Probation and Prisons – have today published their sixth business plan of joint inspections.
HMIC’s 2013/14 inspection programme: For consultation
12 Apr 2013 09:00
HMIC has launched a consultation which welcomes views on its proposed inspection activity for the coming year and will be open until 07 May 2013. For more information, and to respond, please go to the consultation page on HMIC’s website
Police custody in Haringey – generally positive
9 Apr 2013 09:30
Police custody provision in Haringey was sound, but there were a few inconsistencies, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, publishing the report of an unannounced inspection. Read ‘Haringey – Joint inspection of police custody suites’
2013 value for money inspections
8 Apr 2013 17:47
HMIC has started the 2013 programme of value for money inspections, which is due to report in the summer. We will be visiting all 43 police forces. If you’d like to receive an update when the report is due to be published please email haveyoursay@hmic.gsi.gov.uk and ask to be added to the distribution list.
HMIC today announces the appointments of Olivia Pinkney and Peter Spindler as Assistant Inspectors of Constabulary
8 Apr 2013 10:22
Olivia Pinkney and Peter Spindler took up their roles on 02 April 2013 and will provide operational experience to HMIC inspection programmes. They will also be representing the HMIC senior team at stakeholder level. Read the press release
Anti-social behaviour research
4 Apr 2013 10:11
In 2012, HMIC commissioned academic research to further understand the different types of people suffering anti-social behaviour (ASB). The report, by Dr Helen Innes and Professor Martin Innes of the Universities’ Police Science Institute at Cardiff University, provides information on how forces can identify the types of people suffering ASB in their area in a way [...]
Living in a different world: Joint review of disability hate crime
21 Mar 2013 10:34
Victims of disability hate crime are being let down by the criminal justice system, and progress to improve their experience of reporting offences has been too slow, an independent report has found. A joint inspection of the police, probation and Crown Prosecution Service has uncovered a lack of understanding of what classifies as a disability [...]
HMIC expresses serious concerns over why so many victims felt unable to approach the police with allegations against Jimmy Savile during his lifetime.
12 Mar 2013 00:01
HMIC expresses serious concerns over why so many victims felt unable to approach the police with allegations against Jimmy Savile during his lifetime. HMIC’s review of allegations made against Jimmy Savile during his lifetime finds mistakes were made by the police; and while policies and practices designed to improve the experience of child victims are [...]
National Preventive Mechanism annual report
26 Feb 2013 13:06
The third 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. Read the third annual report of the UK’s National Preventive Mechanism (PDF, 2.1MB, new window)
Inspection of Historical Enquiries Team
26 Nov 2012 13:02
HMIC has been commissioned by the Department of Justice for Northern Ireland to carry out an inspection of the policies and procedures of the Historical Enquiries Team (HET). HMIC is currently conducting this inspection and will report its findings to the Department of Justice in 2013. Read the HET Inspection’s terms of reference.
Jimmy Savile: Home Secretary’s commission
7 Nov 2012 13:01
In response to the seriousness and scale of the allegations of child abuse by the late Jimmy Savile, the Home Secretary has formally commissioned HMIC to review the recording and investigation of these and related allegations by police forces across England and Wales. This work will take place in addition to HMIC’s ongoing programme of [...]
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary
1 Oct 2012 12:59
Tom Winsor joins HMIC today as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary. Read his profile in our Who we are section.
Lessons learned report – Wiltshire Police
26 Sep 2012 12:57
This review was undertaken at the request of Wiltshire Police Authority following the death of Wiltshire Deputy Chief Constable David Ainsworth on 22 March 2011. It has been designed to identify and learn lessons from the management of events both leading up to and following the death of Mr Ainsworth. Read the review