Key information
Publication type: Consultation
Start date: Monday 27 April 2015
Contents
Strategic Policing Requirement
In September 2013, HMIC inspected 18 forces as part of a three-year programme to examine the arrangements that forces have in place to meet the strategic policing requirement. In October 2014, HMIC published those reports.
HMIC – Strategic Policing Requirement - MPS
Stephen Greenhalgh’s response to the HMIC strategic policing requirement report for the MPS – Oct 2014.
Undercover Policing
In October 2014, HMIC published their inspection report into undercover policing. HMIC inspected all forces to understand the effectiveness of the arrangements in place to carry out, manage and scrutinise undercover operations.
HMIC report into undercover policing in England and Wales – Oct 2014
Stephen Greenhalgh’s response to the HMIC report into undercover policing – Oct 2014.
Crime Data Integrity
In November 2014, HMIC published its final report of an inspection of crime data integrity in police forces in England and Wales. HMIC examined and assessed the integrity of crime data in each force, focusing on three broad themes: leadership and governance; systems and processes; and the people and skills involved.
HMIC – Crime Data Integrity in England and Wales - Nov 2014.
Stephen Greenhalgh’s response to the HMIC crime data integrity report - Nov 2014.
Police Integrity and Corruption
In HMIC’s 2014/15 inspection programme, it committed to carry out an inspection of police integrity and leadership. In March 2014, the Home Secretary asked HMIC to look at the anti-corruption capability of forces as part of the inspection, including the ability of professional standards departments to gather regular, actionable, intelligence on corruption matters.
In November 2014, HMIC published its force reports which assessed the extent that forces have put in place arrangements to ensure its workforce acts with integrity.
HMIC report – Police integrity and corruption – MPS Nov 2014.
Stephen Greenhalgh’s response to HMIC police integrity and corruption report – Nov 2014
Value for Money Profile
In October 2014, HMIC published a set of value for money profile reports which looked at how each force was performing compared to their most similar force grouping. The MPS report shows % variance compared with performance of Greater Manchester, West Midlands and West Yorkshire.
HMIC value for money profile for MPS – Oct 2014.
Stephen Greenhalgh’s response to the HMIC Value for Money profile for the MPS – Dec 2014
HMIC PEEL Assessment
PEEL is the programme in which HMIC draws together evidence from its annual all-force inspections. The evidence is used to assess the effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy of the police. HMIC has introduced these assessments so that the public will be able to judge the performance of their force and policing as a whole.
HMIC Crime inspection report for the MPS – Nov 2014.
HMIC Police integrity and corruption report for the MPS – Nov 2014.
Stephen Greenhalgh’s response to the PEEL assessment for the MPS – Dec 2014.
Stephen Greenhalgh's response to the PEEL assessment for the MPS - November 2015
Stop and Search Powers
This report sets out the findings of an inspection into the progress made by forces since HMIC’s 2013 report, Stop and Search Powers: Are the police using them effectively and fairly? It also addresses the Home Secretary’s new commission for HMIC to examine the way the police use powers to stop motor vehicles and strip search people.
HMIC report – Stop and Search powers 2: are the police using them effectively and fairly? – Mar 2015.
Stephen Greenhalgh’s initial response to HMIC – Jan 2015.
Stephen Greenhalgh’s response to HMIC report stop and search powers 2 – Apr 2015.
Firearms Licensing
In May 2013, the Association of Chief Police Officers’ Firearms and Explosive Licensing Working Group invited HMIC to inspect firearms licensing. In July 2013, the Home Secretary gave approval for HMIC to examine how well police forces had responded to concerns raised about firearms licensing in previous reports on the subject. Their report - Targeting the Risk - sets out the findings from the inspection.
Stephen Greenhalgh's response to the Targeting the Risk report - November 2015
Forthcoming Inspections
Digital Policing
HMIC is intending to work with the Home Office, the College of Policing, academics and police forces to carry out a study to help build our understanding of the digital technology aspects of crime and policing.
Stephen Greenhalgh’s response to this announcement – Dec 2014.
Building the Picture: An inspection of police
Stephen Greenhalgh's response - July 2015