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In this report, we examine what published demographic data is available for a range of police criminal justice decisions. We then detail the policy context that exists for these, before...

This inspection examined how effectively the police understood, and contributed to the prevention of, homicides. We conducted a thematic inspection of homicide prevention, jointly supported by the National Police Chiefs’ Council, the...

This counter terrorism inspection examined national security division and multi-agency arrangements for the management of terrorist offenders in the wake of terrorist attacks. It was conducted jointly by HM Inspectorate...

In this inspection we examined how effective police forces are in the deployment of firearms, including specialist munitions. We did this by answering the following questions: How well do policies,...

This report focuses on the findings from our police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy 2021/22 inspection programme, which assesses the performance of the 43 police forces in England and Wales. The report...

In 2018, the Home Office published its Serious Violence Strategy, setting out its response to increases in knife crime, gun crime and homicide. The following year, it began funding violence reduction...

In 2022, we changed how we inspect this aspect of policing. We now incorporate inspections of the ten regions of England and Wales, as well as the nine regional organised crime...