His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabularies and Fire & Rescue Service (HMICFRS) are commissioned by the Home Secretary to undertake inspections of police forces and fire and rescue services.

Section 55(5) of the 1996 Police Act requires all PCCs to prepare responses to any published HMICFRS reports that relate to their force, to forward these to the Home Office and then publish in the manner they see fit.

Please find all the PCC's responses below.

2023
HMIC Report Response
08.12.23 Inspection Police Law Enforcement Response Group Based Child Sexual Exploitation 02.02.24 PCC Response Group Based CSE
10.11.23 Inspection Of The North West Regional Response To Serious And Organised Crime 02.01.24 HCMIFRS NW SOC ROCU Inspection PCC Response
04.10.23 Peel Assessment 2023 25 Merseyside 22.11.23 Peelresponse2023
11.08.23 Homicide Prevention 06.10.23 PCC Response Homicide Prevention
17.07.23 Counter Terrorism Joint Thematic Inspection Report By HM Inspectorate Of Probation And HMICFRS And HMIP 11.09.23 PCC Response Counter Terrorism
11.07.23 An inspection of how effective police forces are in the deployment of firearms 05.09.23 PCC Response
07.07.23 Peel Spotlight Report Police Performance 01.09.23 PCC Response Peel Spotlight Getting A Grip
09.06.23 State Of Policing 2022 02.08.23 PCC Response to State of Policing
05.04.23 An Inspection of how well the police and NCA tackle the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children 31.05.23 CSAE PCC Response
30.03.23 Values And Culture In Fire And Rescue Services 25.05.23 PCC Response
16.02.23 Wirral Joint Targeted Area Inspection Report Dec22 11.04.23 PCC Response to Wirral JTAI
2022
HMIC Report Response
01.12.22 An inspection into how well police and other agencies use digital forensics 25.01.23 PCC Response
02.11.22 Inspection Of Vetting Misconduct And Misogyny In The Police 13.01.23 PCC Response
18.08.22 Peel Assessment 2021 22 Merseyside 18.10.22 PCC Response
11.08.22 The police response to burglary, robbery and other acquisitive crime - Peel Spotlight Report 05.10.22 PCC Response
14.07.22 A joint thematic inspection of Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) 07.09.22 PCC Response
17.05.22 The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the criminal justice system - a progress report 11.07.22 PCC Response
10.03.22 State Of Policing - The Annual Assessment of Policing in England & Wales 03.05.22 PCC Response
25.02.22 Exploring rape survivors’ experiences of the police and other criminal justice agencies Phase 2 20.04.22 PCC Response
17.11.21 A joint thematic inspection of the criminal justice journey for individuals with mental health needs and disorders 10.01.22 PCC Response
2021
HMIC Report Response
17.09.21 Police response to violence against women and girls: Final inspection report. 10.11.21 PCC Response
05.08.21 Spotlight Report A review of Fraud: Time to Choose. A revisit of the 2018 fraud inspection to assess progress of the recommendations and areas for improvement 30.09.21 PCC Response
29.07.21 A shared confidence: A summary of how law enforcement agencies use sensitive intelligence 21.09.21 PCC Response
16.07.21 A joint thematic inspection of the police and Crown Prosecution Service’s response to rape Phase one: From report to police or CPS decision to take no further action 09.09.21 PCC Response
21.07.21 State of Policing The Annual Assessment of Policing in England and Wales 2020 01.09.21 PCC Response
15.07.21 Neurodiversity in the criminal justice system: A review of the evidence 24.08.21 PCC Response
07.07.21 Interim report Inspection into how effectively the police engage with women and girls 24.08.21 PCC Response
23.06.21 Review of policing domestic abuse during the pandemic 2021 17.08.21 PCC Response
23.06.21 Feeling Heard Working Together To Make A Difference For Children With Mental Ill Health PCC Response FINAL No PCC response needed
14.04.21 Custody services in a Covid-19 environment 11.05.21 PCC Response
20.04.21 Policing In The Pandemic: The police response to the Coronavirus pandemic during 2020 11.05.21 PCC Response
03.11.21 Getting The Balance Right An Inspection Of How Effectively The Police Deal With Protests. 05.05.21 PCC Response
17.12.20 Safe to share? Report on Liberty and Southall Black Sisters' super-complaint on policing and immigration status 05.07.21 PCC Response - Safe to Share?
26.02.21 Disproportionate Use Of Police Powers Spotlight On Stop Search And Use Of Force 22.04.21 PCC Response
10.02.21 An Inspection Of The effectiveness of the Regional Organised Crime Units 04.06.21 PCC Response
19.01.21 Criminal Justice Joint Inspection: Impact of the pandemic on the Criminal Justice System. A joint view of the Criminal Justice Chief Inspectors on the Criminal Justice System’s response to Covid-19. 14.03.21 PCC Response
09.12.20 ‘Feeling heard’: partner agencies working together to make a difference for children with mental ill health 01.02.21 PCC Response
08.12.20 HMICFRS Pre-charge bail and released under investigation: Striking a balance 01.02.21 PCC response