HMIC: Inspection Programme 2014/2015

Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) requested the thoughts of Police & Crime Commissioners regarding the draft inspection programme for 2014/2015.

In a policing landscape which continues to change at pace, it is vital that HMIC are able to inspect those areas of policing that are of most importance, risk or relevance to the public and the service. HMIC requested answers to the following questions: 

1. Which of the three proposed topics for thematic inspections (Modern Slavery; Honour Based Violence; Cyber Crime) do you think it is most important for HMIC to inspect in 2014/15?

2. Which of the three proposed topics for thematic inspections (Modern Slavery; Honour Based Violence; Cyber Crime) do you think is it least important for HMIC to inspect in 2014/15?

3. Are there particular groups of the public which HMIC should include in its consultation on the format and detail of the annual assessment?

4. What is the best way to gather the views of victims of crime and anti-social behaviour on the service they have received from the police? (For instance: use of existing surveys/questionnaires; focus groups; online forums; or face-to-face individual surveys?)

5. Do you think a single annual document request is likely to pose less of an inspection demand than: (a) requests spread throughout the year; or (b) allowing HMIC inspectors access to force intranets and internal filing systems to access the documents themselves?

6. Do you have any other suggestions for how HMIC could collect documents from forces in a way that reduces the inspection demand?

7. In considering options for minimising the inspection demand, do you think HMIC should conduct inspections that are: (a) shorter – but more frequent; or (b) longer – but less frequent?

8. Do you have any other suggestions for how HMIC could schedule inspection fieldwork in a way that reduces the inspection demand?

PCC's Response

The PCC's response to the consultation can be viewed here.