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HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland
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News
- Police response to domestic abuse reviewed
- Report finds wide variation in healthcare for people in police custody across Scotland
- Process and Impact of Diversion from Prosecution Reviewed
- HMICS Custody Inspection – Lanarkshire
- Drug Driving Forensic Processes Reviewed
- Police Custody in Tayside Inspected
- HMICS Annual Report 2022-2023
- HMICS Review of Policing Mental Health in Scotland
- Demands of Frontline Policing taking a toll on Police Scotland workforce
- Scottish Police Authority Praised for Progress
- HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary calls for new misconduct in public office law
- Police Scotland praised for response to missing persons
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Publications
- HMICS and HMICFRS - Leading Lights
- HMICS and HMICFRS - PEEL: Police efficiency, legitimacy and leadership
- Corporate Strategy 2014-2017
- Thematic Inspection of the Scottish Police Authority - Phase 1 Review of Openness and Transparency
- Thematic Inspection of the Scottish Police Authority Forensic Services
- Joint Thematic Review of MAPPA in Scotland - Progress Review
- Local Policing+ Inspection Programme Inspection of Tayside Division
- Corporate Strategy 2017-20
- Strategic overview of British Transport Police in Scotland including the proposed transfer to Police Scotland
- Annual Report 2016-17
- Local Policing+ Inspection Programme Inspection of custody centres located in Tayside Division
- Strategic Review of Undercover Policing in Scotland
- Local Policing+ Inspection Programme Inspection of firearms licensing
- Annual scrutiny plan 2018-19
- Independent Assurance Review Police Scotland – Call Handling Update Report
- Assurance Review of Police Scotland’s Counter Corruption Unit (2016) Progress Review
- Inspection of custody centres across Scotland
- Strategic review – an independent assessment of Police Scotland’s response to a breach of Home Detention Curfew (HDC)
- HMICS Annual scrutiny plan 2018-19 - update
- Progress Review of Provision of Forensic Medical Services to Victims of Sexual Crime
- Thematic Review of Police Scotland’s approach to the development and operational delivery of the Annual Police Plan (2018-19)
- Annual Report 2017-18
- Local Policing+ Inspection Programme - Inspection of Greater Glasgow Division
- Annual scrutiny plan 2019-20
- Local Policing+ Inspection of the Resourcing of Events
- Strategic review – an independent assessment of Police Scotland’s response to a breach of Home Detention Curfew – progress review
- Inspection of the strategic arrangements for the delivery of police custody
- Inspection of custody centres in Greater Glasgow Division
- Annual Report 2018-2019
- Assurance Review of progress on recommendations from ‘An Independent Review of Football Policing in Scotland’
- Thematic Inspection of the Scottish Police Authority
- Briefing paper - Review of the early implementation of the Contact Assessment Model
- Custody Inspection Framework
- Strategic review of Police Scotland’s response to online child sexual abuse
- Annual Report 2019-2020
- Independent Advisory Group - Report on interviews with Police Scotland Officers and Staff – Phase II
- Annual Report 2020-2021
- Thematic Inspection of Police Scotland Training and Development – Phase 2
- Assurance validation of Police Scotland transformation benefits 2020-21
- North East Scotland Custody Inspection
- Corporate Plan 2021 - 2024
- Scrutiny Plan 2022 - 2025
- Annual Report 2021 - 2022
- Assurance Review of Police Scotland Strategic Workforce Planning
- HMICS Scrutiny plan 2022-25 - update
- HMICS Thematic Review of Domestic Abuse - Phase 1
- National baseline review of healthcare provision within police custody centres in Scotland
- Joint review of diversion from prosecution
- Inspection Framework
- Custody Inspection Report - Lanarkshire
- Assurance Review of Scottish Police Authority Forensic Toxicology Provision
- Custody Inspection Report - Tayside
- Annual Report 2022 - 2023
- Scrutiny Plan - review
- Thematic review of policing mental health in Scotland
- Thematic Inspection of Organisational Culture in Police Scotland
- Frontline Focus – Wellbeing
- Strategic review of the Scottish Police Authority
- Crime audit 2020
- Thematic Inspection of Hate Crime
- Annual scrutiny plan 2021-22
- An Assurance review - Policing of the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26)
- Assurance review of Police Scotland demand analysis and management
- Thematic Inspection of the Scottish Police Authority Phase 1 - Review of Openness and Transparency Terms of Reference
- Local Policing+ Inspection Programme Inspection of Tayside Division – Terms of Reference
- Inspection of custody centres across Scotland – Terms of Reference
- Thematic Review of Police Scotland’s approach to the development and operational delivery of the Annual Police Plan (2018-19) - Terms of Reference
- Strategic review – an independent assessment of Police Scotland’s response to a breach of Home Detention Curfew (HDC) – Terms of Reference
- Local Policing+ Inspection Programme Inspection of Greater Glasgow Division – Terms of Reference
- Inspection of the strategic arrangements for the delivery of police custody - Terms of Reference
- Thematic Inspection of the Scottish Police Authority – Terms of Reference
- Assurance Review of Progress on recommendations from ‘An Independent Review of Football Policing in Scotland’ – Terms of Reference
- Strategic review of Police Scotland’s response to online child sexual abuse – Terms of Reference
- Thematic Inspection of Police Scotland Training and Development - Phase 1 – Terms of Reference
- Thematic Inspection of Hate Crime – Terms of Reference
- Assurance Review - Policing of the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) - Terms of Reference
- Assurance Review of Police Scotland Strategic Workforce Planning - Terms of Reference
- Assurance Review Contact Assessment Model - Terms of Reference
- Thematic Inspection of Domestic Abuse Phase I – Terms of Reference
- Joint review of diversion from prosecution - Terms of Reference
- Policing Mental Health in Scotland – A Thematic Review - Terms of Reference
- Thematic Inspection of Organisational Culture in Police Scotland - Terms of Reference
- Frontline Focus - Wellbeing - Terms of Reference
- Thematic inspection of police response to missing persons in Scotland - Terms of Reference
- Thematic inspection of road policing in Scotland – Terms of Reference
- Custody Inspection Report - Dumfries and Galloway
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Annual report 2023-24
- HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland
- Introduction by HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland
- HMICS’s vision, purpose, objectives and values – our plan on a page
- Approach to scrutiny
- Scrutiny activity during 2023-24
- Assessing the outcomes from our activities
- Facts and figures
- Appendix 1 – Breakdown of calls to Police Scotland
- Appendix 2 – Current issues affecting Police Scotland – from recorded crime and performance reports
- Sources
- Thematic inspection of police response to missing persons in Scotland
- HMICS Local Policing+ Inspection of the Approach to Missing Person Investigations in Aberdeen City Division
- Assurance Review of Police Scotland Contact Assessment Model
- Custody Progress Inspection Report - Dumfries and Galloway
- Custody Inspection Report - Ayrshire
- Custody Inspection Report - Fife
- Thematic Inspection of Police Scotland Training and Development – Phase 1
- Assurance review of conduct and discipline - terms of reference
- Thematic inspection of road policing
- Assurance review of vetting policy and procedures within Police Scotland
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