HMICFRS reports

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) assesses and reports on the police and their work. Their independent reports are used to drive improvements in the delivery of services and to inform the public about the police and how they work.

Whenever the HMICFRS publish a report that is relevant to a police force, the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has a duty to respond.

HMICFRS reports and the response from the PCC are listed below.

PEEL assessment by HMICFRS

The primary framework in which police forces are inspected is called PEEL: Police Effectiveness, Efficiency and Legitimacy. PEEL assessments look at the whole performance of a single police force.

As a result of the Integrated PEEL Assessment, forces are given a grade in each of these three areas.

The four grades are:

1. Inadequate
2. Requires improvement
3. Good
4. Outstanding.

2018/19 grades

The full assessment of Avon and Somerset Police can be found on the HMICFRS website.

Read the response from the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) to the Home Secretary on the 2018/19 HMICFRS inspection.

HMICFRS thematic inspections

HMICFRS will also carry out inspections to look at how police forces in England and Wales deal with particular issues (themes).  

This is done by looking at multiple police forces and agencies to make sure they fully assess the processes and procedures in places and actions are taken to address the theme/s.