The table below lists all His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescues Services (HMICFRS) ‘National Thematic Inspections’; ‘Inspections of Suffolk Constabulary’ and ‘National Police Super-complaints’. Where the HMICFRS reports require a response from the Chief Constable and/or the Police and Crime Commissioner, these are published alongside the reports.

Please note the rows highlighted in blue list Suffolk Constabulary Update reports that provide an overview of progress made by the Constabulary against a number of recommendations set by HMICFRS as a result of recent inspections and publications.

KEY OF PUBLIC BODY ACRONYMS:

HMICFRS: His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services

HMCPSI: His Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate

HMI Probation: His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation

CoP: College of Policing

IOPC: Independent Office for Police Conduct

HMI Prisons: His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons

CQC: Care Quality Commission

Report Type Publishing Body/Bodies Date Published Title Press Release (outside website) Our Response (where necessary)
Suffolk Update Suffolk Constabulary Nov 2024 Constabulary HMICFRS Inspections – Six Monthly Update (PDF, 316KB) N/A N/A
National Thematic HMICFRS Oct 2024 PEEL Spotlight Report – The policing response to antisocial behaviour (PDF, 864KB) N/A PCC’s and Constabulary response (PDF, 750KB)
National Super-  complaint HMICFRS/CoP/IOPC Sept 2024 The police response to stalking – Report on the super-complaint made by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust on behalf of National Stalking Consortium (PDF, 996KB) HMICFRS Release N/A
National Thematic HMICFRS Sept 2024 An inspection into activism and impartiality in policing (PDF, 1MB) HMICFRS Release PCC’s and Constabulary response (PDF, 771KB)
National Thematic HMICFRS Aug 2024 An inspection report on progress to introduce a national operating model for rape and other serious sexual offences investigations in early adopter police forces (PDF, 874KB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 772KB)
National  Thematic HMICFRS April 2024 Vetting and anti-corruption part 2: How effective is the National Crime Agency at dealing with corruption? (PDF, 356KB) N/A PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 715KB)
Suffolk Update  Suffolk Constabulary April 2024 Constabulary HMICFRS Inspections – Six Monthly Update (PDF, 231KB) N/A N/A
JOINT National HMICFRS/HMCPSI/HMI Probation Dec 2023 Meeting the needs of victims in the criminal justice system (PDF, 608KB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 724KB)
National  Thematic  HMICFRS Dec 2023 An inspection of the effectiveness of the police and law enforcement  bodies’  response to group-based child sexual exploitation in England and Wales. (PDF, 790KB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 762KB)
National Super-  complaint  HMICFRS/CoP/IOPC Dec 2023 Report of the Criminal Alliance super-complaint – Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 and independent community scrutiny of stop and search (PDF, 1.8MB) N/A N/A
Suffolk Update Suffolk Constabulary Nov 2023 Constabulary HMICFRS Inspections – Six Monthly Update (PDF, 223KB) N/A N/A
Suffolk  Inspection  HMICFRS Nov 2023 National Child Inspection Post-Inspection Review (PDF, 442KB)  N/A PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 414KB)
Suffolk Inspection  HMICFRS Oct 2023 PEEL 2023-2025 Police Effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy (PDF, 959KB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 547KB)
National  Thematic  HMICFRS Aug 2023 Race and policing – An inspection of race disparity in police criminal justice decision-making (PDF, 939KB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 747KB)
National Thematic  HMICFRS Aug 2023 Race and policing – A review of the police service’s leadership and governance arrangements for race-related matters (PDF, 522KB) HMICFRS Release  N/A
National Thematic  HMICFRS Aug 2023 An inspection of the police contribution to the prevention of homicide (PDF 1.5MB)  HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 268KB)
National Thematic  HMICFRS July 2023 An inspection of how effective police forces are in the deployment of firearms (PDF, 448KB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 238KB)
National Thematic  HMICFRS July 2023 PEEL Spotlight – Police performance – Getting a grip (PDF, 1.2MB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 432KB)
Suffolk Update  Suffolk Constabulary May 2023 Constabulary HMICFRS Inspections – Six Monthly Update (PDF, 205KB) N/A N/A
Suffolk  Inspection  HMICFRS May 2023 An inspection of the eastern regional response to serious and organised crime (PDF, 669KB) N/A N/A
National  Thematic  HMICFRS April 2023  An inspection of how well the police and National Agency tackle the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (PDF, 669KB) HMICFRS Release Constabulary response (PDF, 306KB)
National  Thematic  HMICFRS March 2023 An inspection of how well the police tackle serious youth violence (PDF, 504KB) N/A PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 322KB)
Suffolk  Inspection  HMICFRS Dec 2022 National Child Protection Inspection – Suffolk Constabulary 18 – 29 July 2022 (PDF, 556KB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 575KB)
National Super-  complaint  CoP/HMICFRS/IOPC Dec 2022 How the police respond to victims of domestic abuse when the victim is from an ethnic minority background and may be at risk of honour-based abuse (PDF, 891KB) N/A N/A
National  Thematic  HMICFRS Dec 2022 Digital Forensics – An inspection into how well the police and other agencies use digital forensics in their investigations (PDF, 480KB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 226KB)
National  Thematic  HMICFRS Nov 2022 An inspection of vetting, misconduct, and misogyny in the police service (PDF, 1.57MB)  HMICFRS Release  PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 684KB)
Suffolk Update  Suffolk Constabulary Nov 2022 Constabulary HMICFRS Inspections – Six Monthly Update (PDF, 200KB) N/A N/A
Suffolk  Inspection  HMICFRS Aug 2022 PEEL 2021/22 Police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy – An inspection of Suffolk Constabulary (PDF, 676KB) N/A PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 1MB)
National  Thematic  HMICFRS Aug 2022 PEEL spotlight report – The police response to burglary, robbery and other acquisitive crime – Finding time for crime (PDF, 514KB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 456KB)
Joint National  HMI Probation/HMICFRS/HMI   Prisons July 2022 A joint thematic inspection of Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) (PDF, 954KB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 398KB)
National Super- complaint Cop/HMICFRS/IOPC June 2022 Police perpetrated domestic abuse – Report on the Centre for Women’s Justice Super-complaint (PDF, 1MB) N/A N/A
Suffolk Update  Suffolk Constabulary May 2022  Constabulary HMICFRS Inspections – Six Monthly Update (PDF, 213KB) N/A N/A
Joint National  HMICFRS/HMCPSI Feb 2022 A joint thematic inspection of the police and Crown Prosecution Service’s response to rape- Phase 2 Post-charge (PDF, 2MB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 359KB)
Joint National HMICFRS/HMCPSI/HMI Prisons/HMI Probation/CQC/Healthcare Inspectorate Wales Nov 2021 The criminal justice journey for individuals with mental health needs and disorders (PDF, 1MB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 465KB)
National Super- complaint  HMICFRS/CoP/IOPC Aug 2021 A duty to protect: Police use of protective measures in cases involving violence involving women and girls (PDF, 966KB) HMICFRS Release N/A
National  Thematic  HMICFRS Aug 2021 Spotlight report – A review of fraud: Time to choose (PDF, 533KB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 426KB)
National  Thematic  HMICFRS July 2021 A shared confidence: A summary of how law enforcement agencies use sensitive intelligence. N/A N/A
Joint National  HMCPSI/HMRCFRS July 2021 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 (PDF, 1.3MB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 483KB)
National  Thematic  HMICFRS Sept 2021 Policy Engagement with women and girls Inspection – Final Report (PDF, 2MB) N/A PCC and Constabulary response (430KB)
National  Thematic  HMICFRS July 2021 Policy Engagement with women and girls Inspection – Interim Report (439KB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (389KB)
National  Thematic  HMICFRS July 2021 Review of policing domestic abuse during the pandemic (PDF, 814KB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 404KB)
National Super- complaint  HMICFRS May 2021 Police super-complaints: police response to victims of modern slavery (811KB)  HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary  response (PDF, 305KB)
National  Thematic  HMICFRS April 2021 Policing in the pandemic – The police response to the coronavirus pandemic during 2020 (PDF, 637KB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 249KB)
National  Thematic  HMICFRS April 2021 Policing in the pandemic – Custody services in a Covid-19 environment (PDF, 346KB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 249KB)
National  Thematic  HMICFRS March 2021 Getting the balance right? An inspection of how effectively the police deal with protests (PDF, 235KB) N/A PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 300KB)
National  Thematic  HMICFRS Feb 2021 Disproportionate use of police powers – A spotlight on stop and search and use of force (PDF, 1MB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 243KB)
National Super- complaint  HMICFRS/CoP/IOPC Dec 2020 Safe to share? Report on Liberty and Southall Black Sisters’ super-complaint on policing and immigration status (PDF, 1MB) HMICFRS Release OPCC response (PDF, 239KB)
National  Thematic  HMICFRS Dec 2020 Pre-charge bail and released under investigation – Striking a balance (PDF, 445KB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 213KB)
National Thematic  HMICFRS Nov 2020 An inspection of the National Crime Agency’s relationship with regional organised crime units (PDF, 1MB) HMICFRS Release N/A
National  Thematic  HMICFRS July 2020 PEEL Spotlight report – The hard yards – Police to police collaboration (PDF, 358KB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 245KB)
National  Thematic  HMICFRS July 2020 Roads Policing – Not optional – An inspection of roads policing in England and Wales (PDF, 1MB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 152KB)
Joint National  HMI Probation/HMICFRS Feb 2020 A joint thematic inspection of integrated offender management (PDF, 2MB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 151KB)
National  Thematic  HMICFRS Feb 2020 National Child Protection Inspections – 2019 thematic report (PDF, 705KB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 183KB)
National  Thematic  HMICFRS Feb 2020 PEEL Spotlight report: Diverging under pressure – Overview of themes from PEEL inspections 2018/19 (PDF, 330KB) HMICFRS Release N/A
National  Thematic  HMICFRS Jan 2020 Both sides of the coin: An inspection of how the police and National Crime Agency consider vulnerable people who are both victims and offenders in ‘county lines’ drug offending (PDF, 452KB) HMICFRS Release N/A
Suffolk  Inspection  HMICFRS Jan 2020 Suffolk Constabulary Crime Data Integrity Inspection 2019 (HMICFRS Website) N/A PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 150KB)
National  Thematic  HMICFRS Oct 2019 Cyber: Keep a light on – An inspection of the police response to cyber-dependent crime (HMICFRS Website) HMICFRS Release N/A
Suffolk  Inspection  HMICFRS Sept 2019 PEEL Police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy 2018/19 – An inspection of Suffolk Constabulary (PDF, 1.3MB) N/A PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 153KB)
National Thematic  HMICFRS Sept 2019 PEEL national spotlight report – shining a light on betrayal: Abuse of position for a sexual purpose (PDF, 695KB) N/A PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 197KB)
National  Thematic  HMICFRS Sept 2019  Peel national spotlight report: A workforce under pressure – Emerging themes from the second group of 2018/19 PEEL inspections (PDF, 775KB) N/A N/A
National  Thematic  HMICFRS July 2019 The poor relation: The police and Crown Prosecution Service’s response to crimes against older people (PDF, 1.4MB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 80KB)
National  Thematic  HMICFRS April 2019 Fraud: Time to choose – An inspection of the police response to fraud (PDF, 1MB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 63KB)
National  Thematic  HMICFRS Feb 2019 The police response to victims of domestic abuse – An update (PDF, 977KB) HMICFRS Release PCC and Constabulary response (PDF, 529KB)