Why do we publish a response to HMICFRS police inspections?
The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) must respond to reports published by His Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) relating to his/her police force. This instruction is set out in Section 55 of the 1996 Police Act.
The PCC’s response covers how the PCC will take action in respect of any recommendations the HMICFRS report makes and where the PCC doesn’t intend to take such action, the response must explain why that is the case.
The law requires the PCC to send these responses to HMICFRS and the Home Office and then publish in the manner they see fit – which for Cleveland, will be on this page.
HMICFRS inspections of Cleveland Police
HMICFRS has a dedicated webpage containing an archive of reports relating to inspections of Cleveland Police.
View Cleveland Police’s inspection reports on the HMICFRS website
PCC responses to HMICFRS inspection reports
The list below contains the PCC’s response to HMICFRS inspections of Cleveland Police or national thematic reports on specific areas of police business.
2023
OPCC response to HMICFRS report on race disparity (application, 115kB)
OPCC Response to HMICFRS report on Race and Policing (application, 83kB)
Cleveland OPCC and Police response to HMICFRS report on homicide prevention (application, 108kB)
Deployment of Firearms Report: OPCC response. July 2023 (application, 106kB)
OPCC response to HMICFRS report Getting a Grip (application, 114kB)
Cleveland OPCC response to HMICFRS report on Serious Youth Violence (application, 92kB)
PEEL Inspection – Cleveland OPCC Response with comments from Cleveland Police (application, 192kB)
2022
Serious and Organised Crime – PCC response to HMICFRS (application, 190kB)
Response Vetting Misconduct and misogyny – PCC response to HMICFRS (application, 176kB)
Finding Time for Crime – PCC response to HMICFRS Recommendations (application, 212kB)
2021
Response to HMICFRS Vulnerability Inspections (February 2021) (application, 96kB)