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His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS – previously HMIC) oversees, inspects and reports upon the efficiency and effectiveness of police forces. HMICFRS undertake local inspections as well as national thematic inspections across a range of areas and provide recommendations for improvement. The Inspectorate routinely monitor the performance of police forces and provide information that allows the public to compare the performance of their police force to other areas.

In the PEEL 2021/22 inspection report, HMICFRS graded West Mercia Police across 8 areas of policing and found the force was ‘good’ in 1 area, ‘adequate’ in 4 areas, and ‘requires improvement’ in 3 areas.

This page contains details of all reports published by HMICFRS which relate to West Mercia Police, along with the subsequent response to these reports from the Police and Crime Commissioner from 2021 to present. To view reports and responses prior to 2021 please click here.

HMICFRS Report PCC Response
State of Policing: The Annual Assessment of Policing in England and Wales 2023View response
An inspection of the West Midlands regional response to serious and organised crime (SOC)View response
Meeting the needs of victims in the criminal justice systemView response
An inspection of the effectiveness of the police and law enforcement bodies’ response to group-based child sexual exploitation in England and WalesView response
West Mercia Police revisit: service to victims cause of concernView response
Race and Policing: A review of the police service’s leadership and governance arrangements for race-related matters

Race and policing: An inspection of race disparity in police criminal justice decision-making
View response
Values and culture in fire and rescue servicesView response
An inspection of the police contribution to the prevention of homicideView response
Management of terrorist offenders in the wake of terrorist attacks View response
An inspection of how effective police forces are in the deployment of firearmsView response
Police performance: Getting a gripView response
An inspection of how well the police and NCA tackle the online sexual abuse and exploitation of childrenView response
An inspection of how well the police tackle serious youth violenceView response
A report into the effectiveness of vetting and counter-corruption arrangements in West Mercia PoliceView response
An inspection of vetting, misconduct, and misogyny in the police serviceView response
The police response to burglary, robbery and other acquisitive crime – Finding time for crimeView response
Twenty years on, is MAPPA achieving its objectives? A joint thematic inspection of Multi Agency Public Protection ArrangementsView response
Report on an unannounced inspection visit to police custody suites in West Mercia PoliceView response
PCP report (referenced in letter)
HTA notes (referenced in letter)
PEEL 21/22 Police effectiveness, efficiency and
legitimacy An inspection of West Mercia Police
View response
PCP report (referenced in letter)
HTA notes (referenced in letter)
The Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the criminal justice system – a progress reportView response
A Joint Inspection of the Police & CPS Response to rape Phase 2: Post ChargeView response
Safe to share? Liberty and Southall Black Sisters’ super-complaint on policing and immigration status. A joint investigation by HMICFRS, College of Policing and the Independent Office for Police Conduct (first published Dec 2020) This is a joint update from West Mercia Police and the PCC in submitted in November 2021
Police response to violence against women and girls – Final inspection report

Interim report: Inspection into how effectively the police engage with women and girls
View response
A review of ‘Fraud: Time to choose’View response
Review of policing domestic abuse during the pandemic – 2021View response
Policing in the pandemic – The police response to the coronavirus pandemic during 2020

Custody services in a COVID-19 environment
View response
Getting the balance right? An inspection of how effectively the police deal with protestsView response
Disproportionate use of police powers spotlight on stop search and use of forceView response
An inspection of the effectiveness of the Regional Organised Crime UnitsView response