Performance Information - HMICFRS - West Mercia Police Crime Commissioner

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
An inspection report into activism and impartiality in policing	View response
An inspection report on progress to introduce a national operating model for rape and other serious sexual offences investigations in early adopter police forces	View response
State of Policing: The Annual Assessment of Policing in England and Wales 2023	View 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 system	View response
An inspection of the effectiveness of the police and law enforcement bodies’ response to group-based child sexual exploitation in England and Wales	View response
West Mercia Police revisit: service to victims cause of concern	View 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 services	View response
An inspection of the police contribution to the prevention of homicide	View 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 firearms	View response
Police performance: Getting a grip	View response
An inspection of how well the police and NCA tackle the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children	View response
An inspection of how well the police tackle serious youth violence	View response
A report into the effectiveness of vetting and counter-corruption arrangements in West Mercia Police	View response
An inspection of vetting, misconduct, and misogyny in the police service	View response
The police response to burglary, robbery and other acquisitive crime – Finding time for crime	View response
Twenty years on, is MAPPA achieving its objectives? A joint thematic inspection of Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements	View response
Report on an unannounced inspection visit to police custody suites in West Mercia Police	View 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 report	View response
A Joint Inspection of the Police & CPS Response to rape Phase 2: Post Charge	View 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 – 2021	View 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 protests	View response
Disproportionate use of police powers spotlight on stop search and use of force	View response
An inspection of the effectiveness of the Regional Organised Crime Units	View response