Policy paper

Policing inspection programme and framework 2025 to 2029

An inspection programme and framework under Schedule 4A to the Police Act 1996.

Applies to England and Northern Ireland

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Policing inspection programme and framework 2025–29

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His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) independently assesses and reports on the effectiveness and efficiency of police forces and fire and rescue services to make communities safer.

We publish our findings, conclusions and recommendations in an accessible form, using our expertise to interpret the evidence.

The Policing inspection programme and framework 2025 to 2029 sets out our intended inspection programme for policing, which will begin in April 2025 and conclude in 2029.

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Published 4 March 2025

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