Our reports

HMCPSI has conducted a follow-up inspection into the CPS’s handling of custody time limits. The inspectorate found that although there was some evidence of good practice, two of the recommendations made in the 2021 inspection report have not been fully embedded.

HMCPSI has conducted a thematic inspection of CPS’s induction processes for new prosecutors. The Inspectorate found that the CPS has developed and continues to support and deliver a comprehensive legal induction programme.

HMCPSI carried out a programme of inspections across all 14 CPS Areas between 2021 and 2022 with a focus on casework quality.

A thematic inspection of the quality and timeliness of stage one and stage two complaints handled by the CPS.

The illegal drug trading model known as “county lines” has been deployed for many years by criminal gangs. However, in the last decade, it has become better known amongst wider society.

This report covers our inspection activity for the year 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.

This inspection is a follow-up to HMCPSI’s 2019 report on case progression in the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).

Our annual business plan sets out the work we expect to do this year, along with some background on how we chose certain topics as priorities.

In England and Wales, an estimated 2.4 million adults experienced domestic abuse in the year ending March 2022. The CPS’s policy statement makes clear that domestic abuse cases are amongst the highest priority in the criminal justice system.

The HMCPSI annual report for 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. This covers all the inspection activity carried out over this period.