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Our reports

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Our Inspection Strategy 2021-24

The types and frequency of inspection that we aim to undertake within the three-year period to enable HMCPSI to provide a level of assurance on the performance of the CPS and SFO.
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Proceeds of Crime Divisions CPS and SFO

An inspection of the operation of CPS and SFO Proceeds of Crime Divisions
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A joint thematic inspection of the police and Crown Prosecution Service’s response to rape – Phase one: From report to police or CPS decision to take no further action

A joint inspection by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) found that a lack of collaboration between the police and prosecutors has led to delays and poor communication with victims.
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The CPS’s handling of police witness care correspondence

This inspection examined the CPS’s management of the correspondence it receives from police witness care units (WCUs).
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A six-year review

This report looks back at Kevin McGinty CBE’s six-year tenure as Chief Inspector of the CPS. It sets out findings from inspections carried out over the past six years and identifies cross-cutting themes.
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CPS response to COVID-19: dealing with backlogs

This report continues our investigation of how the organisations we inspect have responded during the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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Complex Casework Units

This inspection examined the effectiveness and efficiency of CPS Complex Casework Units in identifying and managing their casework.
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SFO handling of complaints

This inspection examined whether the SFO’s complaint handling system delivers a service in line with the guidance for public bodies.
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Impact of the pandemic on the criminal justice system

This report provides a cross-system view of how the criminal justice system reacted in the immediate aftermath of the first national Covid-19 lockdown (23 March to 10 May 2020), and of how the system has managed since.
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Joint Inspection on Pre-charge bail and released under investigation: striking a balance

Between October 2019 and February 2020, we inspected the police and Crown Prosecution Service’s (CPS) responses to pre-charge bail changes and the use of released under investigation (RUI).
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