Our reports

An inspection of the operation of CPS and SFO Proceeds of Crime Divisions

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.

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

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.

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

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

This inspection examined whether the SFO’s complaint handling system delivers a service in line with the guidance for public bodies.

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.

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).

This inspection is a follow-up to one we reported on in January 2020, looking at the CPS’s handling of the disclosure of unused material in the Crown Court.