His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMICFRS) independently assesses the police. I respond to these assessments.

In their latest Police Effectiveness, Efficiency and Legitimacy (PEEL) assessment (2023/2025) of Dyfed-Powys Police, they made the following judgments:

HMIC PEEL assessment

You can read the full report here: Dyfed-Powys - HMICFRS (justiceinspectorates.gov.uk)

PCC responses

HMICFRS inspection of the Southern Wales regional response to
serious and organised crime

Report Response

HMICFRS Report on Policing Online Child Sexual Abuse and Managing Registered Sex Offenders (April 2026)

Report  |  Response

HMICFRS inspection of the effectiveness of police and law enforcement bodies’ response to group-based child sexual exploitation: A progress report

Report  |  Response

HMICFRS inspection into the effectiveness of diverting children from the criminal justice system: meeting needs, ensuring safety, and preventing reoffending

Report  |  Response

HMICFRS Report: State of Policing: Annual Assessment of Policing in England and Wales Report for 2024-25

Report  |  Response

HMICFRS Report: How effectively do the police record crime?

Report  |  Response

HMCPSI and HMCRS Joint Inspection: Joint case building by the police and Crown Prosecution Service

Report  |  Response

HMICFRS Report: Joint child protection inspection of abuse and neglect in Pembrokeshire

Report  |  Response

HMICFRS Rapid review into the policing of public disorder – Tranche 2

Report  |  Response

HMICFRS Report: Improving the response to organised immigration crime

Report  |  Response

HMICFRS Report – Crime Investigations: an inspection into how effectively the police investigate crime

Report  |  Response

HMICFRS Rapid review into the policing of public disorder

Report  |  Response

HMICFRS PEEL Spotlight Report: Policing Response to Antisocial Behaviour

Report  |  Response

The police response to stalking: Report on the super-complaint made by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust on behalf of National Stalking Consortium

Report  |  Response

Overview Report: Joint Inspection of Child Protection Arrangements 2019-2024

Overview Report  |  Response  |  Powys Report

An inspection report on progress to introduce a national operating model for rape and other serious sexual offences investigations in early adopter police forces

Report  |  Response

Vetting and anti-corruption part 2: How effective is the National Crime Agency at dealing with corruption? 

Report  |  Response

State of Policing: Annual Assessment of Policing in England and Wales Report for 2023

Report  |  Response

HMICFRS Inspection into Activism & Impartiality in Policing 

Report  |  Response

 

HMICFRS Reports and Responses prior to April 2024 in archive.