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Police Service of Northern Ireland — HMICFRS PEEL Rating

HMICFRS publishes inspection ratings for every UK force. This is the most recently published rating for this force.

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No PEEL rating is currently published on BlueLineHub for Police Service of Northern Ireland. HMICFRS PEEL inspections run on a multi-year cycle; the latest report may not yet have been reviewed by our editorial team.

You can read the latest published reports for every UK force at hmicfrs.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk.

Full inspection history

Every published HMICFRS inspection for Police Service of Northern Ireland that carries a graded judgement, showing only the area-level grades exactly as published.

HMICFRS changed its assessment framework over time, so grades are not directly comparable across eras. We group reports by framework era and never infer any trend, improvement or decline between them.

Download this force’s inspection history (CSV)

PEEL 2023+ (current framework; scale: Outstanding / Good / Adequate / Requires improvement / Inadequate)

  1. 2025-04-02peel

    The Police Service of Northern Ireland: An inspection of police effectiveness and efficiency

    • Crime Prevention:Requires Improvement
    • Management of Offenders and Suspects:Requires Improvement
    View report on HMICFRS
  2. 2023-10-10peel

    The Police Service of Northern Ireland: An inspection of police effectiveness, efficiency, vetting and standards

    • Overall PSNI effectiveness:Good
    • Crime investigation:Requires Improvement
    • Vulnerability protection:Good
    • Strategic management:Good
    • Vetting procedures:Requires Improvement
    View report on HMICFRS

PEEL 2014–2020 (scale: Outstanding / Good / Requires improvement / Inadequate)

  1. 2018-03-15peel

    PEEL: Police effectiveness 2017 - Police Service of Northern Ireland

    • Overall effectiveness:Good
    View report on HMICFRS
  2. 2018-03-15peel

    PEEL: Police efficiency 2017 - Police Service of Northern Ireland

    • Overall Efficiency:Good
    View report on HMICFRS
  3. 2016-08-04peel

    PEEL: Police effectiveness - Police Service of Northern Ireland

    • Effectiveness:Good
    View report on HMICFRS
  4. 2016-08-04peel

    PEEL: Police efficiency - Police Service of Northern Ireland

    • Overall Efficiency:Good
    View report on HMICFRS
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