Cheshire Constabulary is set to become the first police force in the UK to equip officers with DNA Tagging Spray at all ...

After seeing a stark rise in knife-enabled robbery in the year to June 2024, driven by a 14 per cent increase across seven police forces, the Home Secretary set up a dedicated police taskforce last ...

Warwickshire’s police and crime commissioner (PCC) Philip Seccombe has written to the Home Secretary to call for “urgent updates to national police guidance on media relations” following the public ...

“The MPS has a clear governance structure for providing safe and respectful services. Custody personnel were always respectful towards detainees, and they showed compassion during their interactions ...

Alex Franklin-Smith was responding to the leader of Warwickshire County Council, Councillor George Finch, who shared a letter ...

The Police Ombudsman has recommended that a new policy is put in place between the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) to deal with people who ...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary’s new chief constable took up his position this week with a commitment to deliver ...

The survey found that the challenges that must be addressed include: 45 per cent of respondents reported often feeling burnt out; 55 per cent said they experience persistent physical fatigue; and one ...

The Government is injecting £426,000 of new funding into the Tackling Organised Exploitation (TOEX) Programme so it can extend access to its Capabilities Environment, a suite of state-of-the-art ...

The IOPC is responsible for investigating the most serious complaints and conduct matters involving the police. This includes cases where there is an indication that police contact (direct or indirect ...

In September 2024, 15 recommendations were made to police chiefs in response to a super-complaint that raised concerns around the police response to stalking in England and Wales. In November 2024, ...

Tighter controls on firearms licensing are being introduced with new Statutory Guidance for the police published today (August 5), that will strengthen how they determine who is suitable to hold a ...