Positively, HMICFRS found that the recommendations made as part of its 2014 inspection on crime recording have all been implemented. These changes have helped support improvements, such as making sure ...

Avon and Somerset Constabulary has appointed Rachel Shields as its new assistant chief constable. She steps into the role following the retirement of Will White earlier this year and says she wants to ...

The number of rape and attempted rape cases increased by 15 per cent in Scotland last year. Latest figures from Scotland’s Chief Statistician show there were 3,004 reports – up from 2,609 the previous ...

For the first time custody staff will be provided with devices, together with road policing officers and dog handlers. The issuing of the Home Office approved Motorola Solutions VB400 cameras in the ...

Police officers in Lincolnshire will be the first in the UK to have AI-powered ‘digital twins’ created to predict, prevent and treat injuries sustained from policing.

More than 7,000 officers were deployed over the two main days of Notting Hill Carnival, which saw 528 arrests and a reduction in serious violence. It was “one of the biggest mobilisations of officers ...

The Victims’ Commissioner has welcomed plans to introduce a first-ever statutory definition of so-called honour-based abuse, alongside a number of additional measures set to improve the response to ...

Young people who find themselves in custody in Glasgow are being offered an opportunity to call Childline, where experienced counsellors can give them advice and emotional support in a confidential ...

Nottinghamshire Police is trialling a new state-of-the-art robot dog to test how the technology could support firearms officers in protecting the public. The remotely controlled robot dog is fitted ...

The Sussex police and crime commissioner is pushing ahead with a pioneering project to electronically tag prolific ...

HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland, Craig Naylor, has used his latest annual report to praise Police Scotland’s ...

London’s most senior British Asian police officer has celebrated 30 years in policing. Now City of London Police Commander ...