Police forces have been urged not to copy a Metropolitan Police Service policy of declining to hold misconduct hearings for officers who resign midway through a gross misconduct investigation, in a ...

Responding to the latest police workforce statistics, a spokesperson said the number of neighbourhood police officers had “skyrocketed” by 22.2 per cent since March 2025. The Government said it had ...

The figures show there were 3,765 dedicated roads policing officers as of March 31, 2026, down from 3,889 the previous year and 5,005 a decade ago – a fall of almost 25 per cent ...

Michael Cooper, 55, was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court to three years and seven months’ imprisonment for causing the death by dangerous driving of James Bane, 50, and a concurrent two-year ...

The Metropolitan Police Service is considering significant changes to its Roads and Transport Policing Command (RTPC) as it looks to make substantial financial savings, prompting concerns over the ...

Originally established in 2013 to combat organised crime groups involved in drugs, firearms and money laundering, the network of around 4,000 officers and staff across England and Wales is now playing ...

The Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB), in its twelfth report, recommended 3.9 per cent for all ranks up to and including chief superintendent. The Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) recommended 3 ...

It runs from Level One, the default, to Level Four, special measures. Twenty-nine forces have been assigned Level One. Thirteen are at Level Two: Avon and Somerset Constabulary, Derbyshire ...

The government has accepted 35 of the 45 recommendations made by Jonathan Fisher KC’s Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences, including proposals to legislate for the use of AI during the ...

A sports bra should be considered an essential piece of kit for women in physically demanding roles, particularly in the emergency services where officers face unpredictable, high-impact situations.

Among the proposals in the Government’s White Paper, currently undergoing review before implementation, are the creation of a National Police Service, alongside strengthening local delivery and ...

This is where artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to be genuinely transformative: where it can help the justice system make better use of the data, expertise and capacity it already has.