Cleveland Police Federation is backing the Stop Racism Against Police campaign, after new research found that at least 11,000 hate crimes were committed against UK police officers over the past three ...

Ms Skeer joined HMICFRS in 2023. As His Majesty’s Inspector, she has overseen inspections of police forces and fire & rescue services across the north of England, and has held n ...

All police forces in England and Wales must now use a standardised four-stage recruitment process following the introduction ...

As part of the new law, the maximum penalty for livestock worrying, which occurs when a dog chases, attacks, or causes distress to livestock on agricultural land, has increased from £1,000 to an ...

Former PC Adam Abid, who resigned in December 2025, was found to have made various claims for financial benefits from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) in relation to PIP payments. He also ...

Facial recognition technology (FRT) plays a significant role in modern-day policing. At the ICO we are scrutinising how it is used in practice to ensure police forces are compliant with data ...

West Yorkshire Police has become the first force in England and Wales to go live with a new artificial intelligence (AI) capability designed to extract intelligence from historic control room calls.

The police and crime commissioner (PCC) for West Mercia, John Campion, is asking local residents to give their views on ...

Jointly developed by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), College of Policing, Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Crime Reporters Association (CRA), Society of Editors and Media Lawyers ...

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the amount of violence against women and girls that we see in the news on a daily basis. Horrific cases such as that of survivor Gisèle Pelicot can make us wonder how ...