“Police Scotland’s use of the ‘enhanced mental health pathway’, directing emergency calls from people in distress to the 24/7 NHS 24 mental health hub, avoids the need for officers to attend mental ...

The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) has warned that recommending another real-terms pay cut for officers would accelerate the loss of experienced frontline policing and place public ...

Darren Martland has been appointed as the next chief constable for Cumbria Constabulary. Mr Martland, who is currently acting as temporary chief constable, was the preferred candidate of Cumbria’s ...

As part of its integrity inspection programme, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services ...

NPCC lead for Pay and Conditions, Deputy Chief Officer Philip Wells, said: “Policing operates under a national pay structure, ...

A new online reporting service has launched in England and Wales to support people affected by intimate image abuse, also ...

Violence and abuse against retail workers fell by a fifth from 2,000 incidents a day in 2023/4 to 1,600 last year, according ...

Det Supt Larisa Hunt, the head of Avon and Somerset Police’s Professional Standards Department, said: “It is extremely ...

Police Scotland has apologised to the family of a murdered man for initially failing to treat his death as suspicious, despite evidence of shotgun injuries to his face. David Campbell, a former head ...

His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) graded the constabulary as ‘inadequate’ for its vetting of police officers and staff, ‘requires improvement’ for ...

The National Vehicle Crime Reduction Partnership (NVCRP) has secured significant Home Office funding to strengthen the UK’s collective response to organised vehicle crime, supporting enhanced ...

A serving officer from West Midlands Police has been found dead outside a house in Yardley, Birmingham. Detective Constable Tayyab Malik passed away on Tuesday afternoon. A statement released by the ...