London’s streets need ‘protecting’ to stop mobile phone theft epidemic, says minister Officers must be freed from the burden of paperwork, Policing minister Chris Philp says Evening Standard · Apr 13, 2023
Home Office says changes will see police spend less time recording rude messages Home Office minister Chris Philp said the Government had listened to police forces The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023
Chief constables must have ‘final word’ on sackings, says top officer West Midlands Police chief constable Craig Guildford has echoed comments made by Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley. The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023
Thousands of UK missing persons cases may be reinvestigated Volunteer detectives could look again at all 13,000 cold cases on National Crime Agency’s missing persons unit The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2023
Child strip-search report findings deeply concerning, says policing minister The Independent Office for Police Conduct said it shares concerns about the ‘widespread and serious failings across police forces’. The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023
Police strip-searches of children are ‘racist and traumatising’, say charities The Children’s Society and the Runnymede Trust have hit out in the wake of a damning report by Dame Rachel de Souza. The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2023
People will not want to join police in wake of Casey review, warns top officer Martin Hewitt is chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council. The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023
Top police chief says Met has no ‘God-given right’ to exist without public trust Martin Hewitt, outgoing NPCC chair, says new leader deserves time to turn things around after series of scandals The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2023
46 complaints of police violence towards women among 'alarming' national data Chief Constable Serena Kennedy said the force is "absolutely committed to keeping women and girls safe and feeling safe" Liverpool Echo · Mar 15, 2023
Nearly 150 GMP employees accused of violence against women and girls in last six months It comes as data revealed complaints about police officer's treatment of women and girls are highly unlikely to result in action Manchester Evening News · Mar 14, 2023
Just 13 of 1,500 police workers accused of abusing women were fired, data shows Shocking statistics reveal five complaints alleging offences such as sexual assault and harassment were recorded a day on average - but fewer than 1% of those probed lost their jobs Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023
Less than one per cent of police officers and staff facing complaints about treatment of women were sacked, figures show The figures relate to a six-month period Wales Online · Mar 13, 2023
Fraction of police officers and staff accused over treatment of women sacked Force chiefs want regulations toughened up so more are removed more quickly from the service. The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023
Teen left with severe facial injuries after bull terrier mauling 'missed eyes by millimetres' Lily-Blu Whitehurst had been over at her friend's house when the family's pet dog randomly attacked her, leaving her with a fractured nose and 28 stitches. Daily Record · Mar 9, 2023
Daily Mirror · Mar 8, 2023 Teen savaged by bull terrier says 'it'll effect rest of my life' as dog attacks up 34% Woman, 18, suffered severe facial injuries and needed 28 stitches after she was savaged by a friend's English bull terrier when it turned on her as she was sitting on sofa
The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023 Missing black and Asian people less likely to be found by police, report finds Lower proportion of cases are solved in comparison with incidents involving white people, charity research suggests
Reason · Feb 8, 2023 More Pork! And the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals A few more words about the constitutional status of animal cruelty laws
Liverpool Echo · Jan 31, 2023 Hillsborough campaigner declines police apology for 'failing' families A senior police officer said today: "Police failures were the main cause of the tragedy and police failures have continued to blight the lives of family members ever since"
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023 Police chiefs apologise for Hillsborough failures NPCC chair launches report setting out commitments to learn lessons from 1989 football stadium disaster
The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023 Police apologise for ‘years of deflection and denial’ over Hillsborough disaster Police leaders have apologised for years of “deflection and denial” over the Hillsborough disaster, and vowed to bring about cultural change to stop the failings being repeated.
Liverpool Echo · Jan 31, 2023 Police apologise for Hillsborough failures and for 'blighting lives' of families Senior police officers issue apology nearly 34 years on from tragedy
Wales Online · Jan 30, 2023 More than 1,700 drug-driving prosecutions thrown into doubt over lab mistakes Several hundred results will have to be withdrawn as evidence
The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2023 Police chiefs told to check all officers by end of March after Carrick case It comes after the Metropolitan Police officer admitted 49 criminal charges, including 24 counts of rape.
Chronicle Live · Dec 30, 2022 Nearly 5,000 needle and drink spiking incidents reported to police over the course of year Figures from the NPCC showed that the most common incident reported to a force came in the form of needle spiking, with 2,581 alleged cases.
Liverpool Echo · Dec 29, 2022 Drink spiking symptoms ahead of New Year's Eve Figures show almost 5,000 reports of spiking in 12 months