Tweaks to law on spiking ‘won’t help’ unless police attitude changes, say experts
The Home Office has announced plans to “modernise” spiking laws in a move it claims…
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Police Scotland failing to challenge bad behaviour – report
Misconduct is under-reported in Police Scotland and the force is failing to challenge unacceptable behaviour,…
West Midlands police to be placed under special measures
The second biggest police force in England and Wales is to be placed in special…
Police ‘enabling dangerous officers’ with high rate of complaint failures in England and Wales
Campaigners are calling for the police to be stopped from “marking their own homework”, after…
London protests: Met condemns ‘extreme violence’ of far-right
Nine officers were injured and 145 people arrested – the “vast majority” of whom were…
Victims wait up to 13 hours for police response, new figures reveal
Victims of burglaries and domestic incidents are waiting more than 13 hours for police to…
UK police urged to double use of facial recognition software
Police are being encouraged to double their use of retrospective facial recognition software to track…
‘Inevitable’ prison spaces will run out as judges ‘delay sentencings’ to avoid overwhelming system
Prison governors say it is now “inevitable” that jails will run out of space, as…
Government unveils plans to overhaul police disciplinary system
Police officers will face automatic dismissal if found guilty of gross misconduct under plans to…
What’s going on with data breaches in UK police forces?
Four police forces have revealed details of data breaches this month, which were reportedly caused…