A new government-funded roads policing team is being launched to crack down on illegal number plates used by criminals to evade detection. The National Roads Policing Coordination Centre (NRPCC) will ...

HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services said it was “extremely disappointed” that it had seen little evidence of improvement since its previous inspection of police investigations.

The Government recently announced £100 million in funding to combat child sexual abuse, improve the police response and support victims and survivors. The NSPCC also welcomed the Bill, describing it ...

The warning comes as around 4,500 prisoners are due to be released early under the Government’s plans to ease pressure on overcrowded jails. The releases are due to begin on 1 October and will take ...

It found that 9 per cent of children were worried a lot or a fair amount about gangs in their local area, and 25 per cent thought it likely that people carry weapons nearby. This figure climbed ...

More than 500 prohibited or dangerous weapons have been seized and dozens of people arrested in a nationwide police operation targeting the illegal online sale of knives.

The change means that anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including all forms of manslaughter, will be excluded from the scheme. Two of PC Harper’s killers had been expected to become eligible for ...

A former PSNI officer has been dismissed after a Police Ombudsman investigation uncovered what has been described as a “catalogue of corruption”, including the abuse of his position to begin a sexual ...

HM Inspector of Constabulary Lee Freeman says firearms licensing in England and Wales is riddled with inconsistency and calls for the 38 separate licensing units to be replaced by a single national ...

The firearms licensing system in England and Wales is “not fit for purpose” and should be replaced by a new national body, the policing inspectorate has said. His Majesty’s Inspectorate of ...

A Nottinghamshire Police custody sergeant has been sacked after telling a detainee to “get on a boat and go back to where you come from”. The officer was dismissed with immediate effect after a ...

PC Aaron Humphries was found to have committed gross misconduct following an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation into an incident in the Faversham area of Kent in September 2024 ...