The HMICFRS integrity inspection, which took place in January this year, highlighted “concerns” around the lack of senior ...

The National Police Air Service (NPAS) has received approval from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to advance its uncrewed aircraft trials into a Temporary Reserved Airspace (TRA) within Class G ...

More than £2 million of stolen vehicles have been seized and 154 people arrested, many with links to serious and organised crime, during the second national vehicle crime intensification week.

Devon and Cornwall Police needs to improve how it reviews vetting decisions, manages complaints and monitors the use of its IT systems, the police inspectorate has said.

While it acknowledged progress had been made, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) said the force ‘requires improvement’ in its vetting of police officers ...

Accelerated misconduct hearings in relation to the Panorama allegations for PC Sean Park, attached to Central West Command Unit, and Sergeant Lawrence Hume, attached to MPS Detention, will be held on ...

The new law, passed by Parliament last week, closes a gap identified following a Supreme Court judgment in February 2025, ...

It also found that as of August 2025, the force had 352 overdue SARs, with one dating back nearly two years. The ICO has ordered SWP to clear this backlog by June 2026.

Of the 55 persons accused of homicide in the latest year, 91 per cent (50) were male and nine per cent (five) were female. Scotland’s Chief Statistician said this is “the lowest number of recorded ...

Former Home Secretary Lord Blunkett is to chair a Commission on police leadership to examine its development at every level ...

After listening to the recording, the man made a complaint to the Police Ombudsman’s Office and submitted a seven-hour excerpt in which officers referred to a suspected victim of domestic violence as ...

The world’s first detection dogs trained to identify the synthetic opioids nitazenes and fentanyl are now operational at key border crossings. The pioneering K9 Synthetic Opioid Detection Units are ...