In a major upgrade to Serious Crime Prevention Orders, new Interim Orders will allow immediate action to disrupt and deter suspected serious criminality. These orders are part of a stronger approach ...

So it is right that we celebrate 20 years of the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act coming into force this year, as well as 25 ...

The former chair of the City of London Corporation’s Police Authority Board, James Thomson, has been appointed CBE in the New ...

More recently, as His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, I’ve been able to help drive substantial improvements in police forces ...

The Police Ombudsman’s Office says it is currently assessing “a range of information” about an incident involving police and a teenage female with “complex needs” at a shop in Lisburn in Northern ...

The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) is exploring legal action to stop new vetting rules, which it says will “unfairly destroy the careers” of good police officers.

Two Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officers have been convicted of assaulting a 16-year-old boy they were transporting to hospital for a mental health assessment.

A new pilot scheme in Aberdeen is helping to support people in mental health crisis while reducing the amount of time ...