UK's Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner commended the first-ever construction industry anti-slavery toolkit as 'exactly what is needed’, at last week's launch event in the House of Lords. 

Kevin Foster MP argues that the level of cruelty and sophistication involved in dog fighting demands much harsher sentencing if it is to be an effective deterrent. 

A worrying trend of animal abusers escalating their crimes and committing violence against humans is encouraged by lenient sentencing, says Anna Turley MP.

Andrew Langdon QC, Chairman of the Bar has responded to the publication of the Prisons and Courts Bill. 

Revised Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) guidance, released today, for how evidence should be collected following the death or serious injury of a member of the public during police contact will do little to instil trust with officers involved in incidents.

Police charities united today to improve access for officers and their loved ones.

Liberal Democrat peer Lord Rennard believes that a moratorium is needed to reduce the numbers of new peers.

The Chartered Institute of Building CEO Chris Blythe speaks to PoliticsHome about combating modern slavery in the industry as they launch a toolkit to help tackle the problem.

Consumer representatives must have a seat at the Brexit negotiating table over the next 18 months says Baroness Hayter.

The Law Commission today welcomed the decision by Ministers to close a legal loophole which means buyers of second-hand vehicles are at risk of having them repossessed due to unfair laws around logbook loans.

Specialist law firms appointed to new Bar Council panel

Last week, Good Things Foundation celebrated helping more than 2 million people gain digital skills, by focussing on the stories of 14 inspirational individuals.

The College of Policing will work with police leaders to develop proposals for a national hub for the development and selection of senior police leadership, in response to the findings of a chief officer appointments survey released today. 

Labour MP, Holly Lynch, says the Government must offer better protection of emergency workers, calling for a change in the law so that assaults on our emergency workers face tougher penalties.

Today marks the launch of the Police Federation of England and Wales’ national campaign to ‘Protect The Protectors’ calling for better protection for police officers.

SSE plc has provisionally secured agreements to provide a total of 4,451MW (megawatts) of de-rated electricity generation capacity from October 2017 to September 2018 in the GB Capacity Market Auction.

New figures released today reveal the horrific extent and frequency of assaults* on police officers.

Garth Stinson, Stop and Search Lead at the College of Policing has responded to the HMIC report.

Since 2010, Good Things Foundation and the Online Centres network has together helped 2 million learners to gain basic digital skills. It’s a key milestone which shows the scale of our reach and impact and yesterday, we celebrated this landmark by bringing together some of those 2 million learners at a special ceremony at the BT Tower in London to receive awards for their amazing achievements.

Ignoring the sacrosanctity of parliamentary sovereignty and judicial independence has had repercussions in Britain before warns Bob Neill MP.

Police officers have shown their overwhelming support for the wider roll out of Taser.

Writing exclusively for PoliticsHome, Nusrat Ghani argues that the term 'honour killing' intimidates agencies of the state from pursuing and prosecuting offenders.

Immigration rules should prioritise the right to family life by ditching the new financial maintenance requirements say Stuart McDonald MP and Ronnie Cowan MP.