Today Her Majesty the Queen will deliver a speech outlining the government’s legislative priorities for the 2016/17 parliamentary year in what will be defining year for Prime Minister David Cameron.

The mental health and stress levels of officers may be negatively impacted by the falling number of officers on the ground, the initial results of new research suggests.

The Police Federation of England and Wales responds to comments made by the Home Secretary at their annual conference in Bournemouth.

Ahead of the Queen's Speech, the Bar Council warns that the justice system is at risk of undermining its preeminent position in the world unless certain measures are taken. 

The thin blue line has never been thinner, Police Federation chair Steve White tells Aden Simpson, and if conditions and pay do not improve, members may 'lose faith' in century-old convention and lobby for industrial rights.

Despite the threat of violence, the majority of officers in England and Wales do not want to carry firearms, according to a new national survey.

New research by the national charity Turn2us has revealed that nearly a third (29%) of MPs have previously claimed unemployment benefits. 

The Government's prison reforms are "doomed to fail" unless it takes heed of a damning select committee report released today, Shadow Justice Secretary Lord Falconer warns.

Officers say they aren’t able to do their jobs properly, nor to the standards they wish and communities don’t get proactive patrols, new research suggests.

Jo Causon, CEO of the Institute of Customer Service, comments on proposed reform and modernisation of the public service ombudsman sector.

A new report produced for the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) and published today (12 May 2016) confirms that there are no technical hurdles to permanently and safely storing large quantities of carbon dioxide off the coast of the UK.

Liberal Democrat peer, Baroness Sheehan, says the Government's concerns over "pull factors" - such as funding to improve refugee camps - are "utter nonsense".

The Solicitors Regulation Authority anti-money laundering thematic review shows law firms are doing well. 

As the much anticipated Anti-Corruption Summit kicks off, Melanie Mylvaganam, Policy Analyst at the Bar Council, explains how the Bar guards against money laundering and terrorism financing in the UK.

The Shadow Home Secretary, Andy Burnham, has today (11 May) made recommendations to reform the Police and Criminal Justice system, in the wake of Hillsborough.

The Police Federation of England and Wales responds to his proposals.

The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) wants to hear from  organisations capable of developing and demonstrating a biomass pre-treatment system that incorporates biomass chipping, screening, washing and drying.

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has published its latest assessment of the performance of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

Reflecting trends towards both a more digital and experience-based economy, Visa Europe’s Consumer Spending Index for April reveals a swelling appetite for leisure, and the fastest growth in online spending since December 2014.

The Conservative MP, Tom Tugendhat, describes how his new All Party Group - Public Legal Education - aims to make the justice system more inclusive by promoting citizens' ‘legal capability.’

Consumer watchdog Which? is calling for the Government's new 'Fraud Taskforce' to investigate how businesses can better protect their customers from fraud.

Reforms by the Ministry of Justice to transform the rehabilitation of offenders have successfully restructured the probation landscape within ministerial timescales and without major disruption to services, but operational problems and risks to further service transformation need to be resolved, according to the National Audit Office.

The Institute of Customer Service has interviewed 30,000 consumers across eight European countries, and found the UK has the highest level of customer satisfaction in five out of six sectors.

The UK has the highest customer satisfaction rates in Europe, according to a report released today by the Institute of Customer Service. The Institute’s European Customer Satisfaction Index (EUCSI) scores the UK an overall customer satisfaction rating of 76.1 - three points higher than its closest rival, Germany (73.1).

UKLPG highlights the crucial role of its members that supply gas to power British BBQs and 193,000 of the off-grid homes in the UK.