PFEW National Chair John Apter reacts following talks with the Policing Minister and after attending the Downing Street knife crime summit. 

Schools and hospitals could be asked to spot young people at risk of knife crime under plans unveiled by Theresa May and Sajid Javid to tackle the "disease" of violent offences.

Chief Constable Mike Cunningham, College of Policing CEO, said:

Theresa May has unveiled plans to make it easier for police forces to carry out stop-and-search checks on people they suspect to be carrying a knife.

Seven officers and staff from across policing who have demonstrated everyday professionalism in their roles have today been recognised by the College of Policing.

The use of private firms to monitor offenders serving community sentences is “irredeemably flawed”, the chief inspector of probation has warned.

Writing for PoliticsHome, Iain Duncan Smith MP says the Government is letting victims of modern slavery 'fall through the gaps' as the current system can leave them at risk of further trafficking.

A female Tory minister has blasted fellow MPs over their “misogynistic” demand for Theresa May to quit in exchange for their support on Brexit.

Conservative MP Christopher Davies has pleaded guilty to two charges of making a false expenses claim.

The indefinite detention of migrants by the Home Office is a stain on our justice system, says Chair of the Bar. 

The Home Office has “utterly failed” in almost every area of the immigration detention system, according to a hard-hitting report by MPs.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has produced a briefing ahead of the Third Reading of the Trade Bill in the House of Lords.

A former Labour MP who was jailed for perverting the course of justice has insisted she is innocent as she begged voters in her constituency not to dump her.

There are significant questions about whether the use of children as Covert Human Intelligence Sources contravenes the UN convention on the rights of the child, writes Jenny Jones 

Social media platforms have a responsibility to “clean up their platforms” or risk doing “the terrorists’ work for them”, Home Secretary Sajid Javid has warned. 

Female Genital Mutilation has been illegal in the UK for 34 years, so why has it taken until 2019 for the first conviction to take place, and what can the Government do to stop it? Dods Monitoring's Sophie-Rose Feary explains. 

An emergency funding boost to tackle the knife crime epidemic sweeping the country has been welcomed, but is not a long-term fix, says the National Chair of the Police Federation John Apter

Chancellor Philip Hammond is set to unveil a £100m package to tackle a surge in knife crime after a major Cabinet row over police funding.

Dods Monitoring's Roisin Buckley says although a Domestic Abuse Bill is still not a guarantee, Ministers are hard pressed to honour the 2017 Conservative manifesto commitment to legislate on domestic violence. 

Britain's efforts to fight international money laundering must not be watered down to land post-Brexit trade deals, a powerful committee of MPs has warned.

Today, like many other businesses around the country, IKEA will be celebrating International Women’s Day. 

It is crucial to public trust in the justice system that the most senior and experienced among the Bar and on the bench are reflective of the society that they represent, says the Bar Council.

Tommy Robinson will face fresh contempt of court proceedings, the Attorney General has announced.

From grammar school to the green benches, Diane Abbott has made a habit of proving people wrong. Along the way, she has encountered prejudice, resistance and received her fair share of criticism. But her political journey is not over yet. The Shadow Home Secretary sits down with Sebastian Whale