Articles tagged with: Police

30 Sep 2021 Home affairs

Action, not warm words, is needed to stamp racism out of policing for once and for all

Nearly four decades on from Stephen Lawrence’s racist murder, the police and government need to deliver urgent change so that community confidence and the long-standing principle of fairness in policing are not permanently undermined.

23 Sep 2021 Home affairs

We need fundamental reforms to address the epidemic of violence against women

The last Law Commission review of hate crime, published in 2014, still sits unused on a dusty shelf at the Ministry of Justice, so it is hard to have confidence this one will be any different.

27 Jul 2021 Coronavirus

Police Minister Claims Force Should Feel "Valued" After Officers Say They're "Sick Of Gimmicks"

Kit Malthouse has said the government is “trying to put everything we can” behind police in England and Wales despite the Police Federation slating new crime proposals as “gimmicks”.

21 Jul 2021 Home affairs

Years of austerity and deprivation has allowed crime to thrive while robbing children of their bright futures

Community policing and trust takes investment of both time and money, which are two things that our police forces have been starved of.

05 Jul 2021 Home affairs

We must introduce buffer zones to stop the harassment of women outside abortion clinics

Images of women having to walk past people holding out plastic babies and telling them they’re murderers do not belong in England.

05 Jul 2021 Home affairs

Smarter sentencing is not harsher sentencing

The Police, Crime and Sentencing Bill will see people convicted of more serious offences spending a lot longer in prison, but there is no evidence to support this. Instead, government should improve education and other rehabilitative opportunities in prisons.

01 Jul 2021 Home affairs

MPs Call For Six-Month Limit On Domestic Abuse Assault Prosecutions To Be Scrapped

A cross-party group of MPs has proposed an amendment to the government’s policing bill which would give domestic abuse victims more time to bring assault charges against their abusers.

22 Jun 2021 Home affairs

MPs Say “Oppressive” Plans To Restrict Disruptive Protests Could Breach Human Rights Laws

MPs have urged the government to introduce explicit statutory protection for protests amid concerns that the upcoming Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill could breach human rights laws.

18 Jun 2021 Home affairs

Exclusive: Hundreds Of Police Officers Accused Of Abusing Powers For Sexual Gain

Hundreds of police officers are referred to the official police watchdog every year for abusing their powers for sexual gain, according to exclusive figures obtained by PoliticsHome.

18 Jun 2021 Home affairs

New measures to tackle police corruption must be properly funded

On 10 March 1987, a 37-year-old private detective named Daniel Morgan was found dead in the car park of a south London pub with an axe embedded in his head. No-one has ever been convicted of his murder, despite five separate investigations

15 Jun 2021 Home affairs

Priti Patel Says "Deeply Alarming" Daniel Morgan Report Finds "Litany Of Mistakes" By Metropolitan Police

Priti Patel has described a report into the police handling of the murder of Daniel Morgan as "deeply alarming" and said the failures had been "devastating" for his family.

09 Jun 2021 Home affairs

Policing Bill should introduce a standalone offence and 12-month prison sentence for abuse against retail workers

2020 saw a spike in abuse, threats, and violence against retail workers. But whilst the Tories shockingly fail to get a grip of the crisis, Labour have a readymade solution to deter offenders, break the cycle of abuse and deliver justice to victims.

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20 Apr 2021 Home affairs

Police Federation of England and Wales reacts to HMICFRS report on police response to COVID-19

The Police Federation of England and Wales have responded to a report from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), based on an inspection of policing between March and November 2020, which says that although there were some inconsistencies, in general police forces took immediate and decisive action to respond to the extreme circumstances of the pandemic.

26 Mar 2021 Brexit

Britain will lose significant access to EU security data due to Brexit deal

The greatest impact on our security comes from losing access to the Schengen information System, for swapping alerts on the movement of criminals and missing persons.

24 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

It’s high time the Coronavirus Act is replaced

One of the biggest constitutional defects in the legislation is the “yes or no” renewal vote with no ability for legislators to amend or refine it.

17 Mar 2021 Home affairs

The disastrous Sentencing Bill has exposed the government’s disregard for victims - women and girls in particular

Labour has set out our own Victims’ Bill for the government to accept, enshrining victims’ rights and protections into law for the very first time.

14 Mar 2021 Home affairs

Priti Patel Demands Explanation From Met Police Over “Upsetting” Scenes At Sarah Everard Vigil

The Home Secretary has asked the Metropolitan Police for a “full report on what happened” at a vigil for Sarah Everard held in Clapham amid anger at the force’s heavy-handed response.

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22 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

PFEW calls for greater clarity from PM over new lockdown easing measures

Survey reveals only 1 in 10 rank and file police officers felt previous COVID-19 laws and regulations were clear

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09 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

Open letter to Government over police officer vaccines

All 43 branches of the Police Federation of England and Wales are calling for frontline police officers to be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine.

08 Feb 2021 Home affairs

Home Office Admits 112,000 People Have Had Part Of Their Police Records Deleted

The Home Office has said today files relating to 112,000 people have been deleted from the police computer system and 15,000 of those cases involve people who have had their data wiped in its entirety.

05 Feb 2021 Home affairs

Councils Fear Missing Police Files Could Harm Major Abuse Investigations

The Home Secretary has been warned that missing police records risk jeopardising vital work on child sexual abuse cases, modern slavery and counter terrorism undertaken by local authority officers.

04 Feb 2021 Political parties

A Man Has Been Charged Over A "Vicious Threat" Sent To SNP MP Joanna Cherry

A 30-year-old man has been charged in connection with alleged threats made against SNP MP Joanna Cherry.

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03 Feb 2021 Home affairs

Prolonged police misconduct investigations costing taxpayers millions

Protracted police misconduct investigations are costing taxpayers millions of pounds each year. Startling research conducted by the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) has estimated the eyewatering costs of officers being investigated by forces and the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

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28 Jan 2021 Home affairs

One in three officers faced virus being used as a weapon

Survey reveals major health impact of policing the pandemic