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30 Jan Communities

Broken Britain: Cleaning up Cleveland, the UK's crime capital

With some of the worst violent crime rates in the country, John Johnston reports on efforts to clean up Cleveland.

09 Nov 2022 Home affairs

Home Secretary Urged To Condemn Arrest Of Journalists Covering Just Stop Oil Protests

The Home Office has refused to respond to concerns about press freedoms following the arrest of several journalists covering environmental protests on the M25.

11 Oct 2022 Communities

Last year, I called out the lack of political imagination for Black History Month. This year, a lack of political accountability concerns me

The problems I was concerned with last year – the lack of political imagination and the persistent political inertia on equality remain relevant

26 Sep 2022 Home affairs

Committee Corner – Home Affairs Committee chair Diana Johnson on her in-tray

Amid a cost of living crisis and stretched public services, the next 12 months will be busy for Parliament’s select committees. Labour chairs set out their priorities – now, Diana Johnson.

12 Sep 2022 Home affairs

MPs Call For Met Police Officer Who Shot Unarmed Black Man To Be Suspended

A group of London MPs are calling for the immediate suspension of the Metropolitan Police officer who fatally shot Chris Kaba, an unarmed black man in South London last week.

05 Oct 2021 Home affairs

Tory MPs Urge Priti Patel To Ensure “Change Actually Comes” For Women With Sarah Everard Inquiry

Priti Patel’s announcement of a full inquiry into issues raised around policing following Sarah Everard’s murder has been welcomed by Tory members, but MPs insist “this can't just be another review”.

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”.

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.

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.

16 May 2021 Home affairs

'This Is Going To Create More Conflict With The Police, Not Less': What Will The Policing Bill Mean for Protest?

New proposed powers to limit disruptive protests have driven activists back onto the streets. But are the new proposals bringing necessary balance and protection through police powers, or posing a fundamental threat to democracy? Georgina Bailey reports

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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.

30 Mar 2021 Home affairs

Met Police Officers "Did Not Act Inappropriately” At Sarah Everard Vigil, Report Finds

A report into policing at a vigil for Sarah Everard, which has been criticised as disproportionate, found officers "did not act inappropriately or in a heavy-handed manner".

22 Mar 2021 Home affairs

Priti Patel Condemns “Anarchic And Violent” Bristol Protests After Multiple Officers Injured

Priti Patel told MPs she condemned the actions of a “criminal minority” behind violent scenes at protests in Bristol last night which saw vehicles set on fire and several police officers injured.

16 Mar 2021 Home affairs

Controversial Policing Bill Passes Second Reading After Two Days Of Heated Debate

The government's Police, Crime and Sentencing Bill passed its second reading in the Commons this evening with a majority of 96 votes.

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26 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

PFEW condemns Phase 2 plans as ‘utter betrayal’

Police Federation hits out after police officers refused priority access to vaccine by JCVI

21 Jan 2021 Coronavirus

Priti Patel Announces £6,400 House Party Fine In Crackdown On People Breaking Lockdown

The government will introduce tougher new penalties for attending parties during lockdown with fines of up to £6,400 for persistent offenders.

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21 Jan 2021 Home affairs

PFEW statement following release of CPS statistics

The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) has reacted to the release of CPS statistics which show assaults on emergency workers are the most common coronavirus-related crime.

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21 Jan 2021 Home affairs

Federation to give IOPC inquiry evidence to Home Affairs Select Committee

PFEW takes ‘Time Limits’ campaign directly to MPs

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14 Jan 2021 Home affairs

Former Policing Minister Nick Herbert appointed Chair of the College of Policing Board

Lord Herbert has been appointed Chair of the College of Policing Board.

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14 Jan 2021 Home affairs

PFEW response to pre-charge bail reforms

National Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales John Apter said:

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08 Jan 2021 Home affairs

PFEW disgusted by increase in attacks on emergency workers

Rise in assaults on emergency workers is condemned by National Chair

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17 Dec 2020 Home affairs

UK Police still the most restrained despite increasing assaults

PFEW National Vice-Chair emphasises incidents must be seen in light of steady increase in assaults on officers

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15 Dec 2020 Home affairs

An advantage shared is an advantage squared

How do we define ‘information advantage’?

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15 Dec 2020 Home affairs

Where next for policing and technology?

The Covid-19 crisis has challenged British policing to make fundamental changes in the way it works and provide at rapid pace solutions to changing threats, risks and demands in both the physical and virtual worlds. The speed at which policing has adjusted to new circumstances is admirable -unimaginable in any normal year.