The Guardian has today (Saturday, 11 November) featured an interview with Neil Basu, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, at the Metropolitan Police Service. The officer spoke about neighbourhood policing and the threat from Islamist and far-right terrorism in the UK. He was …
Last night (Thursday, 2 November) the BBC News at Ten concluded its special series on gun and knife crime with a focus on stop and search and police resources. The programme reported that the number of crimes involving guns or knives …
This morning, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published the latest crime statistics for England and Wales for the year ending June 2017.
Today (Tuesday October 10), a High Court judgement was handed down in respect of a judicial review, brought by Medical Justice, on aspects of the policy on adults at risk in immigration detention. Please find the Home Office response to the court …
The Guardian this evening (Tuesday, 5 September) published an article on the future immigration system after the UK leaves the European Union.
Today, the Mail on Sunday’s front page reports nearly 400 stations with front counters allowing the public to talk face-to-face with officers have been shut down across England and Wales in less than ten years.
The latest set of crime statistics was published today by the Home Office, and the Office of National Statistics published the Crime Survey for England and Wales. The figures relate to the year ending March 2017. Policing and fire Minister …
Following reports in broadcast media, please find the Home Office’s response to changes to police use of force rules to increase transparency following the Shaw Review. A Home Office spokesperson said: Our police reforms have overhauled the previous cumbersome regime of …
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) today published its annual assessment of the state of policing in England and Wales for 2016. A Ministerial statement on the report is below. Brandon Lewis, Minister for Policing and the Fire Service, said: The …
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has given the following statement in reaction to the Westminster attack. A fact sheet outlining the government's approach to Counter Terrorism is also contained at the bottom of this post.
