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Police Scotland ‘failing to take fingerprints of thousands of people arrested’, review finds
10+ hour, 6+ min ago (1028+ words) A new report has revealed Police Scotland is failing to take the fingerprints of thousands of people it arrests each year. The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner today published (March 10) the findings of a joint review carried out to provide assurance that…...
Can police reforms improve trust in UK forces?
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (569+ words) Tara Lai Quinlan, Associate Professor in Law and Criminal Justice at the University of Birmingham takes a closer look at the proposals. Police in England and Wales have lost public trust over the last decade, with confidence in policing declining…...
Public call for evidence launched by the Independent Fairfield Review into the MPS
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (340+ words) The Fairfield Review " an independent review into the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) " has launched a public call for evidence. The Review team is inviting individuals, community groups and organisations across London to share their experiences, views and insights of the…...
Former MPS commissioner to lead independent review on number of police forces
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (470+ words) Former Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) Commissioner Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe has been appointed to head up the Independent Review of Police Force Structures that will lead to a smaller number of larger forces across England and Wales. As set out in…...
A new model for policing
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1626+ words) Policing has a least a decade of change ahead, a most fundamental re-evaluation of not only of its business ethos but its philosophical relationship with the country, says Steve Dodd. Genuine change will need to be delivered against ambition. Transformation…...
MPS cuts phone theft by 10,000 offences following year-long crackdown
2+ week, 6+ day ago (807+ words) The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has cut mobile phone theft offences across London by 10,000 in the past year following its largest ever crackdown on thieves. Over the past four weeks alone, officers made 248 arrests related to phone theft and seized…...
Hate crime referrals from police hit records levels, latest CPS figures show
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (347+ words) Prosecutors are working on the highest ever number of hate crime cases as referrals from police hit record levels. The Crown Prosecution Service's (CPS) latest performance data for July to September 2025 released today (January 15) shows it received 4,358 cases from police…...
MPS targets high street crime in crackdown on money laundering and exploitation
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (364+ words) Officers have seized more than "260,000 worth of counterfeit goods and cash as part of the Metropolitan Police Service's (MPS) crackdown to make high streets safer and tackle crime which impacts local communities. The MPS carried out a series of visits…...
Police and Crime Commissioners to be scrapped
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (499+ words) The role of Police and Crime Commissioner is to be scrapped with their roles absorbed by existing mayors and council leaders, the Home Office has announced. The abolition of the role is expected to save at least "100 million, at least…...
Loophole closed to keep terrorists and extremists out of the UK
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (435+ words) A new law now prevents British citizenship being reinstated automatically to people considered a national security risk following a successful initial appeal. Receiving Royal Assent on Monday night (October 27), the Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Act 2025 will mean…...