Police predatory behaviour now makes up 30 per cent of the most serious cases being investigated by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, a figure which continues to rise, according to a new report. #police policeprofessional.com/news/police-...
Three individuals connected to the national Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW), one of whom is understood to be chief executive Mukund Krishna, have been arrested over allegations of fraud. #police #pfew policeprofessional.com/news/three-p...
The Police Federation of England and Wales has warned that recommending another real-terms pay cut for officers would accelerate the loss of experienced frontline policing and place public safety at genuine risk. #police #pay policeprofessional.com/news/public-...
Darren Martland has been appointed as the next chief constable for Cumbria Constabulary. #police #leadership policeprofessional.com/news/new-chi...
Tributes have been paid after a serving officer from West Midlands Police was found dead outside a house in Yardley, Birmingham. Detective Constable Tayyab Malik passed away on Tuesday afternoon. #police #thinblueline #wellbeing policeprofessional.com/news/tribute...
The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has submitted evidence to the Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB) to consider in setting the pay uplift for policing from September 2026. #police #policepay #thinblueline policeprofessional.com/news/police-...
Police Scotland has apologised to the family of a murdered man for initially failing to treat his death as suspicious, despite evidence of shotgun injuries to his face. #police #scotland #murder policeprofessional.com/news/police-...
An Avon and Somerset police officer has been dismissed without notice after giving a false impression she was working by using a picture frame to weigh down keys on her laptop. #police #wfh #misconduct policeprofessional.com/news/deceitf...
The National Vehicle Crime Reduction Partnership has secured significant Home Office funding to strengthen the UK’s collective response to organised vehicle crime. #police #crime policeprofessional.com/news/nvcrp-s...
Violence and abuse against retail workers fell by a fifth from 2,000 incidents a day in 2023/4 to 1,600 last year, according to the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) new Crime Report. #police #crime policeprofessional.com/news/violenc...
The Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales has welcomed the Government’s announcement of record funding for the courts system, but says wider structural reform is needed to end the “intolerable” delays. policeprofessional.com/news/funding... #police #justice
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has confirmed it is using AI tools to analyse internal sickness and absence data in a bid to identify failings in “standards, culture and behaviour”. #police #ai policeprofessional.com/news/mps-con...
The Police Foundation (UK) is calling on UK police leaders to share their views in a series of focus groups aimed at supporting the work of the Police Leadership Commission. #police #leadership policeprofessional.com/news/your-th...
A new study has found that while police officers play a vital role in responding to mental health emergencies, a lack of coordination between agencies is hampering efforts to provide effective care. #police #mentalhealth #wellbeing policeprofessional.com/news/police-...
West Mercia Police has been fined £85,000 (plus costs) after pleading guilty to two breaches of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 after one of its officers was seriously injured on duty. #police #thinblueline policeprofessional.com/news/west-me...
HMI Roy Wilsher on how the integrity inspection programme works to restore public trust and ensure the right people police our communities. #police #policing #vetting policeprofessional.com/feature/rebu...
A former Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officer was among five people arrested across London in an operation targeting spoof motor insurance apps. #police policeprofessional.com/news/former-...
Warwickshire Police Chief Constable Alex Franklin-Smith is to step down in April after nearly 24 years in policing to pursue new opportunities in the private sector. #police #leadership policeprofessional.com/news/chief-c...
Liverpool John Moores University has appointed Sir Andy Cooke QPM DL, outgoing HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services, to the post of Professor of Policing Studies. #police policeprofessional.com/news/former-...
New research confirms the potential for police forensic investigators to carefully consider the presence of pets at crime scenes as a credible new avenue for finding and investigating DNA leads to solve the case. #police #forensics policeprofessional.com/feature/pets...
