An investigation has found that Derbyshire Constabulary officers used “reasonable force” to restrain a man and try to prevent him swallowing drugs, before he later died in hospital.

A Freedom of Information (FoI) request response to the party reveals that only 849 cameras are currently available to the force, which is almost 100 fewer than were in operation in 2022. Shadow ...

Police recorded shoplifting offences in England and Wales have risen to a 20-year high. There were 469,788 shoplifting ...

Trevor Rodenhurst will resume his post as chief constable of Bedfordshire next month following a confirmation hearing by the ...

Former Detective Superintendent Paul Kessell had pleaded guilty at Southampton Magistrates’ Court last month to driving while over the prescribed legal alcohol limit. He resigned from the force ...

A new Bill aims to free up 1.5 million hours of “valuable police time” for officers as part of the Government’s plans to ...

HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) and Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) carried out a detailed review of the two main police custody centres for the Argyll and West ...

Police workers across Scotland are to be consulted over pay offer, with a recommendation it should be rejected, says Unison. The Scottish Police Authority’s offer of 4.75 per cent on pay and ...

All six were part of a WhatsApp group named ‘Band of Brothers’, which was discovered as part of an investigation into an unrelated matter and referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct ...