The Latest Breaking News from College of Policing

Watchdogs condemn police response to domestic abuse claims against officers

Joint inquiry hears evidence of officers in England and Wales using their status to deter victims from making reports

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2022

Watchdogs find ‘weaknesses in way police investigate colleagues’ in abuse cases

The report into domestic abuse cases involving serving police officers found ‘not all forces are treating these cases with the gravity they deserve’.

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2022

British policing is institutionally racist. Until we admit it we’ll never win back trust

Positive discrimination could encourage more black people to join the police so that our forces better represent their communities, says Neil Basu, assistant commissioner of the Met police

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2022

Police guidance on facial recognition technology ‘a hammer blow to privacy’

The College of Policing published a guide for police officers to make sure use of live facial recognition technology is ‘legal and ethical’.

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

Names of people interviewed in parties inquiry may not be released

Analysis: College of Policing guidance says those interviewed as witnesses or suspects should not usually be named

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2022