The Latest Breaking News from the College of Policing

‘He edited my worst moments into a montage’: how UK police still ignore domestic abusers in their ranks

Four years on from a super-complaint over officers’ violence against women and girls, a new report finds little progress has been made on promised reforms

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2024

AI needs to be injected into police force ‘like heroin into bloodstream’, says leading officer

Andy Marsh, from the College of Policing, said he hopes AI can make the task of preparing prosecution case files a ‘problem of the past’ in just two years

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024

Half of rape investigation team members not fully qualified, police watchdog warns

A new policing model - known as Operation Soteria - could overhaul the criminal justice system for rape victims but more changes are needed, inspectors found

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2024

Review criticises police for disclosure of Nicola Bulley’s health struggles

The review found that Lancashire Police had lost control of the public narrative at an early stage.

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023

Boy, 13, confronted by armed police after water pistol mistaken for real gun

The boy was knocked off his bike by a police van and handcuffed during the incident in east London in July.

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023

Police ordered to investigate every theft and follow every ‘reasonable’ lead in solving crimes

Home secretary says she expects ‘radical change’ in way forces tackle so-called ‘low-level’ criminality such as theft, shoplifting and criminal damage

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023

Police pledge to pursue any ‘reasonable’ lead to improve investigations

The Home Secretary urged forces to properly investigate crimes like theft or criminal damage which have been wrongly treated as ‘less important’.

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2023

Police vetting strengthened after Couzens and Carrick cases – Home Office

The College of Policing’s Vetting Code of Practice has been updated, replacing the 2017 Code.

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023

What happened to Nicola Bulley? All we know about the Lancashire mother-of-two’s death

Nicola Bulley, a mortgage adviser, went missing in January sparking a high profile police search - now officers have returned to the scene months later

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023

What happened to Nicola Bulley? All we know about the Lancashire mother-of-two’s death

Nicola Bulley, a mortgage adviser, went missing in January sparking a high profile police search - now officers have returned to the scene months later

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023