The Latest Breaking News from The National Police Chiefs Council

Police in race crisis as minority ethnic officers end support for action plan

Exclusive: NBPA, which represents thousands of police across UK, accuses leaders of breaking promises

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024

Infected blood inquiry: passage of time no bar to prosecutions, lawyers say

National Police Chiefs’ Council sets up team to examine report as lawyers confirm prosecutions are still possible

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024

Suicide becomes the biggest cause of deaths related to domestic violence for first time

Police urged to do more to stop perpetrators of abuse - as figures show four out of five abusers in fatal cases are already known to police

Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2024

Firearms officers: new report reveals the 'toxic culture' keeping women and ethnic minorities out of specialist squads

Hundreds of London’s Metropolitan police officers temporarily turned in their firearms in September after the Crown Prosecution Service charged an officer with the murder of unarmed 24-year-old Chris Kaba. Up to 300 of the force’s 2,500 armed officers stepped back from their duties, leading the Met to request backup support…

The Conversation · Nov 22, 2023

Missing evidence led to 16 homicides in England and Wales not going to trial

Exclusive: Figures for 2021-22 raise concerns about police handling of crucial material used to prosecute the most serious crimes

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023

More than 1,000 arrested and £130m of cannabis seized in largest-ever police crackdown

A total of 200,000 cannabis plants were identified as part of Operation Mille

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

Thursday briefing: Why Covid fines were more likely for minorities and the worse off

In today’s newsletter: More than 120,000 penalties were handed out during the pandemic – but there’s a question of how fairly they were issued

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2023

Thousands of UK missing persons cases may be reinvestigated

Volunteer detectives could look again at all 13,000 cold cases on National Crime Agency’s missing persons unit

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2023

Nearly 150 GMP employees accused of violence against women and girls in last six months

It comes as data revealed complaints about police officer's treatment of women and girls are highly unlikely to result in action

Manchester Evening News · Mar 14, 2023