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Increase in mental health callouts received by police over past five

WEBGloucestershire Police saw the lowest rise, an increase of 16% over the same five-year period – from 6,737 incidents to 7,369. It is not clear how the data was …

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County lines gangs have changed tactics during COVID

WEBAlisha was coerced into a relationship with an 18-year-old man on Snapchat. Things quickly turned darker. She soon found herself forced into running drugs, and …

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Right Care Right Person – police adopt new national model re …

WEBToday (26 July) Leicestershire Police is joining all forces in the UK to adopt the Right Care Right Person national partnership. The agreement will be signed by police forces across …

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Covid vaccine: Police officers ‘must be on priority list’

WEBA Senedd petition calling for police officers to receive priority has been signed more than 10,850 times.

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'GMP had lost its way': how a new Chief Constable plans to …

WEBIt has been ten weeks since Greater Manchester’s new chief of police was sworn in to perform an unenviable task.. Stephen Watson’s job is to fix the country’s …

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How Humberside Police went from special measures to ‘force of …

WEBThe darkest moment for Humberside Police came in 2015 when Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary rated the force’s efficiency as Inadequate. It was …

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‘Your free ride is coming to a close’, new Chief Constable warns

WEBFive weeks ago the force launched a critical incident after July saw record waits for callers.Since then, he said, waits for 101 have more than halved and waits for …

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Met police officer, 37, dies after testing positive for Covid

WEBA serving Metropolitan police officer has died after testing positive for Covid-19, the force has announced. PC Michael Warren, 37, joined the Met in 2005 and had …

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Police force battling steep rise in officers quitting as job 'too

WEBResearchers said those going “are ultimately frustrated by the perceived inability of the organisation to manage the demands upon them”. The Government’s …

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David Fuller: 80 people contact police in wake of bedsit murder …

WEBAround 80 members of the public have contacted a police helpline in the wake of the David Fuller murder and sexual abuse case. Fuller, 67, pleaded guilty to …

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ACC Barbara Gray to take up senior role in London Met

WEBThe PSNI’s highest-ranking female officer to leave her role in Northern Ireland policing to take up a high-ranking position with the London’s Met Police. A ssistant Chief …

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Cardiff police probe leads to arrest and care home to shut

WEB“Significant staffing and management support has been provided by Cardiff council and the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, with immediate measures …

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Metropolitan Police: Move to attend fewer mental health calls …

WEBThe Met Police’s plan to stop attending emergency mental health incidents is “potentially alarming”, a former inspector of constabulary has said.

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Merseyside Police set to appoint first ever woman as Chief Constable

WEBMerseyside Police is set to appoint its first ever female Chief Constable. Police Commissioner Jane Kennedy has today announced the current Deputy Chief …

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IOPC: What does it do and what powers does it have over the …

WEBThe IOPC presides over the police complaints system in England and Wales. It is independent from the police and the government. It only investigates the …

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'Hanging by a thread': Public trust in police has fallen to its lowest

WEBChief constables are being urged to concentrate on crimes that matter most to people, get the basics right in investigations and restore the abandoned policy of …

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Police Scotland failing to challenge bad behaviour – report

WEBMisconduct is under-reported in Police Scotland and the force is failing to challenge unacceptable behaviour, a watchdog has warned. A report by HM …

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Liverpool hospital bomb: Emad al-Swealmeen had been planning …

WEBThe terrorist who blew himself up outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital had been planning an attack since at least April, police have said.. Investigators believe …

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Covid: Police watchdog says officers confused by

WEBHer Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS), the body that reviews how well police do their work, said the rapid …

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