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

Innocent people like victims and potential witnesses could be placed on police watchlists under guidance on the use of facial recognition systems, civil liberties groups have warned. Campaigners branded guidance being sent to forces about how to use ...

22 Mar 2022 at 01:25

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

Police forces have committed to follow all “reasonable lines of enquiry” in an effort to improve investigations and drive down crime rates. The standards setting body published guidance for officers in England and Wales to consider all potential ...

28 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Six police officers lose jobs for being part of offensive WhatsApp group

Six police officers lose jobs for being part of Wayne Couzens WhatsApp group

Six police constables have lost their jobs following a disciplinary hearing for being part of a WhatsApp group which shared “grossly offensive” messages. Following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), the six ...

09 Dec 2022 at 20:27

Police vetting strengthened after Couzens and Carrick cases – Home Office

Vetting standards for police officers have been strengthened after the “sickening” cases of killer Wayne Couzens and serial rapist David Carrick, the Home Office said. The College of Policing’s Vetting Code of Practice has been updated, ...

20 Jul 2023 at 16:45

Anti-racism plan not about being ‘woke or politically correct’, police insist

Police chiefs have insisted that a new plan to tackle racism among officers is not about political correctness or being “woke”. The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) launched a Police Race Action Plan on Tuesday, aimed at tackling ...

15 Jun 2022 at 10:45

Police forces urged by watchdog to ‘give rape victims the service they deserve’

Police are delaying arresting rape suspects and cancelling appointments with victims because investigators are being sent to staff football matches and festivals, a watchdog has warned. Inspector of Constabulary Michelle Skeer made a ...

22 Aug 2024 at 08:44

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Nicola Bulley case created online ‘monster’, family says

Nicola Bulley’s partner said the online fixation and obsession with her disappearance was a “monster” that got out of control. Paul Ansell said his family initially welcomed the huge public interest after the mother-of-two vanished ...

27 Sept 2024 at 09:11

Police must reject rules which would withhold names of suspects – media chiefs

Media bosses have called for police to reverse “draconian” plans to keep the names of suspects accused of a raft of serious offences secret. Proposed changes to the College of Policing’s media relations guidance state forces ...

22 Mar 2023 at 12:25

Police chiefs in England and Wales say officers will attend all home burglaries

Police chiefs across England and Wales have committed forces to attending all home burglaries in a new set of standards they hope will result in more of the crimes being solved and more offenders prosecuted. The National ...

05 Oct 2022 at 11:31

Police ‘must do more to minimise harm’ of stop and search powers

Police are more likely to stop and search people from ethnic minority backgrounds for weapons without suspicion, watchdogs have said. Forces may “recognise the effects of disproportionality on people and communities” ...

15 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Violence against women and girls a ‘national emergency’, says policing report

Violence against women and girls is a “national emergency” with nearly 3,000 crimes recorded every day, a leading police chief has warned in a new report. More than one million violent crimes against women and girls ...

23 Jul 2024 at 09:13

Nicola Bulley: What investigations have been launched and why?

Since Nicola Bulley disappeared, the police, social media sleuths and the media have all received widespread criticism. The 45-year-old’s body was pulled from the River Wye in Lancashire on Sunday but a number of ...

22 Feb 2023 at 17:16

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