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Police chief defends right to operational independence amid protest row

One of the UK’s most senior police officers has spoken out to defend force chiefs’ rights to make independent operational decisions amid intense political pressure linked to Armistice weekend protests. Gavin Stephens, who is chairman of the National ...

10 Nov 2023 at 00:01

Police chief warns young people: Don’t ruin your lives by joining in disorder

A police chief has warned young people not to ruin their life prospects by choosing to get involved in any ongoing national disorder. Chief Constable Gavin Stephens, chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), said forces would try to ...

08 Aug 2024 at 16:20

King offers message of thanks to police as officers remain on alert for weekend

The King has offered his “heartfelt thanks” to the police for restoring order, after speaking to Sir Keir Starmer and police leaders following the week of unrest across the UK. Charles and the Prime Minister held a phone call on Friday evening, ...

09 Aug 2024 at 20:32

King calls for unity and praises ‘community spirit’ which countered rioting

The King has called for unity and praised the “community spirit” that countered the riots over the last week. Charles also offered his “heartfelt thanks” to the police for restoring order, as they continue to remain on high alert for further ...

10 Aug 2024 at 09:13

Non-crime hate incidents ‘must be investigated to detect precursors to violence’

Police must investigate so-called non-crime hate incidents so they do not miss “precursors to violence”, one of the UK’s most senior officers has said. Chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) Gavin Stephens said the rioting ...

19 Nov 2024 at 12:20

Calls for move away from police structure designed in the early 1960s

A new national police body should be set up to move the service on from a model designed in the 1960s before the internet and mobile phones, chief officers have said. Chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council Gavin Stephens told a ...

19 Nov 2024 at 16:08

Plans to bring in thousands more neighbourhood police ‘will take years’

Plans to bring in thousands more police officers to tackle a surge in neighbourhood crime will take a number of years, the Home Secretary has said. Yvette Cooper told a policing conference in Westminster that the number of people who ...

19 Nov 2024 at 17:11

Chris Philp wants guidelines around non-crime hate incidents to be rewritten

Non-crime hate incidents should only be investigated by police where there is “a real risk of imminent criminality”, the shadow home secretary will say. Chris Philp will use a speech at a major policing conference in Westminster on ...

19 Nov 2024 at 22:30

Police probes ‘should not trespass upon free speech’, chiefs told

Police chiefs have been told they are not the “thought police” as the shadow home secretary said officers should only be investigating non-crime hate incidents where there is a “real risk of imminent criminality”. Chris Philp used ...

20 Nov 2024 at 12:09

Police chief warns of Andrew Tate’s influence as tech-enabled abuse soars

A senior police chief has warned that Andrew Tate’s influence on young men is “plain to see”, as he raised alarm over the growing reach of harmful online figures. Gavin Stephens, chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council ...

28 Mar 2025 at 14:30

Police leaders ramp up pressure on Government ahead of spending review

Police chiefs are continuing to pile pressure on the Government ahead of the spending review after two officers’ groups warned the service is in crisis. The police and crime commissioners for West Midlands and Hertfordshire ...

09 Jun 2025 at 12:17

Police forces face financial struggle as cost of borrowing set to spiral

Police forces are facing “difficult choices” and some will “struggle to make the numbers add up” as the cost of borrowing spirals, one of Britain’s most senior police officers has warned. Gavin Stephens, chairman of the ...

11 Jun 2025 at 18:56

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