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Spiking could be made a specific criminal offence – Patel

The Government is looking into making spiking a specific criminal offence, MPs have been told. Home Secretary Priti Patel said spiking is a new and “appalling” trend and has asked officials to look at how the Government can prepare an offence that ...

02 Feb 2022 at 12:25

Police chiefs told to check all officers by end of March after Carrick case

Police chiefs across England and Wales have been asked to have all officers checked against national police databases by the end of March in the wake of the “abhorrent” crimes of David Carrick. The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) said its ...

20 Jan 2023 at 13:56

Prisoners to be held in police cells after surge in jail overcrowding

Prisoners are set to be held in police cells within weeks as plans to cut “acute and sudden” overcrowding in jails were put into action. Last year, the Government announced it had asked to use 400 police cells to hold inmates after a surge in ...

06 Feb 2023 at 18:29

Labour would make spiking a specific offence, says Starmer

Labour would make spiking a specific offence, Sir Keir Starmer has said, following cross-party support and calls from campaigners to toughen the law on violence against women and girls. The Opposition leader criticised the Government for ...

25 Apr 2023 at 11:37

Police now attending scene of every home burglary, police chiefs say

Officers are attending every home burglary in England and Wales following a pledge to roll out the policy, police chiefs have said. The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) committed forces to attending all home burglaries in a new ...

08 Jun 2023 at 00:46

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

Decision to bring murder charge sparked anger among armed officers

The murder charge brought against Martyn Blake sparked fury among firearms officers with dozens downing tools in apparent protest and the Army being put on standby to plug the gap. A fierce debate erupted about how police ...

21 Oct 2024 at 16:19

98 GMP officers under investigation or awaiting sexual misconduct hearing

Almost 100 officers in Greater Manchester Police are under investigation or awaiting a hearing for sexual misconduct, it has been disclosed. At a meeting of the Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel on Thursday,...

27 Jan 2023 at 15:57

Just Stop Oil protests cost the Metropolitan Police £7.5m

Policing Just Stop Oil protests cost taxpayers £7.5 million in just nine weeks, new figures show. Home Secretary Suella Braverman declared “enough is enough” as Metropolitan Police data obtained by the PA news agency ...

05 Feb 2023 at 09:00

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 ...

28 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Prisoners could be held in police cells in bid to cut jail overcrowding

Prisoners could be held in police cells in a bid to reduce “acute and sudden” overcrowding in jails. Justice minister Damian Hinds told MPs the Government has asked to use 400 police cells to hold inmates after a ...

30 Nov 2022 at 19:39

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