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Warnings over challenges facing Government plan to hire 20,000 police officers

The Government’s plan to hire 20,000 new police officers by 2023 will “exacerbate pressure” on a criminal justice system which is “already under strain”, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has warned. The National Audit Office (NAO) said the Government ...

25 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Sunak ‘confident we are on the cusp’ of hitting target to hire 20,000 officers

Rishi Sunak said he was “confident we are on the cusp of” hitting the target of hiring 20,000 new police officers in England and Wales. The Prime Minister said the goal was at the heart of his pledge on taking office to cut crime. Opponents ...

25 Apr 2023 at 22:30

Scandal-hit police force facing ‘deeply concerning’ shortfall in officer numbers

Britain’s biggest police force is facing a “deeply concerning” shortfall in officer numbers amid recruitment struggles. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said the force will be 1,400 short at the end of March, and 2,650 ...

21 Feb 2024 at 13:20

Fall in number of police officers in England and Wales

The number of police officers in England and Wales has fallen, months after the Government hailed a campaign to hire thousands of recruits. The headcount of officers stood at 149,164 at the end of September 2023, down 402 from 149,...

24 Jan 2024 at 19:34

Labour promises to recruit an extra 13,000 community police in crime crackdown

Labour will promise to recruit an extra 13,000 community police officers and PCSOs to tackle knife crime and drug dealing if elected. Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper is expected to announce the “neighbourhood policing ...

15 Feb 2023 at 22:30

Police chief hits out at ‘army of armchair commentators’ who film officers

The head of Britain’s biggest police force has hit out at “armchair commentators” who film officers while on duty. Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley claimed the prospect of frequently being filmed and later ...

11 Mar 2024 at 10:37

Scotland

Police Scotland welcomes 300 new constables

Three hundred probationary constables have been sworn into Police Scotland during a ceremony. The new recruits formally became serving police officers as they took the oath of office at the force’s headquarters ...

10 Nov 2022 at 17:45

Britain’s biggest police force heading for lowest staffing level in a decade

Britain’s biggest police force is heading for its lowest staffing levels in a decade by March next year. According to a report by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, the shortfall is partly due ...

04 Jun 2024 at 10:48

Scotland

Young police recruits may no longer want ‘forever career’, says senior officer

A senior Police Scotland officer has said young recruits to the force may no longer be in it for a “forever career”. A meeting of the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) was told on Thursday that the force ...

26 Sept 2024 at 15:06

Troubled trainee officer ‘waited months for occupational health appointment’

A trainee police officer who had spoken about depression and suicide was left waiting months for work occupational health appointments before being found dead, an inquest heard. Anugrah Abraham, 21, ...

08 Oct 2024 at 16:30

Police sergeant ‘harsh’ but not a racist bully, inquest hears

A trainee police officer said he did not believe his sergeant was a bullying racist and thought he was struggling because he was not cut out to be a policeman, an inquest heard. Anugrah Abraham, 21,...

10 Oct 2024 at 16:05

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 ...

09 Jun 2025 at 12:17

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