Policing in Scotland still faces “considerable challenges” in achieving financial sustainability despite progress in governance and budget monitoring, auditors have found.
Public confidence in the police is being damaged as “crude cuts” are being made to forces while they deal with the effects of other public services being squeezed, according to MPs.
A police chief has blamed real terms funding cuts from central government for having to make “unprecedented” cuts in his force’s officer and staff numbers.
Cressida Dick, head of the London Metropolitan police, said she was “extremely disappointed” by the government’s failure to fund a 3% pay rise that the Met and independent reviewers had...
The number of neighbourhood police in England and Wales has fallen by 7,000 in the last three years, according to an investigation by The Sunday Times.
Controversial plans to hand the responsibilities of the British Transport Police over to Police Scotland have been put on hold, the Scottish justice secretary has confirmed.
London’s deputy mayor for policing has said the government’s funding settlement is “smoke and mirrors” and warned the number of officers in the capital could dip below 30,000 because of cuts.
Budget cuts, fewer officers and staff and increasing crime will create a “perfect storm” for the police, the Police Superintendents’ Association conference will hear today.
The chair of the supervisory body for Scotland’s national police force has stepped down, after two committees of MSPs declared a lack of confidence in his leadership of the Scottish Police...
Labour has almost drawn level with the Conservatives after closing a double-digit gap since the snap general election was called in April, a poll today suggests.
Scottish auditor general Caroline Gardner has today raised concerns about the weak financial leadership in the country’s policing bodies and stated their continuing poor financial management was...
Matthew Parr has today been named a new inspector of constabulary by home secretary Amber Rudd, and will oversee police forces in the London region as well as the National Crime Agency.
Funds are so tightly squeezed in Police Scotland that officers have been sent to trawl charity shops for equipment, according to the leader of the Scottish Police Federation.
Police forces have to deal with both more complex offences and growing public expectations. This is leading to greater consideration of how technology can help.
