Theresa May has indicated that the government will expand the powers of police and crime commissioners following this year’s elections and could be given powers to set up free schools.
Police forces in England and Wales are increasingly reliant on locally raised funding as central government grants have been cut back, an Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis has revealed.
Policing minister Mike Penning has announced a series of changes to the Police Innovation Fund that are intended to lead to greater reform in the sector.
The performance of the police service in England and Wales has worsened in the last year, according to the Inspectorate of Constabulary. Fewer forces are judged to be “good” and, for the...
Policing minister Mike Penning is consulting on reforms to the funding formula for the 43 police forces in England and Wales, which could see changes introduced from next April.
Candidates standing for election as police and crime commissioners should be asked to sign an “ethical checklist” to demonstrate their personal commitment to high standards, the public...
Auditors have criticised the Home Office for not monitoring closely enough the impact of cuts on the financial sustainability of police forces and have urged it to become better informed about which...
Police forces are under pressure to merge and modernise and they're not coming quietly. Vivienne Russell weighs up the evidence in the debate over how to make twenty-first century policing fit...
