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13 Dec 19
Policing must not be failed this time as it has been in the past, writes the chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales John Apter.
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10 Sep 19
Home secretary Priti Patel has pledged to reset the government’s relationship with “overworked and undervalued” police officers, including a commitment to boost the number of frontline leaders.
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12 Aug 19
Boris Johnson’s plans to put money into prisons and the Crown Prosecution Service have been branded a “monumental waste of money” by a think-tank.
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26 Jul 19
Kit Malthouse has been appointed policing minister as the government embarks on an officer recruitment drive following Boris Johnson’s pledge in his first speech as prime minister.
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25 Jul 19
The chair of the Essex Police Federation Steve Taylor writes of his hopes the new home secretary – Priti Patel - will share the same positive views as her boss Boris Johnson seems to on policing....
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18 Jul 19
Austerity has an “inescapable” link to rising levels of serious organised crime, MPs have heard.
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16 Jul 19
Cost benefits of a new emergency services communication system are “rapidly evaporating”, MPs have said.
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4 Jul 19
Phone calls are one of the most popular ways for fraudsters to make contact with their victims but, together, law enforcement and businesses can fight back, writes City of London Police commander...
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3 Apr 19
We will never get police funding right unless we answer the bigger questions, says president of the Police Superintendents’ Association Paul Griffiths.
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13 Mar 19
Promises made in the Spring Statement hinge around avoiding a no deal Brexit, which seems fairly optimistic at this point, says New Philanthropy Capital chief executive Dan Corry.
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13 Mar 19
The chancellor has handed an extra £100m to police in England over the next year, ring-fenced to help them tackle knife crime.
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11 Mar 19
Funding to help local authorities keep young people away from serious crime has been halved since 2010, an umbrella group has said.
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15 Feb 19
Policing needs more money to ease the pressure on struggling officers, who are increasingly working alone at increased risk, a police association has warned.
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21 Jan 19
The chair of the home affairs select committee has criticised the police for not significantly increasing the number of convictions for modern slavery offences.
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10 Jan 19
The number of public bodies in England failing to provide value for money is “unacceptably high” and increasing, the public spending watchdog has warned.
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19 Dec 18
The local government financial settlement did not provide councils the fiscal stability they were hoping for, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
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3 Dec 18
Police forces in England and Wales are failing to prioritise fraud despite it making up almost one third of all crimes.
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3 Dec 18
The police are often the first line of response, but as real-terms cuts continue, how can already ‘badly overstretched’ services possibly offer a response that meets public expectations? Emily Twinch...
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27 Nov 18
Police are picking up the pieces of a “broken” mental health system as well as increasingly being the first public service on the scene when people need help, inspectors warned.
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26 Nov 18
Government funding for tackling serious and organised crime is “by no means enough” compared with its cost to the UK, a criminologist has told PF.
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22 Nov 18
Policing in Scotland still faces “considerable challenges” in achieving financial sustainability despite progress in governance and budget monitoring, auditors have found.
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26 Oct 18
Policing “urgently” needs more funding in the Budget to avoid “dire consequences” for public safety, MPs have warned.
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15 Oct 18
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.
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24 Sep 18
Northamptonshire’s police and crime commissioner has waded into the discussions over the reorganisation of local government in the county.
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20 Sep 18
A reduction in child arrests is obviously good for the young people themselves - but also for public services, says the Howard League for Penal Reform’s Andrew Neilson.
13 Dec 19Policing must not be failed this time as it has been in the past, writes the chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales John Apter.
10 Sep 19Home secretary Priti Patel has pledged to reset the government’s relationship with “overworked and undervalued” police officers, including a commitment to boost the number of frontline leaders.
12 Aug 19Boris Johnson’s plans to put money into prisons and the Crown Prosecution Service have been branded a “monumental waste of money” by a think-tank.
26 Jul 19Kit Malthouse has been appointed policing minister as the government embarks on an officer recruitment drive following Boris Johnson’s pledge in his first speech as prime minister.
25 Jul 19The chair of the Essex Police Federation Steve Taylor writes of his hopes the new home secretary – Priti Patel - will share the same positive views as her boss Boris Johnson seems to on policing....
16 Jul 19Cost benefits of a new emergency services communication system are “rapidly evaporating”, MPs have said.
4 Jul 19Phone calls are one of the most popular ways for fraudsters to make contact with their victims but, together, law enforcement and businesses can fight back, writes City of London Police commander...
3 Apr 19We will never get police funding right unless we answer the bigger questions, says president of the Police Superintendents’ Association Paul Griffiths.
13 Mar 19Promises made in the Spring Statement hinge around avoiding a no deal Brexit, which seems fairly optimistic at this point, says New Philanthropy Capital chief executive Dan Corry.
13 Mar 19The chancellor has handed an extra £100m to police in England over the next year, ring-fenced to help them tackle knife crime.
11 Mar 19Funding to help local authorities keep young people away from serious crime has been halved since 2010, an umbrella group has said.
21 Jan 19The chair of the home affairs select committee has criticised the police for not significantly increasing the number of convictions for modern slavery offences.
10 Jan 19The number of public bodies in England failing to provide value for money is “unacceptably high” and increasing, the public spending watchdog has warned.
19 Dec 18The local government financial settlement did not provide councils the fiscal stability they were hoping for, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
3 Dec 18Police forces in England and Wales are failing to prioritise fraud despite it making up almost one third of all crimes.
3 Dec 18The police are often the first line of response, but as real-terms cuts continue, how can already ‘badly overstretched’ services possibly offer a response that meets public expectations? Emily Twinch...
27 Nov 18Police are picking up the pieces of a “broken” mental health system as well as increasingly being the first public service on the scene when people need help, inspectors warned.
26 Nov 18Government funding for tackling serious and organised crime is “by no means enough” compared with its cost to the UK, a criminologist has told PF.
22 Nov 18Policing in Scotland still faces “considerable challenges” in achieving financial sustainability despite progress in governance and budget monitoring, auditors have found.
15 Oct 18A 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.
20 Sep 18A reduction in child arrests is obviously good for the young people themselves - but also for public services, says the Howard League for Penal Reform’s Andrew Neilson.
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