Sarah Jones was appointed as Minister of State at the Home Office on 6 September 2025. She was previously Minister of State at both the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the Department f...

Mahmood replaces Yvette Cooper in the role amid pressure over migration and asylum hotels

Claire Waxman described it as a ‘true honour’ to take on her new post.

Sir Mark Rowley says officers are in an

Chief Constable Gavin Stephens says police were notified about over 3,000 summer protests and warns against an

Perceptions of the police and criminal justice system in England and Wales, using accredited official statistics from Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).

Police forces will be encouraged to release a suspect's details in a move aimed at combating misinformation.

Undercover female officers deployed in running gear in pilot scheme to tackle catcalling, resulting in 18 arrests A police force has sent out female undercover officers posing as joggers to catch men harassing women while they are out exercising. A pilot operation from Surrey police deployed female officers in running gear during rush hour to expose how often women are harassed. The pilot has resulted in 18 arrests for offences such as harassment, sexual assault and theft. Continue reading...

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Campaigners say system remains ‘postcode lottery’ after NPCC report finds varying levels of provision across forces Survivors of stalking, campaigners for women’s safety and heads of law enforcement have raised concerns over continuing failings by police in England and Wales to tackle perpetrators and protect victims. They warn that while some forces are doing innovative work on stalking, others are not improving quickly enough, leading to a “patchwork” service and victims facing a “postcode lottery”. Continue reading...

Up to 500 times stronger than heroin, killer synthetic opioids called nitazenes are flooding the capital’s clubs — masquerading as other recreational drugs. _Claire Cohen_ reports

<p>The 20th OPPF was convened at All Souls College, Oxford on 12th May 2025 to address the theme Police reform: lessons from the past, prospects for the future. This report provides a thematic comment...

The Met Police stepped up action to stop youngsters having their mobile phones stolen at knife point on their way to and from school

Pulitzer prize-winning author Caroline Fraser on the link between air pollution in the US and male violence

<p>Our criminal justice system isn’t listening to people, and it’s paying the price through an increasingly unreliable sense of legitimacy.</p>

Crime against households and people aged 16 years and over, using data from police recorded crime and the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).

<p>Our criminal justice system isn’t listening to people, and it’s paying the price through an increasingly unreliable sense of legitimacy.</p>

From 25 July websites and apps will be required to protect children by filtering out harmful content and verifying ages