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The government has appointed former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe to chair an independent review into police force structures in England and Wales, as part of sweeping reforms set out in its Police Reform White Paper.

The Home Office has published its long-awaited white paper setting out a substantial overhaul of policing in England and Wales that will reduce the number of police forces, centralise functions under a National Police Commissioner, put more money into AI and see police officers compelled to achieve a ‘licence to practise.’

The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) has welcomed and “wholeheartedly backed” a new ban on ninja swords, which came into force on 1 August in England and Wales.

Leaders from across the emergency services sector say that the Chancellor’s spending review has not gone far enough to support them to deliver the government’s agenda and reverse years of austerity, and it is not yet clear what the ‘record cash investment’ in the NHS means for the ambulance service.

HMICFRS has published the second of two inspection reports on how the police responded the riots in summer 2024 and concludes that the police service has not kept pace with the fast-developing nature of online communications.

Police officers who fail background checks will be automatically dismissed, under new measures announced in parliament to boost public confidence in policing.

Policing is this week celebrating the vital role of police staff in keeping communities safe, supporting victims, investigating crime, enabling policing and bringing offenders to justice.

The crucial role of effective cross-sector work in reducing crime and making communities safer, overseen and coordinated by locally elected Police and Crime Commissioners, is highlighted in a new report by the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC).  

A new campaign launched by the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) highlights the impact that Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), Police, Fire and Crime Commissioners (PFCCs) and Deputy Mayors have in terms of reducing crime and reoffending.

The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners’ (APCC) Addictions and Substance Misuse leads and their Roads Policing counterparts are jointly backing the British Medical Association’s (BMA) call for a reduction in the legal blood alcohol limit for drivers.