College of Policing

The Liverpool Centre for Advanced Policing at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) will be an assessment partner for a College of Policing programme aimed at training future leaders in the police service.

A crime prevention initiative led by Suffolk Constabulary’s Licensing team has been recognised by the College of Policing after driving a notable drop in serious and sexual violence in the county’s night-time economy.

One year on from a report that set out how to improve the relationship between the media and the police, the Crime Reporters Association says progress needs to be ‘harder and faster’ as the basic building blocks are still not in place.

Policing Minister, Diana Johnson, along with other senior leaders, including the College of Police’s Chief Constable, Sir Andy Marsh, have joined together in renewing their pledge to drive improvements in police culture through the latest report from the Police Race Action Plan (PRAP).

Rounding off National Police Staff week, the National Police Chiefs’ Council and College of Policing hosted the inaugural National Police Staff Awards established to recognise the significant impact that police staff have in policing and celebrate where that work is helping to deliver policing priorities.

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.

Government funding has been confirmed to establish a dedicated national hub that will centralise policing’s response to violence against women and girls and wider crimes associated with vulnerability.

The College of Policing has announced the launch of a new national talent development strategy to help forces grow their leadership capacity, plan for the future and invest in talent at every level.

All frontline officers and staff at Durham Constabulary are set to receive specialist domestic abuse training to help protect vulnerable people.

Hundreds of police officers in England and Wales were dismissed for bad behaviour in 2023, new figures show.