National Police Chiefs’ Council

A new national training programme aimed at strengthening the supervision of police investigations has been launched across England and Wales, in a move designed to improve outcomes for victims and raise investigative standards.

When emergency services step back from the conversation, social media doesn’t wait to fill the space. The new Policing and Media Charter sets out a more open approach, writes Dee Cowburn, arguing it could help rebuild trust and improve how information flows in fast-moving incidents.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council is introducing mandatory recording of police officer suicides following a coroner’s prevention of future deaths report into the death of Sussex Police sergeant Ben Websdale.

The Rapid Relief Team will host an appreciation week to recognise the work of police officers to protect the public and keep communities safe.  

Senior police leaders have urged ministers to back a 3.5% pay increase for officers from September 2026, warning that anything less, or any rise that is not fully funded, could put frontline policing at risk.

A new online reporting service has been launched across England and Wales to help people affected by intimate image abuse, providing advice, support and routes to report incidents to police.

CIPFA’s Alison Dewhirst says police finance leaders must move from anticipating reform to actively shaping it, using strong governance, collaboration, prevention-focused investment and smarter planning to navigate major structural changes and deliver a more effective, financially sustainable policing system.

A new national service aims to tackle one of policing’s long-standing challenges, fragmented data held across individual force systems.

Following on from the radical reforms of policing announced earlier this week, police chiefs have now revealed more about how the £115m investment in police.ai will accelerate responsible use of AI across forces in England and Wales.

More than 2,000 police officers have been moved into neighbourhood policing roles so far, with forces on track to deliver a 3,000-officer uplift by April under the government’s neighbourhood policing guarantee.