Police

Clare Ball, Detective Inspector, Avon and Somerset Police reflects on why joining policing later in life became one of her greatest strengths, how lived experience shaped her leadership and why creating space for officers to speak openly has transformed the culture within her teams.

Caroline Hay has spent more than two decades in policing. In this SheServesToo interview, she reflects on frontline service, leadership and the partnerships shaping safer spaces in the nighttime economy.

As part of our #SheServesToo campaign, Lanna Deamer, Deputy Editor speaks to Anda Baumerte, Sustainability Manager at West Yorkshire Police about bringing an unconventional skillset into policing, why collaboration is key and what the future of emergency services looks like.

Police forces across the country are sharing advice and gearing up their response as the World Cup kicks off today.

As Chief Digital Information Officer for Wiltshire Police and Chair of the National Change Board for Digital Data and Technology, John Derryman sits at the intersection of local policing challenges and national transformation. Speaking to Catherine Levin on the latest episode of For Every Response, he discusses infrastructure, AI, cyber resilience and why investment remains the biggest barrier to progress.

The role of AI in policing is often framed in terms of future risk, opportunity and transformation. But in the latest episode of our For Every Response podcast, Catherine Levin sat down with the interim Director of Police AI, Alex Murray, to explore what it actually means to deliver AI into frontline policing today, and why the challenge sits as much in delivery and structure as it does in technology.

The National Police Air Service has welcomed confirmation from the UK Minister of State for Policing and Crime that funding has been approved for two additional brand-new police helicopters as part of a major fleet replacement programme.

The role of chaplaincy in policing is not always well understood, but it is becoming increasingly important as forces navigate growing pressures around wellbeing, community trust and organisational change. In the latest episode of our For Every Response podcast, Catherine Levin sat down with Reverend Matthew Hopley to explore how the role is evolving and why it matters.

Areas of Cleveland affected by high levels of violent crime are set to receive a surge in high-visibility police patrols as part of a new drive to reduce knife crime.

Greater Manchester Police has opened its newly rebuilt Longsight custody suite, marking a key step in its ongoing programme to modernise detention services and increase capacity across the force.