New Home Office statistics show that restraint tactics, such as handcuffing, were the most common type of force used by police across England and Wales.

The Government has today announced extra funding for policing as part of the provisional police funding settlement. Policing is continuing to make substantial savings and drive efficiencies, but the Government are right to recognise that policing has come under severe strain and that extra funding is necessary to meet the demands of the public.

New Home Office statistics show a 20 percent increase in the number of people referred to and supported through the Prevent programme – with extreme right wing concerns up by over a third.

National Police Chiefs' Council Chair, Chief Constable Sara Thornton said:

Police chiefs have agreed new guidance that establishes a national position around the sharing of information with Immigration Enforcement about victims of crime who are identified as being in the UK illegally.

Following a Randox Testing Services (RTS) report to Greater Manchester Police of alleged data manipulation within their laboratory processes, a team of experts identified that thousands of cases had been affected and a major national retesting programme was commissioned.

National Police Chiefs' Council lead for Mental Health and Policing, CC Mark Collins said: 

Shoppers are being asked to put security at the top of their ‘must have’ lists this Christmas.

There has been a lot of confusion regarding the police use of stop and search reported in the media today. We'd like to make the following clarification.