The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) Contact Portfolio today (29 May) announces a significant step forward in policing transparency and efficiency: the publication of monthly 101 call wait time data. This initiative demonstrates the continued commitment of police forces across England and Wales to improving public contact, responsiveness, and service accessibility.

Additional investment in science and technology could mean an extra 41,000 hours of police time available every day across England and Wales to be reinvested in neighbourhood policing and preventing crime. 

Police chiefs have been reviewing the implications of last month’s UK Supreme Court judgment in relation to the scope of the Equality Act on sex and gender.

NPCC, in partnership with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), have funded £4.5 million to launch nine Policing Academic Centres of Excellence (P-ACEs) in October 2025.

We welcome today’s His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services' (HMICFRS) final report on last summer's disorder, which rightly recognises the bravery and professionalism of officers who acted decisively to protect communities and restore order. This was a successful operation, despite the complexity of events.

Offenders brought to justice responsible for £8m of thefts

The Home Affairs Committee has published its report into the police response to the 2024 summer disorder.

NPCC response following announcement on neighbourhood policing.

National gun amnesty took place in February across England and Wales.

Double number of drivers arrested than previous years

A new anti-racism commitment for policing has been published in a major update from the Police Race Action Plan.

• Number of suicides following domestic abuse overtake intimate partner killings for the second year in a row
• Report calls for agencies to share information to prevent future deaths, revealing 68% of victims and/or perpetrators were known to an agency
• Police forces change unexpected death policy – prompting officers to check for history of domestic abuse