In a world that is becoming increasingly digital, criminal tactics are constantly evolving. Cyber-crime in particular is highly complex, presenting unique challenges to policing and accelerating demand force-wide. As such, we too are evolving.

The inaugural Police Digital Awards 2024 has been launched to recognise outstanding contributions by police staff and teams across UK law enforcement agencies.

Temporary Chief Constable Alex Murray believes AI will make policing more efficient 

Personal information of police officers and staff working at the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) published on a public website.

Meta has announced that end-to-end encryption will now be present by default in Messenger and Facebook.

The National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) Data and Analytics Board are delighted to announce the release of a series of short data awareness videos. These are aimed at enhancing awareness and fostering professional development within data literacy in the policing community.

Chief Constable Jeremy Vaughan has been appointed Chair of the newly formed National Police Chiefs’ Council’s (NPCC) Science and Innovation Committee.

Police chiefs have today issued the first ever national threat assessment of crimes posing the most danger to women and girls.

The publication of HMICFRS’s inspection of the use of digital forensics by the police and other agencies in criminal investigations is welcomed by the National Police Chief’s Council.

As condolences and reflections of Simon are shared, we wanted to reflect on his contribution to policing nationally. 

A new Digital Processing Notice and supporting information to gain permission for searching digital devices has been launched across police forces in England and Wales. It will improve how they obtain digital evidence during investigations and give greater assurance to victims and all those involved in the process.

Prosecutors and police are today reaffirming their commitment to rape victims to work more collaboratively together from the outset of investigations to drive up the number of cases reaching court.