Police officers, staff and volunteers from forces across the country have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.

The Government has announced its funding decisions for the next financial year as part of its spending review, which sees the service receive money to help forces recruit more officers.

The Prime Minister has announced a series of new measures as part of the government’s response to coronavirus.

Officer safety training to be overhauled and every police chief to review the equipment available to the frontline, following the findings of a review and safety survey commissioned by the NPCC and College of Policing last year.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council has welcomed the government’s announcement of a 2.5% pay rise for police officers.

​Recruiting new officers remains a priority for policing, and it has been agreed nationally that the continuation of assessment centres is essential activity.

The government have announced today that the amount of funding available to the policing system for 2020 to 2021 will increase by more than £1.1 billion.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that 20,000 new police officers will be recruited.

The Home Office will today (Wednesday 10 July) publish the findings of its Front Line Review .

Our friends at Police Care UK have released the largest ever study of Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and trauma within serving officers and staff. It analyses more than 17,000 responses and was led by Dr. Jess Miller, who knows her stuff when it comes to understanding how trauma exposure affects our brains.

For the first time, police chiefs have asked the Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB) to consider a three rather than one year pay deal to give officers a bigger upfront pay increase.

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.