Police in the UK are today, Monday 23 November, launching the second national CounterTerrorismAwarenessWeek (#CounterTerrorismUK) reminding the public that they have a key role in helping to prevent and protect the UK from the threat of terrorism.

National Police Chiefs' Council Lead for Child Protection, Chief Constable Simon Bailey responds to a report made by the IPCC following the Surrey Police investigation of the murder of  Breck Bednar who was groomed online.

Following the recent attacks in Paris, the NPCC is discussing police capacity to respond with the Government but we do not comment on leaked documents.

National Police Chiefs’ Council Lead for Armed Policing, Deputy Chief Constable Simon Chesterman has responded following national media coverage on 'shoot to kill' and firearms policy following terrorist attacks in Paris

National Police Chiefs' Council Lead for File Quality, temporary Deputy Chief Constable Stephen Jupp has responded to the joint HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) inspection report, Witness for the prosecution: Identifying victim and witness vulnerability in criminal case files.

The NPCC will continue working with the Home Office to help them develop a fair police funding formula

National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for Body Worn Video Chief Constable Andy Marsh comments on the use of body cameras to interview suspects on location. 

The Rape Monitoring Group have released the latest set of figures which now present the most up-to-date picture of how rapes are dealt with across England and Wales. They show an increase in reporting which is a strong endorsement that our victim led approach is ensuring increased victim confidence.

As the Government publishes a draft Investigatory Powers Bill, law enforcement explains how it uses investigatory powers like communications data

National Police Chiefs' Council Chair, Chief Constable Sara Thornton, has issued the following statement after a discussion at Chief Constables' Council on the topic of compulsory severance for police officers.

At Chief Constables Council this week, Police Chief's will be considering whether to reluctantly ask the Home Secretary to introduce compulsory severance as an option to manage significant further cuts to the service.

National Police Chief’s Council Lead on New Psychoactive Substances, Commander Simon Bray said:

National Police Chief's Council workforce lead Chief Constable Giles York said:

National Police Chiefs’ Council lead on digital intelligence and investigations, Chief Constable Stephen Kavanagh responds to the latest techUK report which calls on police and industry to work together to tackle cyber crime.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council Lead on Performance Management, Chief Constable Steve Finnigan, has responded to today’s (October 20^th) report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary into police efficiency.

National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) Lead on Roads Policing, Chief Constable Suzette Davenport, has responded to an RAC report that outlines a reduction in mobile phone offences over the past five years.

“Traditional crime is falling”. While that statement may be true, it doesn’t tell the whole story. Modern crime investigation and prevention techniques, as well as simple economics, have resulted in sharp reductions in many acquisitive crimes types over the period of my service.

This quarter's crime statistics have trialled questions to the public on the scale of cyber-crime and fraud experienced.  It shows 5.1 million incidents fraud with 3.8 million adult victims and 2.5 million incidents of crime falling under the Computer Misuse Act.

The National Police Chiefs' Council has reponded to statistics released by the Home Office this morning on hate crime in England and Wales 2014/15.

NPCC Lead on Taser, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu has responded to a BBC story about disproportionality in the use of Taser.

Following Panorama’s investigation into police investigations into non-recent child sexual abuse by parliamentarians, police remind those reporting or commenting on these cases to consider the impact on vulnerable victims or witnesses.

Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said today, after it published the national police complaints statistics, that there remain marked differences in the way police forces across England and Wales handle complaints

National Police Chiefs’ Council Lead on International Policing, Chief Constable Andy Marsh comments after two British police officers, deployed to Mallorca and Ibiza in a two week trial to assist Spanish colleagues during the summer holiday period, help secure arrest of a wanted British national.

National Police Chiefs' Council lead on Less-Lethal Weapons, Commander Neil Basu has responded to the recent inquest verdict in the case of Andrew Pimlott

Rogue traders and forceful doorstep sellers across the UK were targeted in a national day of action on Wednesday 30 September 2015 as part of a week-long crime prevention initiative.

From 1 October the existing smokefree law is being extending to include private vehicles when they are enclosed and a person under 18 is present in the vehicle. 

National Police Chiefs' Council Lead on Communications Data, Assistant Chief Constable Richard Berry, responds to Apple's recent announcement that they are committed to using powerful encryption on their devices.

Police chiefs are considering whether they reluctantly ask the Home Secretary to introduce compulsory redundancy as an option for chiefs and Police and Crime Commissioners to manage significant further cuts to the service

Sunday 27 September 2015 marks the twelfth National Police Memorial Day; an annual remembrance service which commemorates police officers from throughout the UK, who have died whilst on duty since modern policing began.

The Public Accounts Committee has put forward "intended to address what must be seen as a significant failure by the Home Office to provide Commissioners and senior officers with the tools they need to run their forces"