Research finds that, while police have made real progress on honour-based violence, one in five forces are not fully recording cases

I read with some disappointment, the Independent’s front page article today on the fall in rape referrals, which did not include the response from the Association of Chief Police Officers:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/revealed-thousands-of-rape-cases-thrown-out--as-charges-fall-following-new-cps-guidelines-9105454.html

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) is consulting on potential thematic inspections for 2014/15 including honour-based abuse

Statistics on rapes recorded by police forces and the outcomes of investigations are published today by The Rape Monitoring Group. This move will provide equal access to the data for chief constables, Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and the public to allow better understanding of how rape is tackled in their area and to provide some comparison to the picture in other forces

Drink-drive arrests are down despite a rise in breath testing, the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) can reveal.

Where to find information on our recent submission to the London Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) with regard to water cannon.

National policing lead on crime statistics, Chief Constable Jeff Farrar, responds to crime statistics published today (January 23, 2014).

Royal Society of Arts (RSA) published its Independent Review of the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW)

The British Retail Consortium's yearly retail crime survey shoplifting has risen to its highest level in nine years

Chief Inspector of Constabulary Tom Winsor said an interview with The Times that some minority communities "administer their own forms of justice"; ACPO lead for local policing responds

ACPO President responds to Sky News survey on trust in policing

The issue of cycling on the pavement, as in other areas of law enforcement, varies according to local circumstances