Today the Sentencing Council has published a new definitive guideline on drug offences. It will bring sentencing guidance together for the first time to help to ensure consistent and proportionate sentencing for all drug offences that come before courts in England and Wales.

More than 7,200 people were arrested in the month-long Christmas and New Year campaign targeting drink and drug drivers, ACPO lead for Roads Policing, Deputy Chief Constable Suzette Davenport revealed today.

Today's published crime data shows police recorded crime for the 12 months to September 2011 is down 4% when compared to the previous 12 months

ACPO lead for economic crime, Commissioner Adrian Leppard, responds to BRC statistics showing an increased level of organised crime affecting the retail sector

ACPO is coordinating an audit of human tissue previously retained as part of suspicious death and homicide cases so as to establish the current situation in terms of police holdings.

From today, people can lawfully use personal locator beacons on land to assist search and rescue teams' efforts to find them.

The public in England and Wales now have a new non emergency number to call if they want to speak to their local police force.

ACPO responds to figures from an Freedom of Information request showing an increase in the number of complaints received about racism among police officers and staff

The final decision on police pay and conditions rests with the Home Secretary following a ruling by the Police Arbitration Tribunal today

The murder of Stephen Lawrence and its investigation had a profound impact on the police service and transformed how we serve our communities.

UK policing has led the way in dealing with football-related violence and disorder and the effectiveness of banning orders has drawn interest from police forces internationally as an effective method of reducing disorder at football matches