The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and College of Policing have published a new framework setting out how they will measure the impact of the new policing Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) framework published in December 2021, which requires all police forces to take action to improve how they tackle VAWG.

Changes to legislation brought about by the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 mean that from today (April 6) it will be harder for young people to buy dangerous weapons, both at the point of sale and delivery.

Following the sad news of the death of retired Chief Constable Simon Cole, who died this morning at the age of 55, National Police Chiefs' Council Chair Martin Hewitt said:

National county lines intensification week, which targets drug traffickers who often recruit children and vulnerable adults to supply drugs across the country, ran from Monday, 7^th to Sunday, 13^th March. All forces in England and Wales engaged in operations to crackdown on county lines.

This publication covers the enforcement, processing and payment of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) by police forces in England and Wales to the 27 February 2022. It also provides an updated snapshot of UK wide police absence, covering officers and staff.

This statistical publication is intended to be the final national level release of its kind, owing to the gradual ending of restrictions in England and Wales.

For more information on statistics and enforcement by forces following this release, please refer to the ACRO Criminal Records Office, Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service and individual forces.

Police forces across the nation visited over 600 premises and made 30 arrests as part of a seven-day crackdown on metal crime and money laundering in the waste industry.

Police forces are making good progress in implementing wide-ranging action to improve the police response to violence against women and girls. 

Yesterday, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) published a report focussing on child sexual abuse and exploitation by organised networks.

A joint statement from the Met and the National Police Chiefs’ Council, following an order made by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal

This release covers the enforcement and processing of Fixed Penalty Notices by police forces in England and Wales to the 19 December 2021. It also provides a snapshot of UK wide police absence, covering officers and staff.

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

Police in England and Wales will take wide-ranging action to deliver a fundamental shift in priority of violence against women and girls and give victims a consistently high standard of service wherever they are.