A strategy has been released by the Home Office which aims to tackle all forms of child sexual abuse. This builds on work already being carried out by police forces across the country.

Police are emphasising that house parties, and other large gatherings, should not be happening, with the news that attendees of such events can now be fined £800.

Police are emphasising the importance of people’s personal decisions if we are to stop the NHS from being overwhelmed by coronavirus.

Provisional data from police forces in England and Wales shows police recorded crime is twelve per cent lower than in the same period as 2019. Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) given to the public for breaches of Coronavirus Regulations rose as national restrictions were implemented in England.

In the Daily Telegraph today, NPCC Chair Martin Hewitt reflects on how we policed the pandemic in 2020 and how we will police the new lockdown. You can read the full copy from this Op-ed here.

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

Police are urging people to obey the rules in place in their area and avoid partying on New Year's Eve, as restrictions on social gatherings and certain businesses remain in place across all tiers.

The UK Government and the European Union have reached an agreement on security arrangements after the United Kingdom leaves the EU on 31 December. 

The National Police Chiefs’ Council Lead for Less Lethal Weapons and the College of Policing have announced Junior Smart OBE as the Panel Chair of an Independent Review into Disproportionate Effects of Use of Taser - a new project set up to identify, understand and tackle the root causes of racial disproportionality in police use of Taser.

Police use of force statistics have been released today, offering unprecedented transparency to the public

National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for Child Protection, Chief Constable Simon Bailey, welcomes the government's response to the Online Harms White Paper

An inspection of the implementation of the Police and Crime Act 2017, which put changes around police use of bail into legislation, has been published.