National Lead for Counter Terrorism, Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley announced the latest national counter terrorism (CT) arrest statistics today, Thursday 14 May as they outlined how the police service is tackling the current threat from terrorism both at home and abroad.

While a internal investigation takes place Chief Constable Mark Gilmore will undertake some work on a transition project for the NPCC.

The bravery shown by Ione Wells and other victims of sexual assault in recent weeks has been truly inspiring.

The Crime Survey of England and Wales released today by the Office of National Statistics shows that reporting of sexual offences has increased by 32 per cent in the last year

The new body to coordinate operational policing and collaboration amongst forces at the national level is established today.

The Home Affairs Committee has released a report today stating that communication between the police, schools and parents is in need of vast improvement if we are to stop young people from travelling to conflict zones.

A report released today by the Office of National Statistics shows an increase over the last year in people's confidence that the police are doing a good job and providing a good service to victims of crime

In response to the increased community tension threat levels experienced by Jewish and Muslim communities in the UK, police have reached an agreement to share hate crime data with the Community Security Trust (CST) and TELL MAMA.

Police are committed to improving after a HMIC report released today finds "Police forces have made disappointingly slow progress in improving their use of stop and search powers since 2013"

ACPO has responded to today's Home Affairs Committee report on Police Bail, emphasising that all complex police investigations must be carried out with the appropriate level of sensitivity, care and attention to detail. An initial 28 day time limit is likley to be unhelpful.

Research has shown that on average it takes seven years for children to disclose sexual abuse as they either have no one they trust to turn to, no one who listens or no one who asks. Police are today joining up with the charity NWG Network to raise awareness of child sexual exploitation (CSE) and encourage people not to ignore the signs.

The inquiry will help us with the work that is already underway to make sure that the unacceptable behaviour of some officers in the past never happens again.