QUEEN ELIZABETH II: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has sadly died today. Our publisher Bernard Rix expresses condolences on behalf of the the team at Policing Insight and PolicingTV.

INTERVIEW: This week sees the Police Federation of England and Wales hold its annual conference online; ahead of the event, Vice-Chair Ché Donald spoke to Policing Insight’s Bernard Rix on the impact of the pandemic on policing – from the added strain on officer wellbeing and mental health, to trial by media and increasing diversity.

UK PCC Elections 2021: With the final results of the 2021 police and crime commissioner (PCC) election now finally in, Policing Insight Publisher Bernard Rix looks at the blue wave that seems to have swept across much of the country, and considers the roles and challenges facing both new and returning PCCs.

UK PCC ELECTIONS 2021: With just over two weeks until the police and crime commissioner elections in England and Wales, Policing Insight’s in-depth coverage is underway; Policing Insight’s Publisher Bernard Rix takes a look at the likely open contests, safe seats, and those too close to call.

UK PCC ELECTIONS 2021: With less than two months to go to the police and crime commissioner elections for the English and Welsh forces, Policing Insight is launching its in-depth coverage. We’ll be constantly updating our tracker so you’ll be able to check out the candidates as they declare their intention to stand. Policing Insight’s Publisher Bernard Rix takes a look at the field so far.

POLICING FRIENDSHIP TOUR: From maps and medical supplies to sleeping bags and the SmartLav+, preparations are now well underway for Policing Insight Publisher Bernard Rix, as he gets ready to embark on the Policing Friendship Tour, a walking tour of UK police forces to raise funds and awareness of police wellbeing; but with lockdown restrictions still limiting accommodation options, suitable sites to pitch a tent are at a premium – so can you help?

POLICING FRIENDSHIP TOUR: Having experienced personal loss as well as the pressures of lockdown over the past 18 months, Policing Insight Publisher Bernard Rix is preparing to embark next month on a walking tour of police forces and associated organisations across the British Isles, raising money for charities while rekindling old and existing friendships, and building many new ones.

UK PCC ELECTIONS 2021: With less than two months to go to the police and crime commissioner elections for the English and Welsh forces, Policing Insight is launching its in-depth coverage. We’ll be constantly updating our tracker so you’ll be able to check out the candidates as they declare their intention to stand. Policing Insight’s Publisher Bernard Rix takes a look at the field so far.

Announcement: A record number of offices of police and crime commissioners (OPCCs) have received the CoPaCC Open and Transparent Quality Mark for 2021, demonstrating impressive improvements in information transparency delivered via OPCC websites; Bernard Rix, CoPaCC Chief Executive and Publisher of Policing Insight, provides details of the OPCCs recognised for meeting the statutory requirements on openness and transparency.

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS: Our Publisher, Bernard Rix, reflects on Policing Insight’s last 12 months, sets out our Christmas and New Year schedule, and takes a look on what we’re planning for 2021...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Publisher Bernard Rix pays tribute to departing Editor Tina Orr Munro, who has played an important part in the development of Policing Insight, and announces the appointment of experienced journalist and regular contributor Keith Potter as Editor.

ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE: Is roads policing ready for the biggest ever overhaul of mandatory vehicle safety requirements? Policing Insight and DriveTech invite you to a FREE webinar this Thursday on what the new regulations mean for roads policing. Policing Insight's publisher Bernard Rix outlines why this webinar, led by a panel of industry experts, is not to be missed.

OPINION: Policing Insight's publisher, Bernard Rix, considers what George Floyd's tragic and senseless death means for policing globally, and concludes that it's time for police chiefs worldwide to lead by example.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Our Publisher, Bernard Rix, sets out how Policing Insight will continue to report on the national, regional and international policing responses to the pandemic, and renews his invitation to those others with policing insight on Coronavirus to get in touch, wherever they may be in the world.

Book Review: Former Met Commander John Sutherland's latest book - Crossing the Line - is billed as a love letter to police officers and those vulnerable people they protect and serve. CoPaCC Director Bernard Rix says the book is a riveting read that should be read by everyone in the policing family.

OPINION: The global pandemic has illustrated that policing does not operate in a vacuum when it comes to delivering public services. Policing Insight's Publisher Bernard Rix looks at how one supplier worked with UK police forces, the Police ICT Company and the National Police Technology Council to ensure previously office-based work could be rapidly undertaken by police officers and staff in their own homes.

OPINION: Bernard Rix, Publisher of Policing Insight, provides a brief overview of policing responses worldwide to Covid-19, and identifies some of the factors that will determine which forces emerge from the pandemic with their reputations enhanced.

ANALYSIS: Just twelve days ago, Policing Insight established an International Advisory Board (IAB), to help shape our contribution to policing's global response to Coronavirus Covid-19. Here, Policing Insight's Publisher, Bernard Rix, provides an early update on the IAB's work.

OPINION: Policing Insight's Publisher, Bernard Rix, considers whether the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic will irrevocably damage British policing's "policing by consent" model first set out by Sir Robert Peel in 1829. Can policing emerge all the stronger for the societal challenges the virus will bring?

ANNOUNCEMENT: Policing Insight's Publisher, Bernard Rix, sets out details of our new International Advisory Board. The Board's first task will be to guide our team over the coming weeks on generating and publishing the most useful content on policing's response worldwide to Coronavirus Covid-19, whilst ensuring that we avoid imposing any burden on operational police officers and staff.

OPINION: Policing Insight's Publisher, Bernard Rix, provides his personal perspective on the national, regional and international policing challenges that tackling Coronavirus will bring, and invites those others with policing insight on Coronavirus, wherever they may be in the world, to get in touch.

Analysis: With less than two months to go to the Police and Crime Commissioner elections for the English and Welsh forces, Policing Insight is launching its in-depth coverage. We'll be constantly updating our tracker so you'll be able to check out the candidates and their policies as they declare their intention to stand. Policing Insight's Publisher Bernard Rix takes a look at the field so far.

Announcement: Bernard Rix, CoPaCC Chief Executive and Publisher of Policing Insight, provides details of the Offices of Police and Crime Commissioners (OPCCs) recognised for meeting their statutory requirements on openness and transparency.

OPINION: With the newly-elected government appearing to want to establish a much closer relationship with police chiefs, in particular, Policing Insight's Publisher Bernard Rix asks if Police and Crime Commissioners are in danger of becoming increasingly marginalised and largely symbolic in this re-alignment of the tripartite system?