Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 114980 total results. Showing results 4281 to 4300 «211212213214215216217218219Next ›Last » Maccabi fans controversy highlights intelligence failures and the need to review the policing of football In the wake of the recent controversy around West Midlands Police’s decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from Aston Villa, a move which eventually led to the retirement of the force’s beleaguered Chief Constable Craig Guildford, former chief superintendent and policing lecturer Owen West, who specialised in crowd policing throughout his career, argues that the case highlights the paucity of good intelligence around football policing, and calls for a review of this major policing function. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 29/1/2026 Analysis, Feature, Opinion Super-complaint about the length of police investigations into sexual offences On 15 December 2025 His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services received a super-complaint from the Centre for Women’s Justice. It is about what the Centre for Women’s Justice describes as ‘excessively lengthy police investigations into sexual offences’. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, the College of Policing and the Independent Office for Police Conduct have assessed this super-complaint and decided it is eligible for investigation. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 29/1/2026 Report Super-complaint about the length of police investigations into sexual offences The super-complaint submitted by the Centre for Women’s Justice has been assessed as eligible for investigation. It is about the length of police investigations into sexual offences. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 29/1/2026 News Bridging the gap between force data to ensure policing can better join the dots Centralised approach to policing data to equip officers and staff with the information needed to better protect the public. Policing collects vast amounts of complex and sensitive data. When managed correctly and properly utilised, this data is a strategic asset which can enable our teams to proactively spot patterns and trends, highlight areas of risk and lead smarter, intelligence led investigations. However, police data is often kept within individual force systems making it incredibly difficult to access and use effectively, even when public safety depends on it. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 29/1/2026 News Majority of police forces unable to track officers’ working time The Police Federation of England and Wales has warned that dozens of police forces are failing to properly assess officers’ workloads, raising concerns that some chief constables may be breaching employment law. New data gathered by the Federation shows widespread gaps in forces’ ability to monitor working time under the Working Time Regulations, which limit the average working week to 48 hours over a 17-week period unless an officer opts out. The Federation said the findings reveal a “dangerous lack of grip” on fatigue, overwork and officer welfare. Emergency Services Times 29/1/2026 News Police AI use raises bias, secrecy fears AUSTRALIA: Technology experts and civil liberties advocates are calling for greater transparency and stronger safeguards around the NSW Police Force’s use of AI-powered tools made by Australian intelligence software company Fivecast, detailed in documents provided to Information Age. They say predictive and risk-scoring systems in policing raise serious concerns about bias, reliability, and impacts on personal liberty. Professor Toby Walsh, chief scientist at UNSW’s AI Institute, said “any such ‘predictive’ tool has limitations such as bias”. Information Age 29/1/2026 News Police Ombudsman to investigate how PSNI managed claims of sexual crimes against officer The PSNI is being investigated over how it managed allegations of sexual offences made against a then serving officer. The Police Ombudsman confirmed it is probing how the matter was handled. The new investigation is linked to an ongoing case which saw the officer arrested last month on suspicion of committing more than 10 non-recent offences between 2000 and 2009. Belfast Telegraph 29/1/2026 News Crime outcomes year to September 2025: data tables OFFICIAL STATISTICS: Outcomes assigned to offences recorded to September 2025 and the total number of outcomes recorded, by outcome type and offence type. Home Office 29/1/2026 Report Police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables STATISTICAL DATA SET: Police recorded crime and outcomes detailed figures and supplementary material. List of the data tables as part of the ‘Crime outcomes in England and Wales’ Home Office release. There are counting rules for recorded crime to help to ensure that crimes are recorded consistently and accurately. Home Office 29/1/2026 Report Metropolitan Police strikes called off as workers accept new pay offer Industrial action by Unite members at London's Metropolitan Police Service has been called off, after workers voted to accept an improved pay offer. Over 170 members of Unite working in the MetCC call centre and in the force’s fleet were due to walk out from 19 to 24 January in a dispute around pay, but this was postponed to allow them to vote on an improved offer from the employer. They had previously taken strike action on New Year's Eve. UNITE 29/1/2026 News Garda sources say they are limited in what they can do to stop scramblers REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda sources say that ambiguity in the rules around pursuing scramblers is stopping them from being able to catch the bikes on Ireland’s streets, and instead have to focus on trying to identify the drivers afterwards. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has pledged to remove the bikes from public roads following the death of Grace Lynch on Sunday. The 16-year-old died in hospital hours after she was struck by a scrambler on Ratoath Road in Finglas. An 18-year-old man was yesterday charged with causing her death. The incident sparked anger over the use of scramblers, with Grace’s mother Siobhan saying she would “fight” to get them off the streets. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 29/1/2026 News ‘We offer no apologies’: Victoria Police unveil sobering youth gang statistics, vow to crack down on offenders Victoria's youth gangs are the focus of an anti-association crackdown, with police vowing to make lives of offenders "incredibly uncomfortable". Sky News 29/1/2026 News New polling shows a quarter of New Zealanders have little or no trust in police NEW ZEALAND: A quarter of New Zealanders say they have little or no trust in the police, new polling shows, but most people's positions were not rattled by the recent Jevon McSkimming scandals. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 29/1/2026 News Former senior Mackay police officer sentenced over child abuse material AUSTRALIA: A former senior Queensland police officer will serve three months in jail after accessing extreme child exploitation material through the 'dark net'. ABC News (Australia) 29/1/2026 News Devolving policing to Cardiff Bay ‘not on agenda’, says Home Office minister Police reforms will not see Cardiff Bay get new powers over Welsh policing, a Home Office minister has indicated. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/1/2026 News Duty of care must be strengthened after officer death, Sussex Federation says Sussex Police Federation outlined a series of key points to help in policing's battle against death among officers, including demanding the adoption of the STEP (Suicide Trauma Education Programme) campaign. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 29/1/2026 News Police use of AI in Canada needs a ‘coherent, democratic framework’ that avoids ‘paralysing bureaucracy’ A recent report drawn from a series of Canadian roundtables focusing on the governance and use of artificial intelligence (AI) by the country’s police highlights the importance of the public helping to shape the use of AI by law enforcement, and the need for a “coherent, democratic framework” enabling AI to play a “legitimate, constrained” role in policing – without drifting towards a surveillance state and also avoiding “paralysing bureaucracy”, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 29/1/2026 Analysis, Feature, Innovation Police ask women to share where they feel unsafe Women have been invited to show police officers areas of towns which make them feel unsafe, as part of efforts to improve safety. BBC 29/1/2026 News Why Volunteer Officers Are Vital to Policing Special Inspector Richard Sparks has volunteered with Cheshire Constabulary for nearly 15 years – all while holding down a full-time day job. In this Policing TV interview, he explains what it really means to be a UK Special Constable: fully warranted officers with the same legal powers as regulars, responding to 999 calls, using blues and twos, working public order, and even leading frontline teams. Richard also shares his new international role on the board of the Volunteer Law Enforcement Officer Alliance (VLOA), how volunteer officers are used across the world, and why he believes the biggest challenge – and opportunity – is convincing senior leaders to truly invest in volunteer policing. From budget pressures to the Commonwealth Games, this conversation offers a rare strategic look at how volunteers can transform capacity and culture in policing. PolicingTV 29/1/2026 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video New Chief Constable for Ministry of Defence Police Kier Pritchard has been appointed Chief Constable of the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP), Lucy Bogue, Director at SJC GUARDIAN, has announced. Emergency Services Times 28/1/2026 News «211212213214215216217218219Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
