Police forces

ANALYSIS: The Metropolitan Police Commissioner sets out his views on key factors for effective police communication with public and media, and sets out steps the police are therefore taking

ANALYSIS: A detailed analysis of the Surrey OPCC papers made public following a BBC Freedom of Information request

ANALYSIS: CoPaCC Chief Executive Bernard Rix examines the Surrey OPCC papers made public following a BBC Freedom of Information request

OPINION: Ben Twomey, Independent candidate in this May's Warwickshire PCC elections, sets out his eight 'clear and comprehensive' campaign promises

OPINION: In the first of a series of articles from the College of Policing's Professional Community Chairs, Sussex Chief Constable Giles York looks at leadership in policing - and invites your views

ANALYSIS: Ginette Beal of policing auditor Grant Thornton takes a look at a recent assignment for the Surrey PCC examining whistleblowing arrangements within the force

OPINION: Barrie Sheldon, Deputy PCC and now Independent PCC candidate for West Mercia, sets out why more Independents are needed for elections in May - despite odds weighed against them

ANALYSIS: Sean Butcher, PhD student at the University of Leeds, reports on a recent conference and draws three key conclusions

ANALYSIS: Ian Wiggett, formerly GMP's ACC lead for Counter Terrorism, considers how UK policing can deliver domestic security at a time of growing terrorist threats and continuing budgetary pressures

OPINION: Niven Rennie, President of the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents, sets out his thoughts on police governance in Scotland

OPINION: Mark Weston, the Conservative PCC candidate for Avon & Somerset, explains his election mantra - "Cut Costs, Cut Distress, Cut Crime”

OPINION: Marc Jones, the Conservative's PCC candidate for Lincolnshire, sets out his thinking on the election campaign challenge ahead of him

ANALYSIS: Policing Insight highlights key elements from the latest update on Accenture's work for West Midlands Police

OPINION: Chairman of the Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Police Federation, John Apter, calls on the Police Federation to undertake a national survey of members

OPINION: Former police officer and award winning author, Mike Pannett, announces his candidature for the North Yorkshire PCC elections

NEWS: Olly Martins faces a deselection battle following 'trigger ballot' decision at Luton South Labour branch meeting last night

OPINION: Colin Sutton, policing commentator and former senior police officer, criticises the planned recruitment process for a new Suffolk Chief Constable

OPINION: PCC Katy Bourne provides the Sussex perspective on the Chancellor's Comprehensive Spending Review.

NEWS: Details of the first twenty four OPCCs to receive CoPaCC's 2015 Transparency Quality Mark

OPINION: DCC Dave Thompson of West Midlands Police pays tribute to the security services and police in keeping us safe, and considers the future challenge in a time of austerity

EXCLUSIVE: Five PCCs and the Mayor of London are adversely impacting on the employment prospects of their residents by not addressing poor performance of their police force's Police Disclosure Units.

OPINION: Kent PCC Ann Barnes gives her views on the Home Office's police funding formula 'consultation'

EXCLUSIVE: Policing Insight provides an exclusive analysis of the nine questions put to the Home Office about their flawed revisions to the Police Funding Formula, and the answers they provided

OPINION: PC Rory Geoghegan, a frontline Police Constable in the Metropolitan Police, considers the positive effect of community policing