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  • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
    Police Scotland
    Scotland’s police chief admits force is ‘institutionally racist and discriminatory’

    Sir Iain Livingstone says acknowledging issues exist is essential to championing equality

  • Monday, 15 May, 2023
    UK surveillance legislation
    UK policing minister pushes for greater use of facial recognition

    Chris Philp expressed desire to expand use of controversial technology in closed door meetings, according to report

  • Saturday, 13 May, 2023
    Camilla Cavendish
    By meddling with justice, UK politicians are undermining it

    Both Conservatives in Westminster and the SNP at Holyrood are weakening our legal safeguards

  • Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
    Metropolitan Police Service UK
    London mayor demands review of Met police coronation arrests

    Sadiq Khan calls for ‘assurance’ that lessons have been learnt after protest suppression stokes liberty fears

  • Monday, 8 May, 2023
    King Charles III
    Met ‘regrets’ arresting anti-monarchy protesters during coronation

    Police apologise hours after Sunak backed their security operation for Saturday’s procession

  • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
    More than 20,000 police officers recruited in England and Wales

    PM celebrates fulfilling election pledge but Labour and Police Federation accuse government of backfilling earlier cuts

  • Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
    Two police forces in England rebuked for unlawful recording of calls

    UK regulator says staff in Surrey and Sussex failed to use the public’s personal data lawfully

  • Monday, 10 April, 2023
    UK politics & policy
    Anti-social behaviour in Britain’s towns will take years to fix, experts warn

    Academics, think-tanks and local community leaders point to a combination of factors driving the pattern

  • Thursday, 6 April, 2023
    Nicola Sturgeon
    Former Scottish minister queries Sturgeon’s knowledge of police probe

    She would have known ‘something was brewing’, ex-SNP cabinet secretary says

  • Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
    UK crime
    Police in England and Wales failing to curb online child sex abuse, says watchdog

    Constabulary inspectorate says forces ‘do not understand’ the growing scale of exploitation

  • Monday, 27 March, 2023
    Nuala O'Loan
    The Met could learn from Northern Ireland’s police reforms

    When trust is ebbing away, action must follow

  • Saturday, 25 March, 2023
    UK politics & policy
    Police draft new guidance to reduce criminalisation of sex workers

    NPCC advises officers to turn a blind eye to part of ‘blunt’ and ‘outdated’ prostitution laws in England and Wales

  • Friday, 24 March, 2023
    Camilla Cavendish
    There are glimmers of hope for reform after the exposure of rotten Met culture

    The successful transformation of Northern Ireland’s police service demonstrates that London can expect better from its disgraced force

  • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    A last chance for the Metropolitan Police

    Scathing report finds the force is letting down Londoners and its own staff

  • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
    Metropolitan Police Service UK
    Met chief says London should see ‘month by month’ progress on policing

    Rowley pledges change after Casey review lays bare force’s institutional failings

  • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
    Metropolitan Police Service UK
    London police force should be overhauled or broken up, says review

    Damning report finds Met to be ‘institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic’

  • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
    Inside Politics
    Metropolitan Police: it’s now or never

    Louise Casey’s findings of institutional racism, homophobia and sexism are unsurprising. But this time, there is strong political consensus on reform

  • Sunday, 26 February, 2023
    Victoria Dowd
    The tragic consequences of the have-a-go detective

    Crime tourists who flocked to Nicola Bulley’s village expose the perils of a macabre public pastime

  • Monday, 20 February, 2023
    UK labour disputes
    Junior doctors in England vote to strike as NHS pay dispute escalates

    More plans for health service walkouts come as police chiefs warn ministers pay cuts are hitting force recruitment

  • Wednesday, 15 February, 2023
    UK police vulnerable to Chinese spy equipment, says watchdog

    Surveillance commissioner warns of widespread use of China-made drones and cameras by forces in England and Wales

  • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
    UK crime
    Former Met police officer jailed for minimum of 30 years over series of rapes

    David Carrick raped and sexually abused 12 women over the course of 17 years

  • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
    Police apologise for ‘profound failings’ over Hillsborough disaster

    Nearly 34 years after fatal football stadium crush, officers apologise to families of the dead

  • Friday, 20 January, 2023
    News in-depth
    UK police face calls for better oversight after Met serial rapist case

    Shocking details of officer ‘hiding in plain sight’ have undermined public confidence in policing

  • Friday, 20 January, 2023
    Harriet Johnson
    The Met has a culture of misogyny — to fix this, police must first admit it

    Case of David Carrick reveals a force which is rotten, but in denial about the scale of its problems

  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
    Police in England face tougher vetting after serial rapist found in ranks

    Home Office moves to strengthen checks on officers in the wake of Met Police scandal

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