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Northumbria Police officer with more than 100 arrests in past year receives prestigious accolade

PC Joe Furniss has more than 22 years’ of service with the Northumbria Police – and has dedicated his entire career to working in response policing.

Chronicle Live

Police issue urgent warning over new Android update after 'silent' 999 calls

The number of calls made to emergency services across the UK has soared to record highs, after updated Android devices are reportedly plaguing control rooms with accidental calls

Chronicle Live

Police watchdog demands new legal powers as public trust ‘hangs by a thread’

Inspectorate says new laws are needed to ‘keep the public safe’ after recommendations ignored

The Independent UK

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Police make huge change to how they handle every burglary in England and Wales

The NPCC has now confirmed that all 43 forces in England and Wales have been implementing the policy since Marc

Wales Online

UK police now attending scene of every home burglary, chiefs say

Forces prioritise attendance where people’s homes have been burgled, rather than outbuildings and garden sheds

The Independent UK

Police now attending scene of every home burglary, police chiefs say

Under the plan, forces prioritise attendance where people’s homes have been burgled, rather than outbuildings and garden sheds.

The Independent UK

'I lost my son in a dog attack - we have to make sure it never happens again'

Emma Whitfield's son was killed in a dog attack in 2021. Now she is backing the Mirror's campaign for change to stop it ever happening again

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Met police dealing with at least one dangerous dog a day, figures show

MPs call for new laws as rise in number of out-of-control dog seizures is not matched by action against owners

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Why Covid fines were more likely for minorities and the worse off

In today’s newsletter: More than 120,000 penalties were handed out during the pandemic – but there’s a question of how fairly they were issued

The Guardian - UK

Black people were three times more likely to receive Covid fines in England and Wales

Exclusive: those in poorest areas were seven times more likely to be fined, finds research into how police used emergency powers

The Guardian - UK

Violence against women and girls puts ‘significant’ demand on policing

The most common location type for offending was in a private space, mostly in private dwellings, particularly the home.

The Independent UK

Police assessment places violence against women and girls on same footing as terrorism

First official document on VAWG in England and Wales is similar to those used for threats such as serious organised crime, say chiefs

The Guardian - UK

Police chief leading racism plan retires after bullying claims made against him

Tyron Joyce was programme director of race action plan and in secondment from West Yorkshire force

The Guardian - UK

Police vetting improves but not all forces show acceptable progress – review

Inspectors examined 300 vetting files that forces handled between December 1 2022 and January 31 2023.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Labour would make spiking a specific offence, says Starmer

The Opposition leader also announced that the national curriculum would include teaching boys about respecting women.

Wales Online

'Frivolous' allegations of offensive speech will not be recorded by police

A minister said being rude or insulting is not a police matter

The Independent UK

Being rude or insulting is not a police matter, says minister

Policing minister Chris Philp unveiled changes to how police will record certain incidents from next month.

The Independent UK

Home Office minister admits ‘there’s more we can do’ to follow up crime reports

Chris Philp said Government plans to cut ‘unnecessary red tape’ will free up police time.

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Evening Standard

London’s streets need ‘protecting’ to stop mobile phone theft epidemic, says minister

Officers must be freed from the burden of paperwork, Policing minister Chris Philp says

The Independent UK

Home Office says changes will see police spend less time recording rude messages

Home Office minister Chris Philp said the Government had listened to police forces

The Independent UK

Chief constables must have ‘final word’ on sackings, says top officer

West Midlands Police chief constable Craig Guildford has echoed comments made by Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley.

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of UK missing persons cases may be reinvestigated

Volunteer detectives could look again at all 13,000 cold cases on National Crime Agency’s missing persons unit

The Independent UK

Child strip-search report findings deeply concerning, says policing minister

The Independent Office for Police Conduct said it shares concerns about the ‘widespread and serious failings across police forces’.

The Independent UK

Police strip-searches of children are ‘racist and traumatising’, say charities

The Children’s Society and the Runnymede Trust have hit out in the wake of a damning report by Dame Rachel de Souza.

The Independent UK

People will not want to join police in wake of Casey review, warns top officer

Martin Hewitt is chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council.

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