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Record 600 police officers sacked for misconduct in England and Wales

Sackings come as UK police chiefs battle to restore public trust following a series of scandals.

Al Jazeera

Number of police officers sacked and barred from service rises to almost 600

Data from the College of Policing showed the most common reasons for dismissal were dishonesty, sexual misconduct and discriminatory behaviour.

The Independent UK

What are abortion clinic buffer zones and what about ‘silent prayer’?

New guidance is being published on the implementation of the safe access zones across England and Wales.

The Independent UK

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Police chiefs facing ‘wellbeing crisis’ with half admitting morale is lower than a year ago

Only three in 10 police superintendents would recommend policing, figures show, as leaders call for better mental health support

The Independent UK

Police are ‘trivialising stalking’ and letting victims down as figures show one in five women are targeted

Police watchdogs have called for urgent reform and tougher laws to protect victims of stalking in 29 recommendations

The Independent UK

‘He edited my worst moments into a montage’: how UK police still ignore domestic abusers in their ranks

Four years on from a super-complaint over officers’ violence against women and girls, a new report finds little progress has been made on promised reforms

The Guardian - UK

AI needs to be injected into police force ‘like heroin into bloodstream’, says leading officer

Andy Marsh, from the College of Policing, said he hopes AI can make the task of preparing prosecution case files a ‘problem of the past’ in just two years

The Independent UK

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Half of rape investigation team members not fully qualified, police watchdog warns

A new policing model - known as Operation Soteria - could overhaul the criminal justice system for rape victims but more changes are needed, inspectors found

The Independent UK

Disclosure of Nicola Bulley’s health struggles was ‘unnecessary’ – police chiefs

Lancashire Police was criticised over the way it made public details of missing Ms Bulley’s medical situation amid a media frenzy earlier this year.

The Independent UK

Nicola Bulley: Underwater search expert criticised in review of missing mother case

The College of Policing report said Lancashire Police felt some of his behaviour and activities "caused challenges to the investigation".

The Independent UK

Nicola Bulley: Police sharing missing mother's health struggles was 'avoidable and unnecessary', says report

The review found that Lancashire Police had lost control of the public narrative at an early stage

Evening Standard

Nicola Bulley police review criticises force for revealing missing mother’s health struggles

Lancashire Police’s disclosure of personal information was ‘avoidable and unnecessary’, finds report

The Independent UK

Review criticises police for disclosure of Nicola Bulley’s health struggles

The review found that Lancashire Police had lost control of the public narrative at an early stage.

The Independent UK

Boy, 13, confronted by armed police after water pistol mistaken for real gun

The boy was knocked off his bike by a police van and handcuffed during the incident in east London in July.

The Independent UK

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Police ordered to investigate every theft and follow every ‘reasonable’ lead in solving crimes

Home secretary says she expects ‘radical change’ in way forces tackle so-called ‘low-level’ criminality such as theft, shoplifting and criminal damage

The Independent UK

Police pledge to pursue any ‘reasonable’ lead to improve investigations

The Home Secretary urged forces to properly investigate crimes like theft or criminal damage which have been wrongly treated as ‘less important’.

The Independent UK

Police vetting strengthened after Couzens and Carrick cases – Home Office

The College of Policing’s Vetting Code of Practice has been updated, replacing the 2017 Code.

The Independent UK

What happened to Nicola Bulley? All we know about the Lancashire mother-of-two’s death

Nicola Bulley, a mortgage adviser, went missing in January sparking a high profile police search - now officers have returned to the scene months later

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The Independent UK

What happened to Nicola Bulley? All we know about the Lancashire mother-of-two’s death

Nicola Bulley, a mortgage adviser, went missing in January sparking a high profile police search - now officers have returned to the scene months later

The Independent UK

Police officer jailed for sexual assault and indecent messages sent to cadets

Adnan Ali sexually assaulted three victims, aged between 15 and 18, and sent sexual messages which were ‘bordering on relentless’.

The Guardian - UK

Gaia Pope’s family angry at lack of police and health reforms a year after inquest

Relatives of Dorset teenager say some organisations have only made minor tweaks after coroner’s findings

Liverpool Echo

Two watchdogs clear Lancashire Police over Nicola Bulley misconduct

The police and the media were heavily criticised by the family of the 45-year-old mum

Manchester Evening News

Independent review underway into Nicola Bulley investigation

The review, announced in February, and commissioned by Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Andrew Snowden, is being carried out by the College of Policing

The Guardian - UK

The police are curbing free speech, and it’s not just at the behest of the right

The crackdown on coronation day is the latest example of the Met and other forces overstepping the mark

The Independent UK

Police review treatment of flashing after alarm over Wayne Couzens case

Police failed to catch Wayne Couzens for flashing days before he murdered Sarah Everard

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