APCCS - HMICFRS State of Policing 2023
(19 July 2024) An APCCS briefing on the HMICFRS State of Policing Assessment.
HMICFRS - State of Policing: The Annual Assessment of Policing in England and Wales 2023
(19 July 2024) This report draws on findings from inspections of police forces in England and Wales, to provide an overall view of the state of policing.
Crest Advisory - What’s happened to neighbourhood crime?
(19 July 2024) An analysis of neighbourhood crime data of police forces across the UK between 2021 - early-2024
Crest Advisory - Turning the tide: A plan to tackle online fraud
(18 July 2024) Crest Insights has published a new report calling for the establishment of a Fraud Commissioner role and for all economic crime – including fraud – to sit with a dedicated cabinet minister.
ICVA - Use of Anti-rip Clothing in police custody: an update
(18 July 2024) Recommendations and responses from Home Office, NPCC and CoP to ICVA's interim report on use of anti-rip clothing in police custody.
ICVA - The Baird Enquiry
(18 July 2024) An independent report into the experience of people who are arrested and taken into custody by Greater Manchester Police with a focus on women and girls.
PIRC - Audit Report on the Six-Stage Complaint Handling Process
(10 July 2024) PIRC publishes its audit report on Police Scotland's six stage complaints process. PIRC makes ten recommendations for Police Scotland.
Community Justice Scotland - A Holistic Approach To Rehabilitation With Structured Deferred Sentences
(10 July 2024) Fife Justice Social Work’s Service Manager (Operations) Ryan McCallum explains how the service is addressing individuals’ needs by supporting them in the community.
College of Policing - New recruits survey 2023 published
(10 July 2024) The 2023 New Recruits Survey was conducted together with the Home Office between March and May 2023 to support evaluation and improvement of police constable initial education.
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner - Calls for post-election ‘reset’ of UK Government Biometrics Strategy
(8 July 2024) The Commissioner is calling on the new UK Government to conduct a strategic reset of UK Biometrics Strategy together with the development of a ‘national biometric interoperability framework’ to which independent oversight safeguards are applied.
Scottish Government - Prison Population: Prison Paper
(8 July 2024) Scottish Government publishes a factsheet on the prison population. This factsheet includes information on what is driving the prison population and comparisons with other countries.
Scottish Government - Scottish Police Authority and Scottish Government meeting: May 2024
(27 June 2024) Scottish Government have published the minutes of the meeting between the First Minister and the Chair of the Authority.
Scottish Government - Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2023-24
(25 June 2024) Scottish Government have published data on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police in Scotland in the 2023-24 reporting year, split by crime or offence group and by local authority.
FutureScot - AI moves step closer to frontline policing at first ever Scottish biometrics conference
(20 June 2024) Police Scotland, as the second largest police force in the UK, currently maintains a policy of not using AI-powered live facial recognition systems in operational policing.
But the first-ever Scottish biometrics conference – hosted at the Radisson Blu hotel in Edinburgh – provided a platform for high-ranking officers to discuss its potential use in future.
Scottish Government - Justice for children and young people: vision and priorities 2024-26
(19 June 2024) This updated vision for children and young people represents a shared foundation between the Scottish Government, key partners and children and families. It reflects our commitment to work together to prevent children from being involved in behaviour which leads them into conflict with the law, and when they do, to ensure Scotland’s response means that their rights are protected and upheld and their recovery and reintegration are promoted.