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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

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.

The Independent UK

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

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

Wales Online

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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.

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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

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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 Independent 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 Guardian - 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.

The Independent UK

Top police chief says Met has no ‘God-given right’ to exist without public trust

Martin Hewitt, outgoing NPCC chair, says new leader deserves time to turn things around after series of scandals

The Guardian - UK

46 complaints of police violence towards women among 'alarming' national data

Chief Constable Serena Kennedy said the force is "absolutely committed to keeping women and girls safe and feeling safe"

Liverpool Echo

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Manchester Evening News

Nearly 150 GMP employees accused of violence against women and girls in last six months

It comes as data revealed complaints about police officer's treatment of women and girls are highly unlikely to result in action

Daily Mirror

Just 13 of 1,500 police workers accused of abusing women were fired, data shows

Shocking statistics reveal five complaints alleging offences such as sexual assault and harassment were recorded a day on average - but fewer than 1% of those probed lost their jobs

Wales Online

Less than one per cent of police officers and staff facing complaints about treatment of women were sacked, figures show

The figures relate to a six-month period

The Independent UK

Fraction of police officers and staff accused over treatment of women sacked

Force chiefs want regulations toughened up so more are removed more quickly from the service.

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Daily Record

Teen left with severe facial injuries after bull terrier mauling 'missed eyes by millimetres'

Lily-Blu Whitehurst had been over at her friend's house when the family's pet dog randomly attacked her, leaving her with a fractured nose and 28 stitches.

Daily Mirror

Teen savaged by bull terrier says 'it'll effect rest of my life' as dog attacks up 34%

Woman, 18, suffered severe facial injuries and needed 28 stitches after she was savaged by a friend's English bull terrier when it turned on her as she was sitting on sofa

The Guardian - UK

Missing black and Asian people less likely to be found by police, report finds

Lower proportion of cases are solved in comparison with incidents involving white people, charity research suggests

Reason

More Pork! And the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

A few more words about the constitutional status of animal cruelty laws

Liverpool Echo

Hillsborough campaigner declines police apology for 'failing' families

A senior police officer said today: "Police failures were the main cause of the tragedy and police failures have continued to blight the lives of family members ever since"

The Guardian - UK

Police chiefs apologise for Hillsborough failures

NPCC chair launches report setting out commitments to learn lessons from 1989 football stadium disaster

The Independent UK

Police apologise for ‘years of deflection and denial’ over Hillsborough disaster

Police leaders have apologised for years of “deflection and denial” over the Hillsborough disaster, and vowed to bring about cultural change to stop the failings being repeated.

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