PSA joins growing police backlash over early release of Harper's killers

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Gloucestershire temporary chief constable Maggie Blyth to retire

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PIRC unveils new strategy to strengthen police oversight

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Aug 6, 2026 @ 11:53

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Police Scotland officer numbers fall to two-year low

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Contributed view

Measuring what matters in modern policing

Crime statistics remain essential, but they cannot fully explain how communities experience policing. PFEW National Board Member Paul Matthews argues that forces should judge success not only by what ...

Aug 6, 2026 @ 12:32
Feature

Lawful on paper, risky in practice?

Aug 6, 2026 @ 11:32

The High Court has upheld the Metropolitan Police Service's 90-day WhatsApp deletion policy, rejecting a four-pronged le...

Evidence brief

Closing the intimate image abuse gap

Aug 6, 2026 @ 11:06

Data obtained by Refuge reveals that while reports of intimate image abuse continue to rise, charges have remained stubb...

Contributed view

Systems, not slogans

Aug 6, 2026 @ 09:54

Policy Exchange says British policing has drifted from impartiality into identity politics. Dave Hill, EMPAC Senior Rese...

Feature

Exit wounds

Jul 31, 2026 @ 11:10

A study of 325 police leavers describes a service that processes the paperwork of departure but not the person departing...

Executive

The Weakest Link

Jul 30, 2026 @ 19:06

Matt Horne, former NCA Deputy Director and Gold Commander of Operation Venetic, argues that organised crime now runs lik...

Academic insight

Local violent crime harms mental health, even for ...

Jul 30, 2026 @ 13:50

New research from the universities of Sussex and Vanderbilt finds that violent crime drives up stress levels across enti...

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