In response to two HMIC reports today on child protection, NPCC says that we have got to fundamentally change our approach to policing so that our absolute focus is on working proactively with other agencies to protect the public from harm committed on or offline.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council has today (Monday, June 29) given its wholehearted support to ‘Say Something’ a new helpline targeted at children and young people with concerns about child sexual exploitation (CSE) involving themselves or others.

As police deal with an unprecedented number of investigations, more needs to be done by all of us to protect children

Fifty kilos of heroin and more than £500,000 has been seized as officers from UK law enforcement agencies have been carrying out a week of heightened operational activity at various air, sea and rail ports as they continue to protect the public from the threat of terrorism and serious organised crime at these key locations across the country.

The National Police Chiefs' Council has responded to a review by David Anderson QC - the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation - into investigatory powers.

Following the release of Dame Elish Angiolini's review into 'The Investigation and Prosecution of Rape in London', Assistant Commissioner Martin Hewitt considers how the findings can be applied to policing outside of the capital

National Police Chiefs' Council lead on Communications Data, Assistant Chief Constable Richard Berry, has spoken about the importance of ethical, accountable use of communications data in a wide range of police investigations, following a Big Brother Watch report on the topic.

NPCC Lead for New Psychoactive Substances,  Commander Simon Bray, discusses the dangers of so-called 'legal highs' after the UK Government has today published a bill to introduce a blanket ban.

The NPCC, College of Policing and CPS have issued the following joint response to today's follow up report looking at disability hate crime from the HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI), HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) and HM Inspectorate of Probation. 

This is set against the backdrop of indicative figures showing that police caseload for reports of child sexual abuse has increased 71 per cent in the last three years

The bravery shown by Ione Wells and other victims of sexual assault in recent weeks has been truly inspiring.

The Crime Survey of England and Wales released today by the Office of National Statistics shows that reporting of sexual offences has increased by 32 per cent in the last year