Chief Constable Gavin Stephens responds to the review published today 

• 6,000 years in jail for criminal kingpins and their associates 
• Four tonnes of illegal drugs removed from the streets
• Hundreds of guns and over 1,000 lethal rounds of ammunition taken out of criminal hands
• Over 2,000 vulnerable adults and children safeguarded 

Cutting edge science and technology will transform policing - with strong neighbourhood teams at the bedrock of every force in the country, the National Police Chiefs’ Council Chair has declared.

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Operation Sceptre to focus on impact of accessibility of knives online

The chief constable leading the national police response to the Israel/Hamas war has warned police will come after anyone intent on criminality.

The Independent Scrutiny and Oversight Board (ISOB) has scrutinised the Police Race Action Plan (PRAP) and in August 2023 they published their report, giving seven thematic and seventeen workstream specific recommendations to improve its delivery.

Operation Calibre, an initiative to tackle personal robbery, has launched today and will take place across the country during the month of November. The national operation, which will take place across England, Wales and Scotland, is part of intensified efforts to crack down on personal robbery.

Today, the court has decided that the anonymity for officer NX121 will be partially lifted, resulting in the name and date of birth of officer NX121 being in the public domain. Their address, image and any detailed description will continue to be protected.

Centralised national intelligence team and action plan to bolster policing response 

• Over 1,600 arrests during county lines crackdown in national police operation last week
• Over 100kg cannabis seized alongside over £1.2m worth of Class A drugs
• 710 vulnerable people referred to safeguarding

If what I say here means that even one more survivor of child sexual abuse feels able to come forward and talk to us, knowing they will be believed, then it will be a success.