High speed vehicles enable teams to cover all areas of the UK

Today, Tuesday 17 May, marks the 2016 International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia or IDAHOT. This year the global focus of IDAHOT is on mental health and wellbeing.

The National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) has responded to today's comments by the Home Secretary on domestic abuse and protecting vulnerable people.

The police service takes a risk based approach to executing warrants by considering the severity of the offence involved and prioritising arrests for the most serious offences.

Secured by Design is a group of national police projects focusing on the design and security for new & refurbished homes, commercial premises and car parks as well as the acknowledgement of quality security products and crime prevention projects. It supports the principles of ‘designing out crime’ through physical security and processes.

Following the appointment of Chief Constable Dave Jones as the interim Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police, the National Police Chiefs' Council, College of Police and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary have released the following statement.

Statistics from the Home Office on the number of firearms officers show that forces have reduced their number of firearms officers in recent years by working more colloboratively but numbers are now being increased in response to the escalating terrorist threat.

Home Office statistics relaesed today show that more situations are now being resolved without a Taser being fired: the number of discharges of Taser are down 4 per cent and in eight out of ten occasions its mere presence is enough to resolve a violent or potentially violent situation.

Last week Chief Constables met in Yorkshire for two days and discussed a broad range of matters.

NPCC Chair Sara Thornton sends her condolences to the families who died in tragedy

Today (April 21) I had the privilege of opening the Home Affairs Select Committee annual conference at Homerton College Cambridge. In the audience were some of the most senior people working in government and public agencies - both in the UK and from overseas.

The latest crime statistics released today, Thursday 21st April, show a continued reduction in overall crime, reflect improved accuracy of recording processes across the service and outline the willingness of victims to come forward.