Due to technical issues we are not currently contactable in the central NPCC office.

Every year since 2004, different organisations have come together on 17 May to stand against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia. The date is significant as it marks the anniversary of the World Health Organisation’s decision in May 1990 to remove homosexuality from its list of mental disorders. In the UK, this change was made seventeen years earlier in 1973.

National Lead for Counter Terrorism, Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley announced the latest national counter terrorism (CT) arrest statistics today, Thursday 14 May as they outlined how the police service is tackling the current threat from terrorism both at home and abroad.

While a internal investigation takes place Chief Constable Mark Gilmore will undertake some work on a transition project for the NPCC.

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

The new body to coordinate operational policing and collaboration amongst forces at the national level is established today.

The Home Affairs Committee has released a report today stating that communication between the police, schools and parents is in need of vast improvement if we are to stop young people from travelling to conflict zones.

A report released today by the Office of National Statistics shows an increase over the last year in people's confidence that the police are doing a good job and providing a good service to victims of crime

In response to the increased community tension threat levels experienced by Jewish and Muslim communities in the UK, police have reached an agreement to share hate crime data with the Community Security Trust (CST) and TELL MAMA.

Police are committed to improving after a HMIC report released today finds "Police forces have made disappointingly slow progress in improving their use of stop and search powers since 2013"

ACPO has responded to today's Home Affairs Committee report on Police Bail, emphasising that all complex police investigations must be carried out with the appropriate level of sensitivity, care and attention to detail. An initial 28 day time limit is likley to be unhelpful.