ACPO Vice-President, Sir Peter Fahy, has responded to today's decision by the Parole Board to permit the release of Harry Roberts, who murdered three police officers in 1966.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today called for urgent action to improve access to, and the operation of, safe places in health-based settings for people suffering from mental ill health.

National Policing Lead on Modern Slavery, Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer has been speaking to mark Anti-Slavery Day today (October 18)

At Chief Constables’ Council on October 17, chief constables took key decisions on the development of a new body that will coordinate operational policing at the national level

The Crime Survey of England and Wales released today shows that overall crime has reduced by 16% in the last year and that public confidence to report certain crimes, such as sexual offences, has increased.

National Policing Lead on Bail, Assistant Chief Constable Alison Roome-Gifford, has welcomed today's announcement by the Home Secretary of a Home Office consultation on a time limit on police bail and a College of Policing review of the whole issue of bail.

National Policing Lead for Taser, Commander Neil Basu, has been responding to the publication of the January-June 2014 Taser statistics

ACPO has welcomed today’s report from HM Inspectorate of Constabulary into undercover policing, and has emphasised the importance of recognising that reforms of undercover work have already started

Police across England and Wales are calling for firearms owners to make sure that their guns are being kept securely before police commence home visits on the 15th October.

The threat level to police officers and staff has been heightened, but we are used to confronting risk and danger, this is what we do on a daily basis, and we are well trained

We are working hard to continue to speed up our processes so that we can protect children and stop offenders sooner

Police will deal sympathetically with anybody reporting such an incident and assess each case to see what they can do to help