To mark National Stalking Awareness Day, ACPO are supporting the Suzy Lamplugh's campaign ‘Working Without Fear’, which highlights stalking in the workplace and raises awareness of what employers can do to be vigilant and protect their employees

To mark NPoCC's first anniversary, Strategic Lead Stuart Williams and ACPO President Sir Hugh Orde reflect on the last 12 months and the year ahead. Other members of the team explain their roles supporting police forces deal with major incidents and events

Numbers of people injured in serious violence dropped by 12% in 2013 compared to 2012, according to an England and Wales study by Cardiff University

A new map developed by the Care Quality Commission highlights worrying restrictions in access to health-based places of safety for young people experiencing a mental health crisis. National police lead for mental ill health supports the development of the map

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) has provided assurance that chief constables are fulfilling their responsibilities under the Strategic Policing Requirement (SPR)

The Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) review of recorded crime finds the vast majority of police officers joined the police in order to serve as dedicated and courageous professionals, motivated by their vocation to protect the public. However, the service has not always met the data quality the public expects

ACPO President Sir Hugh Orde has offered good wishes for the future to Police Federation Chairman Steve Williams and General Secretary Ian Rennie on the news of their forthcoming retirement.

We're disappointed that the Telegraph has not published our response to a misleading comment piece by Douglas Carswell MP 'It's game over for the Association of Chief Police Officers. Thank God for that"

In the first annual report of the efficiency and effectiveness of policing, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary Tom Winsor said that 'trust in policing has been damaged, but it is certainly not broken"

The College of Policing have developed a direct entry programme will see 20 experienced leaders from the private, public and third sectors to join policing as a superintendent as well as a graduate fast track programme that is seeking 82 recruits to be promoted from constable to inspector within three years

The Government has announced a review of police powers under the Mental Health Act sections 135 and 136 that allow police to take someone who appears to be suffering from a mental disorder to a 'place of safety', which currently can be a police station

National policing lead on Taser, Commander Neil Basu, has noted the relative infrequency of Taser usage and the increased number of officers trained to use the device as the Home Office publish the latest set of Taser use statistics for 2012-13