Today Her Majesty’s Inspectorate Constabulary (HMIC) publishes a national report following a review of the police response to domestic abuse across the country. The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) welcomes the report and chief constables will carefully consider the report and its recommendations

Prosecutions of those who continue this horrific and outdated practice should signal a warning to those who’ve committed or are considering inflicting female genital mutilation as well as anyone who assists them or stays quiet when they know this abuse been committed

On International Women's Day 2014, a police power that power gives men and women the right to ask whether a partner has a history of abuse and also enables the police to inform a potential victim of a partner's history is rolled out to all police forces

We must not forget the committed officers and staff who, overwhelmingly, join policing through their desire to keep the public safe from harm

Police need to focus on getting the basics right to improve our response to domestic abuse, says national police lead

Head of ACPO and former chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, Sir Hugh Orde spoke yesterday (Feb 25) in relation to the decision by Mr Justice Sweeney to stay the prosecution of John Downey for the Hyde Park Bombing of 1982.

Chief Constable Mike Barton travelled with the BBC's Inside Out programme to Copenhagen where there is an experiment with drug rooms to explore how other countries deal with drugs

National policing lead for child abuse investigation, Chief Constable Simon Bailey, has been responding to this morning's publication of a report by the NSPCC, commissioned by HMIC, on the police handling of victims of Jimmy Savile.

Information gleaned from the Association of Chief Police Officers under the Freedom of Information Act has now been made available via the ACPO website as part of the Association’s continuing work to promote openness and transparency in policing.

The College of Policing and the Association of Chief Police Officers are signatories to the Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat which was launched today

Britain’s top cops have implemented a national strategy to support those stricken by or under threat from floodwaters.

ACPO responds to the Home Secretary decision on Police Arbitration Tribunal recommendations on police pay and conditions