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Formula used to calculate police funding is an anachronism, watchdog chief says

Chief Inspector of Constabulary Andy Cooke said forces such as Cleveland, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, and West Midlands lose out.

Evening Standard

Calls for move away from police structure designed in the early 1960s

Chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council Gavin Stephens said responsibilities should be redefined and a new national body set up.

Evening Standard

Yvette Cooper to unveil major policing overhaul to reverse failing public confidence in forces

The home secretary will tell policing top brass about a new Home Office unit to monitor force performance at a major conference

The Independent UK

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Police failed to get basics right, says inspectorate ahead of Government reforms

The Home Secretary will use a speech on Tuesday to say public confidence in policing has been ‘badly eroded’ in recent years.

Evening Standard

Suella Braverman criticised over ‘pro-Palestinian mob’ comments in report she ordered herself

The report came after Ms Braverman called on the watchdog to inspect police involvement

The Independent UK

Sunak and Braverman wrong to lambast Met over Palestine demos, report says

HM Inspectorate of Constabulary report gives police largely clean bill of health on impartiality after accusations of bias

The Guardian - UK

Suella Braverman's war on 'woke' policing criticised in report she commissioned

The former home secretary is under fire for putting pressure on the force over policing strategy

Evening Standard

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The dirty secret behind Tory ‘crime week’: their policies ruined policing

Ministers now say the police will pursue leads on all crimes, but why wasn’t this happening already? Budget cuts, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

‘Unacceptably low’ number of crimes solved, watchdog says as only 11% of offences see justice

Police closing cases without proper investigations, leaving criminals at large and putting the public at risk

The Independent UK

Suella Braverman tells police to ramp up use of stop and search

UK home secretary says police have her full support in using tactic to prevent violence and save lives

The Guardian - UK

Police watchdog demands new legal powers as public trust ‘hangs by a thread’

Inspectorate says new laws are needed to ‘keep the public safe’ after recommendations ignored

The Independent UK

Police watchdog for England and Wales demands new powers amid trust crisis

Andy Cooke says trust in police ‘hanging by a thread’ and forces failing to act on recommendations

The Guardian - UK

Public trust in the police is hanging by a thread – watchdog

Chief inspector of constabulary Andy Cooke has called for ‘definitive action’ so standards improve.

The Independent UK

Nottingham Forest manager Andy Cook reveals the secret to top-of-the-table success ahead of Wolves clash

Sunday's fixture see's Forest travel to defending champions Wolves already six points clear in the league

Nottingham Post

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Daily Mirror

Police experience lost after Tory cuts will take years to replace amid vetting fears

By next year it is estimated that 38% of officers in England and Wales will have less than five years' experience - more than three times higher than a decade earlier.

The Independent UK

Fire service needs to reform to provide ‘best possible service’ says report

The Chief Inspector of Fire and Rescue Services has said changes need to be made in its annual report.

The Guardian - UK

UK police forces told to hunt rogue officers who ‘slipped through net’

David Carrick rape case prompts call for all officers to be checked against national police databases

Evening Standard

David Carrick: Met branded institutionally sexist over monster convicted of 48 rapes

Fight is on to strip rapist of £22,000 annual pension

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The Independent UK

Crime victims face ‘postcode lottery’ as police ‘fail to deal with day-to-day offences’ watchdog warns

Justice crisis: As The Independent shines a spotlight on the challenges facing the UK, we speak to the Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

London mayor warns of rise in violence as cost of living crisis deepens

Exclusive: Sadiq Khan says economic difficulties threaten to undo progress made in tackling violent crime

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on police priorities: doing the wrong things badly

Editorial: Charging rates for thefts and burglaries are dire. This reflects a flawed view of how Britain’s police should do their jobs

The Independent UK

Burglary victims being failed amid ‘postcode lottery’ for police investigations, watchdog says

Only 4 per cent of thefts and 6 per cent of robberies prosecuted as police brace for potential rise in cost of living crisis

The Independent UK

Police response to burglary, robbery and theft ‘not good enough’, report finds

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services found a number of shortcomings in some police forces.

The Guardian - UK

England and Wales police failing burglary victims, inspectorate finds

Inspectors say austerity cuts meant inexperienced officers were left to deal with burglaries

Daily Mirror

Worsening NHS ambulance crisis sees 'gun cops sent to patients suffering heart attacks'

The growing crisis in NHS ambulance services has seen cops in armed response vehicles attend to patients having heart attacks because no paramedics are available, according to a police chief

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