The Latest Breaking News from NPCC

Police chiefs say £230m boost falls far short of funding required as Amnesty International warns safeguards about usage are needed

EXCLUSIVE: Fears convictions could be challenged and trials delayed after police chiefs told of concerns about accuracy of information 02 provides to forces

Observer investigation in England and Wales reveals 40% increase in reports of sexual assaults and rapes where both victim and perpetrator were under 18

Human rights groups say lack of data hinders assessment of whether counter-extremism scheme is discriminatory

Records of 307,000 officers, staff and volunteers checked against national intelligence database after recent scandals

Police data shows 52% of alleged offenders in England and Wales are minors – a situation exacerbated by ‘accessibility of violent porn’

Leader of Britain’s police chiefs Gavin Stephens says policing is still being damaged by austerity

Exclusive: Gavin Stephens becomes most senior serving officer to accept discrimination in policing operates at a ‘fundamental level’

Exclusive: Campaigners describe a ‘postcode lottery’, with one expert warning that the rejection of so many applications made under Clare’s Law is putting women’s lives in danger

Inspection in England and Wales criticises pace of change since child abuse scandals in Rotherham and Rochdale came to light

Hundreds of London’s Metropolitan police officers temporarily turned in their firearms in September after the Crown Prosecution Service charged an officer with the murder of unarmed 24-year-old Chris Kaba. Up to 300 of the force’s 2,500 armed officers stepped back from their duties, leading the Met to request backup support…