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06 Feb 2026

The people holding police officers to account

On a wintry evening at Essex Police's headquarters in Chelmsford about a dozen people aged from their late teens to their seventies arrive to scrutinise officers'…[more...]

06 Feb 2026

Cuts to frontline officer recruitment amid funding gap

Planned recruitment of 70 frontline officers cannot go ahead due to lower than expected funding from central government, police chiefs say.
Avon and Somerset Police… [more...]

06 Feb 2026

Concern as police anti-social behaviour grant cut

The decision to scrap a grant dedicated to tackling anti-social behaviour in Warwickshire could have safety implications, councillors fear.
Op Resolve was rolled out in… [more...]

04 Feb 2026

Court system on 'brink of collapse', former senior judge warns

The court system is "on the brink of collapse" as the backlogs for trials reach unprecedented levels, the head of a major review has said.
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04 Feb 2026

'Exceptional' increase in police council tax charge

Cheshire Police has been given permission for a higher than usual increase in its share of the council tax, after a request from the area's Police… [more...]