One of the biggest challenges facing the police in the next few years is to deal with anti social behaviour more effectively. The HMIC report of Spring 2010 highlighted a lack of understanding of the harm that anti social behaviour can do to victims and communities. One of the most significant difficulties the police have [...]

The Police Reform & Social Responsibility Bill is on its journey through Parliament. The bill focuses on police accountability and will introduce Police & Crime Commissioners in 2012. replaces police authorities with directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners, with the aim of improving police accountability amends and supplements the Licensing Act 2003 with the intention [...]