T/Chief Constable Maggie Blyth said the promise has helped “elevate the scale of VAWG”, which she set out herself in July in ...

“We have grave concerns about the early release of prisoners back into Scotland’s communities,” he said. “The public are ...

The number of offences recorded by the police in Scotland in the year ending September 2024 was 184,084. This is six per cent higher than the 173,762 offences recorded in the previous 12 months, but ...

MPs on the newly-appointed cross-party committee, chaired by Labour MP Andy Slaughter, will look in detail at the rehabilitative regimes offered across training and resettlement prisons within the ...

Halving violence against women and girls is both an urgent and commendable challenge. To drive lasting progress, the ...

Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell praised their “bravery, dedication, skill and professionalism”. Among those ...

South Yorkshire Police is calling on people across the county to ‘Know More’ about online abuse and harassment against woman and girls as it launches a new campaign. Know More calls out online abuse ...

Sir Keir Starmer says making spiking a new criminal offence “will send a clear signal that this is a crime, and perpetrators should feel the full force of the law, empowering victims to report ...

A Cleveland Police officer who made a false and misleading report of an incident involving a woman who was later the victim of a domestic assault has been dismissed without notice.

Research commissioned by Eyes Open has revealed that while three-quarters of parents are familiar with the term County Lines (76 per cent), only 39 per cent made reference to children, vulnerable ...

Exposure to ‘fake news’ and harmful ideologies online are influencing the actions of an increasingly younger demographic, ...

The figures – published in PIRC’s latest annual report – also show a rising caseload across the decade as the organisation’s ...