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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Information relating to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act which received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022.
Chief constables will chair police misconduct hearing panels.
Information on the role of the Home Office Forensic Pathology Unit and its support of the Pathology Delivery Board.
Professor Sir Chris Whitty writes for The Guardian on smoking addiction and MPs' historic opportunity to vote on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) exists to increase public confidence in the police complaints system in England and Wales. It also investigates serious complaints and allegations of misconduct against the police and handles appeals. IOPC is an executive...
Use this form to apply to the magistrates' court to reconsider police bail.
You can be fined if your dog is out of control in public - find out about Dog Control Orders, banned dogs, dog fouling and reporting a dangerous dog
The expansion of testing on arrest across England and Wales has seen nearly 100,000 drug tests on suspects whose behaviour was believed to have been driven by their drug abuse.
The Police Arbitration Tribunal (PAT) acts under the arbitration service Acas as the final recourse for negotiations between employers of police and police staff on which no agreement can be reached about hours of duty, leave or pay and allowances....
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Statistics on the number of police complaints, conduct matters and recordable conduct matters in 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales.
This collection brings together all documents relating to policing statistics.
The law on squatting - what squatting is, squatters' rights, removing squatters, getting your property back from squatters and adverse possession. Includes information from the withdrawn EX332 and EX333 guidance.
The penalties if you are caught taking or dealing drugs - drug classification, fines and prison sentences
Chief Medical Officer for England, Professor Chris Whitty's annual reports and lectures on medicine and public health.
The steps you can take to tackle an intruder or burglar in your own home - and what force you can use to defend yourself
The Authority was responsible for investigating complaints made by members of the public in England and Wales against the police. It was superseded by the Independent Police Complaints Commission in 2004.
National Crime Officers Association trade union: annual returns, rules, statement to members, decisions and other related documents.
Find out when the Environment Agency classes a motor vehicle as waste and waste controls apply.
The National Policing Improvement Agency was a non-departmental public body established to support police by providing expertise in such areas as information technology, information sharing, and recruitment.
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