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The police's power of arrest and your rights - procedures, identification, reasonable force
Information for British nationals who are victims of rape or sexual assault in Samoa.
Information for British nationals who are victims of rape and sexual assault in Tonga.
Information for British nationals who have been affected by rape or sexual assault abroad, including how to contact the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and how to access medical attention and legal advice when returning to the UK.
Policing minister challenges police to double retrospective facial recognition searches to track down known offenders by May 2024.
Information for British nationals who are victims of rape or sexual assault in the Cook Islands.
Information for British nationals who are victims of rape and sexual assault in Solomon Islands.
Information for British nationals who are victims of rape and sexual assault in Tokelau.
You can ask the police to check if someone that has contact with a child has a record of sexual offences.
Information for British nationals who are victims of rape and sexual assault in the Republic of Marshall Islands.
Information for British nationals who are victims of rape and sexual assault in Niue.
Information for British nationals who are victims of rape and sexual assault in Papua New Guinea.
If you've been the victim of a crime, you have the right to privacy, to make a personal statement and to contact the police and be kept informed about the investigation.
Information for British nationals who are victims of rape and sexual assault in the Federated States of Micronesia.
Find out whether your biometric data is likely to be on a police database - fingerprints, DNA sample, kept after arrest, crime, conviction
Information for British nationals who are victims of rape or sexual assault in Nauru.
How to report a person who's gone missing or a child who's run away - including if you lose contact while they're abroad
Tom Winsor conducted an independent review of police officer and staff remuneration and conditions, published March 2011.
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