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Probation staff will focus more of their time on prolific offenders and monitoring the most dangerous people
The Magistrates Billing team will now consider prior authority requests in contempt and breach of anti-social behaviour injunction cases.
More than 120 members of the armed forces, policing and government have taken part in an exercise to practise responding to a national security emergency.
We are delivering 13,000 police officers, special constables and PCSOs across the country, including a named, contactable officer in your area.
A man has appeared at court for failing to clear an illegal waste site for the second time – and operating another one in Middlesbrough.
The Home Secretary brought together law enforcement and leading tech companies to drive new action to tackle mobile phone thefts.
Three men were arrested on 5 February as part of an investigation into the large-scale, illegal tipping of waste at the Hoads Wood SSSI in Ashford, Kent
The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointments of Ben Roe and Ian Curtis-Nye as members of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee.
Collaborating to find ways to mitigate the growing threat from AI-generated deepfakes is an urgent national priority.
Victims of child sexual abuse will be better supported with new reforms that prioritise their rights.
The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is sharing its Knife Crime Insights Pack to add context to the YJB’s Annual Statistics which include data on knife crime and offensive weapons.
Security Minister Dan Jarvis gave an update on the Prevent learning review - jointly commissioned with Counter Terrorism Policing following the Southport attack.
The second EU-UK Counter-Terrorism Dialogue took place in London on 4 February 2025, strengthening the UK and EU’s strategic cooperation on counter-terrorism.
Government announces new intelligence-led national policing centre to put the experiences of victims at the heart of police investigations.
UK becomes the first country in the world to create new AI sexual abuse offences to protect children from predators generating AI images.
Our legal aid application forms are being updated after revisions to the privacy notices.
Exploring challenges and opportunities in innovation for delivering safer streets.
Applicants that did not submit compliant verification information before 31 January 2025 may still join the October 2025 Duty Rotas if they act promptly.
Advantis take over responsibility for Crown Court means testing (CCMT) debt collection and enforcement services (DCES).
Victims of domestic abuse will be better protected as part of a new law ensuring even more abusers face tougher management from police and probation.
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