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This white paper sets out comprehensive reforms to policing in England and Wales to enable policing to better deliver for the public.
January 2026 Foreword from the Home Secretary In 1828, Sir Robert Peel…
Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP Home Secretary 2 Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF…
The framework shows how the government will measure performance across a broad range of policing activity.
The government is consulting on a proposal to align the 2015 CARE scheme revaluation date with the start of the tax year.
About this consultation This consultation begins on 19 January 2026 and…
The government is launching a consultation to help develop a new legal framework for the use of facial recognition and similar technologies by law enforcement.
Equalities impact assessment for the PACE (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 applying to immigration officers and designated customs officials.
This assessment explains the legal basis, safeguards, and privacy measures for using facial recognition to process biometric data.
The government is consulting on proposed updates to the Police Pensions Scheme member contribution structure.
This equality impact assessment has been undertaken to consider the equality implications for the introduction of the Law Enforcement Data Service.
The standard operating procedures explains the requirements for setting up and deploying live facial recognition (LFR).
This document is the appropriate policy document for the Home Office.
An equality impact assessment covers the considerations of this technology by Immigration Enforcement.
The legal mandate describes the authorities and legal powers governing Immigration Enforcement use of live facial recognition.
This policy outlines Immigration Enforcement’s strategic, operational, and legal framework for the ethical use of live facial recognition technology.
This is the Home Office’s official policy document, created to meet its legal duties under Part 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018.
The College of Policing is consulting on updated guidance that will help police forces respond to emergencies and major incidents.
Government response to the consultation on the Road Traffic Act 1988 (Police Driving: Prescribed Training) (Amendment) Regulations 2025.
We are consulting on amendments to secondary legislation on the police removal, storage and disposal of vehicles.
This consultation document sets out the proposed programme of inspections of the Criminal Justice System for 2025 to 2027.
This framework shows how the government is measuring progress on the neighbourhood policing guarantee.
Consultation on the 12-month rule in regulation 12 of the Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006.
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