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This series brings together all documents relating to crime research and analysis
This series brings together all documents relating to police and crime commissioners.
Police recorded crime statistics on the levels and trends in detections and detection rates.
The Environment Agency launches Economic Crime Unit to address serious financial offences in the waste sector
This series brings together documents relating to the Serious and Organised Crime Strategy.
Statistics on crime outcomes assigned by the police.
A collection of quarterly statistics on activity in the criminal justice system, offending histories, and biennial compendiums on the experiences of women and different ethnic groups of the criminal justice system.
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.
How to request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for a potential employee: types of DBS check, how to request a check, how much it costs, how long it takes.
Factsheets giving details of the different measures contained in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill.
Information relating to the Criminal Justice Bill which was introduced in the House of Commons on 14 November 2023.
This series brings together all documents relating to crime statistics.
Trends in the use of out of court disposals, defendants prosecuted, offenders convicted, remand and sentencing decisions, and offender histories in England and Wales.
Statistics on the number of police complaints, conduct matters and recordable conduct matters in 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales.
It's illegal to drive if you're unfit to do so because you're on legal or illegal drugs, or you have certain levels of drugs or medicine in your blood
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