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Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) and special constables - roles, powers and how they differ
What happens if you're stopped by the police while driving - breath tests, motoring offences, faults with your vehicle, seizing your vehicle
The police can stop a vehicle for any reason. If they ask you to stop, you…
The police can stop you at any time and ask you to take a breath test…
The police can give you a ‘fixed penalty notice’ for less serious traffic…
If your vehicle has something wrong with it, for example a broken brake…
The police can seize a vehicle if they think it’s being used in a way that…
The police can stop and question you at any time - they can search you depending on the situation.
The police's power of arrest and your rights - procedures, identification, reasonable force
The police have to follow strict rules if you're arrested, questioned or charged with a crime - you can get legal advice at a police station
A collection of information related to the police pension schemes.
Chief constables will chair police misconduct hearing panels.
A police officer who engaged in sexual activities with a woman whilst on duty has suspended sentence quashed and sent to jail after it was referred to the Court of Appeal.
Six Royal Military Policemen were killed in an incident at Al Majar Al Kabir on Tuesday 24 June 2003.
UK statement on latest developments in the north of Kosovo - 15 June 2023
New proof-of-concept tool uses crime data to provide an early warning of potential problems, enabling quicker action from inspectors.
Statistics on police workforce numbers in the 43 police forces in England and Wales and the British Transport Police.
We provide independent advice to the government on pay and conditions for police officers at or below the rank of chief superintendent. PRRB is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Home Office .
The Ghana government doubled its police officer salaries in 2010 partly to mitigate petty corruption on its roads
Tom Winsor conducted an independent review of police officer and staff remuneration and conditions, published March 2011.
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