Just to be clear, ‘front counter’ is police speak for the public part of the police station where people can report a crime, ask for information and so on.  It is not the custody ...

Local Police Stations are important to people - we know and fully understand that, but how often do they actually get used?  Our review found that 81% of the total number of visitors across ...

You may have heard in the news that we are considering whether or not to close some front counters in police stations that are open to the public.  We are also considering whether to keep ...

Last year, incredibly, Lancashire Constabulary continued to improve its already impressive performance.  I say incredibly because this was achieved at a time of great uncertainty, a time ...

Well, I did say in my last update to watch this space in regards to police reform and today (12 May) the House of Lords rejected Police and Crime Commissioners. We knew that the Police and Social ...

Whatever my views are, the plans to replace Police Authorities with directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners will soon be approved.   We, like other Authorities have voiced concerns ...