In the wake of the agreement reached between the House of Lords and the Commons on the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill, which cements the introduction of directly elected Police Crime ...

This morning the Home Secretary claimed that following last week’s riots, the contrast ‘could not be clearer’ between the London Mayor (as the Government’s declared ...

Police authorities have today affirmed that the widely reported concerns of ‘top cop’ Sir Hugh Orde are reflective of much wider worries amongst the majority of the public and ...

The Government has responded to concerns expressed by Peers, many voiced by the APA by asking their Lordships to make a series of amendments to the Bill. View our short summary of the ...

The Bill today commences ‘Report’ stage in the Lords. This will take four days and is likely to involve a series of votes being taken on around 6 issues of major concern ...

The APA has welcomed tonight's decisive vote (11.05.11) by Peers on a Liberal Democrat amendment to delete directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners from the Government's Police ...