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Crime and policing news update: December 2014
December's update on the latest news and information on police and crime issues.
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Information and news includes:
- modern slavery strategy launched: campaign warns potential modern slavery victims to be vigilant against traffickers
- child trafficking advocates trial
- launch of the new Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) unit
- consultation on a mandatory reporting requirement on FGM cases
- coercive and controlling behaviour is now a criminal offence
- pre-charge bail time limits consultation
- police funding – Provisional Police Grant Report 2015/16 published
- police integrity consultation
- triennial review of the Independent Police Complaints Commission
- best use of stop and search scheme comes into effect
- stop and search mapping
- publication of the first anti-corruption plan
- response to the Review of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act
- all areas in England to have signed their local Crisis Care Concordat declaration
- liaison and diversion scheme to go live in 13 more areas
- new psychoactive substances
- National Autistic Society’s international conference on caring for offenders with an intellectual or developmental disability
- updates to the Covert Surveillance and Property Interference Code of Practice and the Covert Human Intelligence Sources Code of Practice
- Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s annual report published
- speeches
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Published 22 December 2014