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Crime, policing and fire news update: December 2016
December's update on the latest news and information on police, crime and fire issues.
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Information and news includes:
- Home Secretary hosts forum to end FGM
- new protection for victims of ‘stranger stalking’
- Home Secretary announces a licence to practice in policing at the College of Policing conference
- Home Secretary speech on police reform to APCC and NPCC
- APCC and NPCC set out a vision for policing in 2025
- first 2 waves of successful police transformation fund bids announced
- reform of the Fire and Rescue Service
- Fire Kills campaign
- Home Secretary strengthens police response to modern slavery
- duty to notify Home Office of victims of modern slavery
- Home Secretary launches funding for groups tackling modern slavery
- new powers to protect victims of Modern Slavery now in force
- National Crime Agency publishes ‘county lines’ report
- new partnership with the Institute of Community Safety to tackle gang violence and exploitation
- government awards £700,000 to tackle hate crime
- new legislation to attack criminal finances
- Cyber Streetwise is now Cyber Aware
- the Surveillance Camera Commissioner publishes annual report
- the Surveillance Camera Commissioner seeks views on the draft surveillance camera strategy
- the motor industry publishes advice to help drivers secure their cars and beat the thieves
- new legislation bans zombie knives in England and Wales
- government announces successful bids to the mental health fund
- Mind receives additional funding for its Blue Light Programme
- speeches