This Library Note provides background reading for the debate to be held on Thursday, 28 November 2013 to “take note of public trust in the police and its role in effective policing, and the system for investigating complaints into police conduct”.
Debate on 28 November: Policing (447KB PDF)
This Library Note provides a brief overview of the structure of the police service, and some statistics on the police workforce. It discusses some of the key elements of the Government’s programme of police reform, and offers information on the system which is used to investigate police complaints. Finally, it explores levels of public trust in the police force.
Debate on 28 November: Policing (447KB PDF)
The UK is required to contribute towards the prevention of atrocity crimes globally. Successive UK governments have used various mechanisms aimed at preventing mass atrocities. Nevertheless, concerns have been raised in recent years regarding the continued occurrence of large-scale violence worldwide. This has prompted some parliamentarians and external stakeholders to call on the government to do more to prevent such atrocities.
The level of abuse and intimidation aimed at those seeking or holding elected office in local government has been increasing. The Local Government Association has found that almost three-quarters of local councillors in England report feeling personally at risk when fulfilling their role. The government has called such abuse and intimidation unacceptable and is pursuing a range of measures in response, including via the Representation of the People Bill.
This briefing explores what announcements the government could make in the King’s Speech on 13 May 2026 about home affairs.
