13 February 2011
Home Office pledges £18m to anti-knife crime programmes
Theresa May has announced a series of funding initiatives worth up to £18m to help reduce the incidents of knife crime. Read more here
12 February 2011
Government's anti-social disorder proposals - at a glance
The government is holding a consultation on scrapping Anti-social Behaviour Orders (Asbos) in England and Wales and replacing them with a new range of measures to combat anti-social behaviour. So what precisely will be considered? Read more here
11 February 2011
15 fines for urinating as part of city-centre clamp-down
PEOPLE who urinated on the streets of Chester have been caught out and punished in a crackdown. Seventeen people - including one woman - were given fines of £100 and obliged to pay costs by Chester magistrates after being caught on CCTV. Read more here
11 February 2011
Home Office to issue guidance on ID seizure by pubs
The Home Office is to issue guidance by the end of February on how pub and door staff can legally seize ID from under-age customers. Read more here
10 February 2011
Government to appoint commissioner to control spread of CCTV
The government has announced plans for a regulator and code for public authorities using CCTV and automatic numberplate recognition (ANPR) cameras. Read more here
10 February 2011
Taxis to display ID numbers on their roofs?
Taxis in Oxford could have large numbers stuck on their roofs so they can be seen by police and CCTV operators. Police officers said taxis were occasionally used by criminals and large numbers on the roofs would make them easier to track down in a chase. Read more here
9 February 2011
Signs of progress in police service-sharing
Efforts to set up service-sharing between the UK's police forces have had little success so far. But there may be signs that more sharing is becoming increasingly practical Read more here
9 February 2011
Pubs to use 'civil recovery' to help cover security costs
Licensees are being offered a way to claim money from troublemakers who damage their property or attack their staff, under a scheme being led by National Pubwatch. Read more here
8 February 2011
'White paper' shows how colleges can improve security
With term-time populations often running into the tens of thousands, university and college campuses face the same kind of crime challenges as any small town, such as burglary, mugging and violence. Read more here
7 February 2011
Police team up to reduce poaching in rural areas
Police in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire have joined forces to halt a rise in crime against farmers and landowners. Officers have been sharing information and resources and gathering intelligence in rural areas. Read more here
7 February 2011
After the glitches: how useful will the new national crime map be?
The Home Office's new crime map has settled down after its lame start on January 31st, it seems. And the problems weren't only techncial ones as householders up and down the country objected to being presented as denizens of crime-ridden Britain. Read more here
7 February 2011
Hi-tech bikelocks 'a huge success'
Bicycle locks which are activated by mobile phones have been hailed a huge success in tackling bicycle thefts at Portsmouth University Read more here
7 February 2011
Government announces review of CRB checks as councils get rapped
Councils in Kent and East Sussex have been accused of carrying out unjustified Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks for job applicants. Meanwhile the government has announced that it will review legal obligations to run Criminal Records Bureau checks. Read more here
5 February 2011
Police cadets deliver 'reassurance' through crime prevention surveys
Ninety-nine crime prevention surveys were completed by Hertsmere Volunteer Police Cadets at burglary hotspots in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, on a single day in December. They targeted vulnerable older residents, who said they felt 'very reassured' that the police and cadets were out preventing potential Christmas burglaries. Read more here
2 February 2011
New law makes parents responsible for kids' air guns
Parents who fail to keep air guns away from their children will be fined up to £1,000 under a new offence from next month. Read more here
2 February 2011
Recession encourages Britons onto the wagon
New figures from the Office of National Statistics indicate that Britons are buying less booze. The recession, it suggests, is the reason for the lower spending. Read more here
2 February 2011
Government to allow council 'snooping' for more serious offences
The long-awaited shake-up of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) will limit local authorities' use of communications data - with the exception of two important areas. Read more here
1 February 2011
Surrey Police threaten to withdraw support for ShopSafe scheme
Guildsafe, a crime prevention scheme in Guildford which links 50 shops in the town to a central CCTV system, could fold because Surrey Police have proposed withdrawing their support for a key role. Read more here
1 February 2011
Retailers 'very angry' as council sacks ShopSafe coordinator
Retailers in Newbury are 'angry' and 'disgusted' with their local council for withdrawing funding for the local ShopSafe scheme administrator. Read more here
