Police

This briefing paper explore police service strength data from the Home Office, Scottish Government, and Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Each country receives individual analysis utilising the available data from each police force area and international comparisons where available.

This Insight explains what nitrous oxide is and how its use as a recreational drug is currently policed.

The Ministry of Defence published a review of the Service Police as part of a wider review of the Service Justice System. This Commons Library briefing paper discusses who the Service Police are, what they do, and the outcome of the review.

This article helps Members and their staff to understand the police complaints system. It is part of a series.

Outlines questions to consider before working on casework involving a police complaint. Part of a series.

Outlines questions to consider before working on casework involving dissatisfaction with the police. Part of a series.

This Commons Library briefing paper provides an overview of the current legislation and guidance relevant to the policing of protests, commentary on recent changes in this area and a discussion about calls for further reform

This Commons Library briefing paper describes police detention powers and outlines a recent history of their reform. It also describes the police custody estate and current concerns with pre-charge bail.

This Commons Library briefing paper discusses police stop and search powers. It outlines a recent history of their reform and available evidence on their effectiveness at reducing and detecting crime.

This commons library briefing paper introduces a series on police powers.

This reading list brings together statistical sources of information on inequalities between ethnic groups.

This Insight outlines the background to the Black Lives Matter movement and the reaction in the UK to the death of George Floyd.

This research briefing explains what anti-social behaviour is and how local public services in England and Wales tackle it.