Police
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on the police. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 25.07.2013 | Police service strength |
| This note summarises the latest available data from the Home Office, Scottish Executive and Police Service of Northern Ireland. | |
| 15.07.2013 | In brief: the 2014 bloc opt-out and selective opt-back-ins |
| This note, prepared for the parliamentary debate on 15 July 2013, looks briefly at the current situation regarding the UK's 2014 decision on justice and home affairs measures and lists the 35 measures the Government would like to opt back into. | |
| 03.06.2013 | Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill - the abolition of the Police Negotiating Board |
| Clauses 112-115 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill 2013-2014 would abolish the Police Negotiating Board, the current negotiating forum for police pay, and replace it with a new Police Remuneration Review Body. The Bill would take forward proposals in the final report of the Independent Review of Police Officer and Staff Remuneration and Conditions (the Winsor Review). This note outlines the historical background of the Police Negotiating Board, the relevant recommendations of the Winsor Review and the Government's response to it. | |
| 31.05.2013 | The retention and disclosure of criminal records |
| This note sets out the rules in England and Wales governing the retention and disclosure of conviction and non-conviction information held on the Police National Computer and the Police National Database. | |
| 22.05.2013 | The Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Bill [Bill 7 of 2013-14] |
| The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill (Bill 7 of 2013-14) was introduced in the Commons on 9 May 2013. This standard note gives a brief outline of the main areas of the Bill together with sources for further reading. |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 04.06.2013 | Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill |
| This Bill, which is wide-ranging, will receive its second reading in the House of Commons on 10 June 2013. Amongst other changes, it would reform the 'tool kit' of remedies for anti-social behaviour; amend the law on dangerous dogs; introduce new firearms offences; criminalise forced marriage; give powers to the new College of Policing; implement some of the Winsor report's recommendations on police remuneration; provide new powers for the Independent Police Complaints Commission; and make changes to compensation for miscarriage of justice. | |
| 03.12.2012 | Police (Complaints and Conduct) Bill |
| This Bill is due to go through all its Commons stages under the Fast-Track procedure on 5 December 2012. It would make two changes to the powers of the Independent Police Complaints Commission. These are designed to enable the Commission to investigate allegations against the police in relation to the Hillsborough disaster. The Bill has reportedly been welcomed by the Opposition. It extends to England and Wales, and parts of it extend to the whole UK. | |
| 29.11.2012 | Police and Crime Commissioner Elections, 2012 |
| On Thursday 15 November 2012 the first ever elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) took place in England and Wales, outside of London. The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 replaced police authorities with directly elected PCCs. The 41 police areas each elected one PCC. The supplementary vote system was used for the elections. This Research Paper analyses the results | |
| 05.07.2011 | Police (Detention and Bail) Bill |
| This Research Paper has been prepared for the Commons stages of the Police (Detention and Bail) Bill, which is being fast-tracked and is due to undergo all of its remaining Commons stages on 7 July 2011. The Bill would reverse the effect of the High Court's recent decision in the Hookway case, in which it held that the 'detention clock' limiting the period that the police can hold a suspect for without charge continued to run when the suspect was released on bail | |
| 28.06.2011 | Protection of Freedoms Bill: Committee Stage Report Bill 189 of 2010-11 |
| This is a report on the House of Commons Committee Stage of the Protection of Freedoms Bill. It complements Research Paper 11/20 prepared for the Commons Second Reading. |
Select Committee Reports
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 15.12.2011 | Government response to the fourteenth report from the Home Affairs Select Committee on new landscape |
| Government response. Home Office; Home Affairs Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 14.06.2011 | Police use of tasers. |
| Government response. Home Office report [Commons] | |
| 09.06.2011 | Police finances. |
| Government response. Home Office report [Commons] | |
| 04.05.2011 | Constitution Select Committee (HL) fourteenth report on Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility... |
| Constitution Select Committee (HL) report [Lords] | |
| 03.05.2011 | Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill. |
| Human Rights Joint Select Committee report [Commons and Lords] |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 24.11.2011 | POLICE (S.I., 2011, No. 2744) |
| That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that thePolicing Protocol Order 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 2744), dated 15 November 2011, a copy of which was laid before this ... | |
| 21.11.2011 | DEATH OF DANIEL MORGAN |
| That this House recognises the urgent need for a full judicial inquiry into the Metropolitan Police Service's handling of the murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan in 1987; notes ... | |
| 25.10.2011 | CLAIMS UNDER THE RIOT (DAMAGES) ACT 1886 |
| <p>That this House notes the Prime Minister's commitment to meet legitimate claims under the Riot (Damages) Act 1886by police authorities in areas where the recent public disorder took ... | |
| 25.10.2011 | SUPERMARKETS AND CLAIMS UNDER THE RIOT (DAMAGES) ACT 1886 |
| That this House notes the different responses of different retailers following the recent public disorder in Manchester; applauds the decision of Sainsbury's to refuse to claim under ... | |
| 19.10.2011 | BLACKPOOL CHRISTIAN CAFE AND LANCASHIRE CONSTABULARY |
| That this House notes with concern the recent misinterpretation by Lancashire Police officers of public order legislation that resulted in police officers visiting a Christian cafe ... |
Lords Library Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 03.11.2011 | Protection of Freedoms Bill (HL Bill 99 of 2010-12) |
| This Library Note provides background information in advance of the Protection of Freedoms Bill's second reading in the House of Lords. | |
| 07.04.2011 | Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill (HL Bill 62 of 2010-11) |
| This Library Note provides background reading for the second reading debate of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill. | |
| 17.01.2008 | Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (HL Bill 16, 2007-08). LLN 2008/001 |
| Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill. House of Lords Library Note 2008/001 | |
| 02.02.2007 | Serious Crime Bill (HL Bill 27, 2006-07). LLN 2007/001 |
| Serious Crime Bill. House of Lords Library Note 2007/001 |
