(Home Office) Home Secretary announces HMIC Chief     Following approval by Her Majesty the Queen, Chief Inspector Denis O’Connor has been appointed Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced today.

Financial Services Secretary Paul Myners today published a report setting out the Government’s initial thinking on reforms to strengthen the UK’s ability to deal with the failure of an investment bank. Like other financial centres, London was affected by the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008 and the events Continue Reading

This Bill draws together a number of disparate policy issues on policing and crime. Key areasIntroduces new provisions to improve police accountability and effectiveness (although the Government’s plans for directly elected police authorities, which provoked some controversy, have not been included in the Bill) Creates a new offence of paying Continue Reading