Ladies and gentlemen you have been treated to a display of Smoke and Mirrors the likes of which is seldom seen in civilised society. The Aurora Borealis  is a poor second cousin, it is an illusion that David Copperfield or Penn and Teller would be immensely proud of, and rightly so.

We have lived through a week when the illusions were so polished you might even think some people were actually lying, perish the thought.

First under the floodlights in the ring at Cruella’s Grand Illusion was the government announcement that the Public Sector Pay Cap was being lifted for Police and Prison Officers. Hardly divisive at all..  A variey of Sorceror’s Apprentices queued up or were wheeled out to try out the latest mantra.

We have accepted the recommendations of the Police Remuneration Review Body in full.

To me, this says that the PRRB have made some recommendations and that the govt have accepted and will be implementing them.

The government pay offer to the Police was this

• a 1% increase to base pay for all ranks
• an...
  
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Many of you will be aware that, as well as being Deputy Chief Constable, I am the National Police (NPCC) lead for Domestic Abuse. This is an area of policing that touches, or has touched, most of our professional lives. It accounts for a significant percentage of our calls for service, our crime investigations, our safeguarding efforts, our partnership work and of course, the offenders who we pursue, arrest and take through the criminal justice system. It makes up more than 10 per cent of 999 calls and more than 50 per cent of reports of violent crime.

Deputy Chief Constable Louisa Rolfe

More victims are seeking our assistance than ever before.  National data suggests reporting has risen by over 60 per cent since 2014 yet it is still under-reported and our recent crime data integrity inspection highlights that we have some improvements to make in how we record some offences.

While domestic abuse is complex and there...

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Equifax has confirmed a data breach in which both UK and US accounts have been compromised.

Action Fraud is aware of reports of a large scale data leak of Equifax customer data, which was first reported to us on Friday 8 September. Since then we have been working with Equifax, as well as law enforcement partners in the USA and UK, in order to gain a precise understanding of the extent of the data leak and whether any UK citizens may have been affected. We will post a more detailed update when we have more information to give.

Until then, anyone concerned that their data may be affected can contact Equifax by visiting the Equifax website for further information.

Here’s what you can do to make yourself safer:

• If any of your financial details were compromised, notify your bank or card company as soon as possible. Review your financial statements regularly for any unusual activity.
• Be suspicious of any unsolicited calls, emails or texts, even if it appears to be from a company you know of. Don’t open...
  
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