The Firearm Blog

Kent & 6 More UK Police Forces Select FN 15 ASR as New Carbine

At the beginning of 2026, the UK took a fresh approach to equipping its armed officers.The Metropolitan Police ran the Police Primary Carbine System Framework, which selected 6 carbines which could be ...
Phys.org

Police forces across England plan to respond to fewer mental health calls—here's why

The Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley has announced that the London police force is to attend fewer mental health emergencies. As part of an approach called Right Care, Right Person, police ...
Phys.org

Police in England and Wales to get more money—but increasing funding won't necessarily mean less crime

Police spending will rise by a real-terms 2.3% per year between now and 2028–29, the government announced in its latest spending review, drawn from local council tax. The government says this will ...
Wired

British Police Built a Sprawling Crime-Prediction Machine. Some Results Couldn’t Be Trusted

The Think Family Database holds records on close to half a million people who live in the city of Bristol, England. For many years, few of them knew anything about it. Launched in 2016 by the Bristol ...
The Conversation

Why the police in England and Wales must do more than just learn lessons

Police accountability is crucial to trust and confidence in the police. Quite what form that accountability should take, though, is a matter of debate. Isolated incidents of excessive force may ...