Government to overhaul non-crime hate incident rules after review

New design guide aims to make towns and neighbourhoods safer

Welsh Government launches Safer Places Wales guide to help planners and developers design safer, crime-resistant communities with expert advice and…

Do You Post News Online? Proposed Changes To IT Rules May Invite Scrutiny

Under the proposed IT rules, the scope of "news and current affairs content" may be expanded to include posts by individual users.

Anti-terrorist programme Prevent ‘outdated and inadequately prepared’, report finds

The home affairs select committee said Prevent cannot deal with the modern challenges of fighting extremismThe government’s anti-terrorism programme, Prevent, is “outdated and inadequately prepared” to deal with modern challenges such as extremists adhering to no particular ideology, an influential cross-party group of MPs has concluded.The home affairs select committee has called for a reset to the approach for dealing with fast-evolving online…

Police given stronger powers to combat public sexual harassment

A new harassment offence will be introduced covering intentional harassment directed at someone because of their sex, including obscene comments, threats of sexual violence and threatening invasions of personal space.

Government to overhaul non-crime hate incident rules after review

The Home Office says updated guidance will end the policing of "everyday arguments" online.