The home secretary is unveiling major reforms and half a billion pounds in extra funding to address the decline in public confidence in police forces. Yvette Cooper will introduce a new Police Performance Unit to monitor standards closely and establish a central database for tracking performance in key areas like knife crime and violence against women. The government will work with police inspectors and commissioners to ensure interventions are effective, alongside implementing a new Police Performance Framework and providing additional funding for the Safer Streets Mission.
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UK looking at setting up youth mobility scheme with EU, minister says
SummaryNick Thomas-Symonds, the European relations minister, announced that the UK is considering a youth mobility scheme as part of a new strategic partnership with the EU, to be discussed at a summit on May 19. This potential scheme aims to facilitate work and study opportunities for young adults between the UK and EU member states while maintaining government red lines on immigration. Thomas-Symonds emphasized the importance of a broader agreement that includes security, fisheries access,...
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