New act gives police more powers
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Legislation gives police greater powers to clamp down on knife crime, sex offending and football hooliganism in Scotland.
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New measures are being drawn up to protect people who feel too intimidated to complain about nuisance neighbours.
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A raft of new measures to tackle violent crime is to be announced by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.
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Police get new powers to make drivers to take roadside tests to see if they are under the influence of drugs.
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A top policeman wants the law to make it easier for doctors to identify mentally ill patients who could become killers.
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Legislation that would increase retirement benefits for more than 5,000 assistant U.S. attorneys -- putting their pensions on par with federal law enforcement officers -- has been introduced in Congress.
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Australia's amended trade law allows more criminal prosecutions for intellectual property violations.
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LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair plans to push through a new antiterrorism law before he steps down next month that would give police wartime powers to stop and question people, The Sunday Times of London reported today.
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Alistair Darling tells the FT he plans to give the Financial Services Authority more power over banks.
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Controversial bill moves a step closer to being law, after winning second reading by a majority of 138
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The British government unveiled proposals Thursday to give police sweeping new powers as it attempts to live up to its election campaign promise to be "tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime."
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Communities would have more say in how local police forces are run, under Conservative plans set to be unveiled.
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Young people who are believed to be at risk of becoming offenders will be targeted in a new police initiative.
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Less bureaucracy, more clarity, more bugging The government should "urgently initiate" a review of the Codes of Practice for police use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA), says Sir Ronnie Flanagan, Chief Inspector of Constabulary in his review of UK policing. RIPA governs the security services' use of surveillance and interception of communications, but police activities in these areas are sometimes hampered by "excessive bureaucracy" and "over-interpretation of the relevant rules", Flanagan claims.â¦
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The British government is drafting new anti-terrorism legislation that would allow police to stop and question individuals without suspecting a crime has taken place, the Home Office said Saturday.
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Reckless drivers who use legal loopholes to avoid conviction are being targeted in a new police initiative.
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Â· Change backed by police and civil rights groupsÂ· New review to examine practicality and safeguards