Social media firms are to be warned that they face being banned from Britain unless they can crackdown on terrorist content and combat child sex abuse online under new duty of care laws.

As the Brexit debate continues, Dods Monitoring's Connor Smart suggests that "businesses should pay close attention to their responsibilities under the relevant scenarios above and keep up to date with ICO and DCMS guidance".

The Police Federation of England and Wales' National Chair responds following a briefing from the National Police Chiefs’ Council which detailed the operational policing plans surrounding Brexit.

A government online crackdown must contain measures to prevent voters being duped by social media ads, Labour has demanded.

Alison Thewliss’s constituency office deals with the highest immigration caseload in Scotland. For the Glasgow Central MP, that often means a complex dance with one of Whitehall’s biggest departments. Thewliss tells Matt Foster why she believes there is “no humanity” at the Home Office

Short prison sentences should be axed to stem prison overcrowding, an influential group of MPs has demanded.

At least 12 young victims of knife crime attend accident and emergency departments every day, MPs have warned, as they flagged "worrying gaps" in the way the NHS records youth violence.

If we don’t legislate on animal sentience, we face the risk of welfare standards dropping, writes Kerry McCarthy ahead of the debate on her Animals (Recognition of Sentience) Bill

We are witnessing a serious mental health epidemic in our prisons. The Government must ask themselves why they are subjecting young people to segregation for extended periods, says Emma Hardy MP.

The Conservative mayoral candidate for London has taken a swipe at the knife crime summit convened by Theresa May in Downing Street today.

PFEW National Chair John Apter reacts following talks with the Policing Minister and after attending the Downing Street knife crime summit. 

Dods People draws together a list of appointments in Westminster politics, the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector in the last week.

Schools and hospitals could be asked to spot young people at risk of knife crime under plans unveiled by Theresa May and Sajid Javid to tackle the "disease" of violent offences.

Chief Constable Mike Cunningham, College of Policing CEO, said:

Theresa May has unveiled plans to make it easier for police forces to carry out stop-and-search checks on people they suspect to be carrying a knife.

Tech companies could be forced to allow bereaved parents access to the social media accounts of their children after they die, PoliticsHome has learned.

NFB concerned that many skilled construction workers may not have the language or technical skills to understand how to apply for settled status 

The man in charge of the UK’s biggest housebuilder, David Thomas of Barratt Developments plc, sits down with Geoffrey Lyons to talk about quality, skills and just how much housebuilding contributes to the UK’s economy - £40bn.

A government scheme to allow EU nationals to continue living in the UK after Brexit could explode into “Windrush writ large”, a former frontbencher has warned.

A toxic political culture has MPs worried for themselves, their staff and their families. It’s hard to see the route back to a kinder, gentler politics. But we must all work together to find it, writes Tony Grew

Alberto Costa believes the Settled Status scheme for EU nationals is a new Windrush scandal waiting to happen. The former government lawyer – whose family came to Britain from Sicily in the 1960s – tells Emilio Casalicchio that the Conservative party must start reaching out to the 3.6 million EU nationals living in the UK – or face the political consequences

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has partnered with Home Energy Scotland (HES) and YES Energy Solutions (YES) to offer its customers free and impartial expert energy efficiency advice which will help tackle fuel poverty.

Seven officers and staff from across policing who have demonstrated everyday professionalism in their roles have today been recognised by the College of Policing.