An easy way to understand the climb up the ranks (which for so long proved elusive ... Drawing from a long out of print book on the Oxford City Police, Lewis found inspiration.

Click on an image of an epaulette to find out which rank it is for. Police officers are responsible for reducing crime, offering support and reassurance to victims of crime and giving crime prevention ...

She said Nottinghamshire Police "closed ranks" to unfairly protect him. The officer has always denied all the allegations, and an internal misconduct hearing found he had no case to answer.

Devon and Cornwall's Police Commissioner has said the force is committed to "a rank review" to put more PCs on duty across the two counties. At a Police and Crime Panel meeting, Alison Hernandez ...

There are only 13 black or minority ethnic police officers above the rank of PC in the whole of Wales. Just 1.6% of police officers are BME in Wales, compared to 4.5% of the population.