Contents

News

Fears for the front line as 5% of cops eligible for retirement

News

Police officers at 'breaking point' amid soaring mental health absences and cancelled rest days

News

Cops buying their own kit as watchdog urges force to invest in quality uniform

News

More than 14,000 crimes not actively investigated under new policy

In the Dock

Almost 600 drug supply charges dropped in past three years due to processing delays

On the beat

Nearly one in ten police officers awaiting fitness to work assessment

Notebook

Round-up of policing and justice developments

News

Drug-driving rollout could stretch testing capacity

Topical spotlight

1919 looks at how disruptive classroom behaviour is causing a crisis at the chalkface

News

Pensions body struggles to cope with the demands of high-profile police pensions row

News

Policing the President: cops praised by Chief Constable

News

'Zero tolerance' for perpetrators as deliberate fires rise

Viewpoint

Assisted dying ‘cannot be achieved safely’, writes MSP Pam Duncan-Glancy

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