Police are inconsistent in tackling online abuse, admits chief constable

Stephen Kavanagh, in charge of national strategy on digital crime, says confidence of victims is being undermined

The police chief in charge of combating digital crime has admitted that an "inconsistent" approach from police forces to online abuse is undermining the confidence of victims.

The Essex chief constable, Stephen Kavanagh, the national police chiefs' lead on digital crime, said those subjected to online harm deserved a better service from the police.