The illusion of constabulary independence: A contemporary example of an age-old problem

8th November 2023Tom Andrews, Lecturer in Policing, University of Derby 2 Comments

Recent comments from Home Secretary Suella Braverman around the policing of the pro-Palestinian protests have once again called into question UK policing’s political independence; but former officer and University of Derby Policing Lecturer Tom Andrews argues that such independence has been largely illusionary in the past, and that a Royal Commission into policing is essential if such independence is to be guaranteed in the future.

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The illusion of constabulary independence: A contemporary example of an age-old problem

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