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Met officers using 16,000 hours to ‘sit with children waiting for children’s services’
That’s the verdict of Deputy Commissioner Matt Jukes, who was mapping out how the force will cope after police funding was announced earlier this month through the Government’s long-awaited Spending Review.
Police Oracle - Subscription at source 		18/6/2025
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£250,000 drug report giving police ‘even more complexities and issues’ if cannabis legalised
The London Drugs Commission (LDC) released a 320-page report, titled The cannabis conundrum: a way forward for London’, last month, which included removing the Class B substance from the Misuse of Drugs Act, and instead regulating it under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016.
Police Oracle - Subscription at source 		18/6/2025
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Race and lack of accountability involved in Child Q strip search, tribunal hears
A 15-year-old girl was strip searched by officers in Hackney, east London, on December 2020 after being wrongly being accused of carrying cannabis.
The Independent 		18/6/2025
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Met Police tutor dismissed after biting student on neck and touching her thigh
Pc Chris Lee was a Street Duties instructor/tutor on one of the force’s Borough Command Units.
The Independent 		18/6/2025
News
Ex-PC had sex with colleague in police station
A former constable who had sex with a colleague in rooms at a police station was found to have committed gross misconduct.
BBC 		18/6/2025
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ACT Budget: $3.7 million to repair failing police stations and plan for new ones
AUSTRALIA: A new home for the ACT’s police remains a long way off, but there is money in next week’s Budget to fix ongoing issues at the struggling Winchester and city facilities, and to identify a site for a new headquarters and station in the CBD.
Region Canberra (Australia) 		18/6/2025
News
Police officer denies sexually assaulting woman
A police officer has denied multiple sexual assaults on a woman over a two-year period.
BBC 		18/6/2025
News
Police Minister blames Labour government for police recruit exemptions
NEW ZEALAND: The Police Minister's office says the use of discretion over police college recruits who had not passed a literacy test was introduced in 2018 under the Labour government. It comes after the minister Mark Mitchell and Police Commissioner Richard Chambers were challenged over revelations an Assistant Commissioner personally signed off at least two exemptions from recruitment standards.
RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 		18/6/2025
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Police officer found not guilty of using restricted database to track former partner
AUSTRALIA: An experienced Queensland police officer has been found not guilty of using a restricted computer without consent, after it was alleged he used a police database to track the whereabouts of his former partner.
ABC News (Australia) 		18/6/2025
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Pilot project aimed at improving support for victims of stalking launched in Merseyside.
The pilot has been funded by PCC Emily Spurrell, and will be delivered by MDVS (the Merseyside Domestic Violence and Stalking service).
Police Oracle - Subscription at source 		18/6/2025
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More than 20 officers moved from domestic abuse unit to deal with riots in NI
Head of public protection unit tells Northern Ireland Affairs Committee that unit faces under-funding and abstractions.
Police Oracle - Subscription at source 		18/6/2025
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‘Magistrates need recognition like other volunteers in society… the emotional impact can be huge’
There remains a huge crisis in recruiting and retaining magistrates. Here, David Ford, the deputy national chair of the Magistrates' Association (MA), tells Police Oracle about why it's so difficult to keep hold of volunteers to deliver justice, and what changes are needed to redirect this worrying tide.
Police Oracle - Subscription at source 		18/6/2025
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Montreal police report rise in assaults, decline in vehicle theft in 2024
CANADA: Montreal police are reporting a slight increase in the number of crimes in the city last year, driven in part by a rise in assaults.
Blue Line (Canada) 		18/6/2025
News
St. Albert launches well-being app to support emergency services personnel
CANADA: The City of St. Albert is providing its employees with hands-on tools to support their health and well-being, and recently began collaborating with TELUS Health to introduce the Espri by TELUS Health app to its Emergency Services personnel.
Blue Line (Canada) 		18/6/2025
News
Public Order Policing in Ontario with Ryan Teschner
CANADA: In May 2025, Ontario’s Inspectorate of Policing released its first spotlight report, focusing on the State of Public Order Policing in Ontario.
Blue Line (Canada) 		18/6/2025
Feature, Video
Gardaí vow tough stance on road offences throughout rally weekend
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: As thousands of motor enthusiasts make their way to Donegal this weekend, Donegal’s top Garda says that reckless driving will not be tolerated.
Donegal Daily (Republic of Ireland) 		18/6/2025
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Police aren’t properly trained for mental health crises, but are often the first responders: Here’s what works better
With a growing drive in Australia for a co-responder rather than police-first response to those in mental health crisis, University of Melbourne Research Officer Dr Panos Karanikolas, and La Trobe University’s Dr Chris Maylea and Hamilton Kennedy, explore what works better and where, with research suggesting people with lived experience of mental health issues want more than ambulances replacing the police as crisis responders.
Policing Insight 		18/6/2025
Analysis, Feature, Opinion
Kelly: Minister should have ‘Truth and Reconciliation’ meeting with Garda Commissioner
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A Tipperary TD has suggested the Justice Minister should ask serious questions of the Garda Commissioner.
Tipp FM 		18/6/2025
News
Police prioritised welfare of ‘American spy’ suspected of killing Harry Dunn in collision outside US airbase rather than carrying out a prompt investigation, damning report finds
Police failed to arrest an American spy after she killed at teenage motorcyclist while driving on the wrong side of the road because they prioritised her welfare over a 'prompt and effective investigation', a damning review has found.
Mail Online 		18/6/2025
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NSW Police to embark on $126m IT overhaul
AUSTRALIA: NSW Police is set for a major technology upgrade program of work covering its cyber security, networks and payroll systems.
IT News (Australia) 		18/6/2025
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