Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 101017 total results. Showing results 22181 to 22200 «110611071108110911101111111211131114Next ›Last » Chief constable ‘committed’ to improving response to SOC The chief constable of North Wales Police said she is “committed” to addressing the concerns raised by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) after the force was rated ‘inadequate’ in its response to serious and organised crime (SOC). Police Professional 10/11/2023 News APCC Chair gives evidence before Home Affairs Select Committee APCC Chair Donna Jones appeared before the Home Affairs Select Committee this week (Wednesday 8 November) where she gave evidence on the positive impact PCCs have made since their introduction in 2012. The hearing formed part of the Committee’s inquiry to examine the impact that Police and Crime Commissioners have had in the first decade since their establishment. It looked at how effective they have been at holding their local force and chief officers to account, and whether they have provided the democratic accountability they are meant to deliver. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 10/11/2023 News Almost 2,000 Met officers to be on duty in central London over weekend Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets of London for a pro-Palestinian march on Saturday. The Independent 10/11/2023 News Met Police releases details for ‘significant’ operation across Remembrance weekend Police will be able to exercise powers such as stop and search in areas of Westminster, and dispersal orders, and have agreed pre-planned routes with those leading the march. Sky News 10/11/2023 News ‘We are traumatized’: Wife of man who died in Winnipeg Police Custody tells inquest CANADA: A provincial inquest into the deaths of five men who died in police custody continues with a look into the final hours of Michael Bagot. Global News (Canada) 10/11/2023 News Aunt says Winnipeg police officer harassed 11-year-old niece after Palestinian rally CANADA: A family has launched a complaint after they say an 11-year-old girl was harassed by a female police officer during a pro-Palestinian car rally in Winnipeg on Saturday. CBC News (Canada) 10/11/2023 News Garda Commissioner defends early criticism of Ashling murder investigation REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Justice Minister Helen McEntee has said the murder of Ashling Murphy ‘moved us to action, demanding an end to violence against women’ as the Garda Commissioner defended criticism of the investigation in its early stages. Extra.ie (Republic of Ireland) 10/11/2023 News Good response to SOC highlighted at Greater Manchester and Lancashire forces Greater Manchester Police (GMP) and Lancashire Constabulary have both been rated ‘good’ in their response to serious and organised crime (SOC). Police Professional 10/11/2023 News Nearly 300 gardai have taken sick leave due to mental illness since 2018 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Meanwhile, 24 investigations are currently underway in relation to allegations of harassment, sexual harassment and bullying within the force. Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 10/11/2023 News Louth councillor calls for town centre garda station REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Dundalk councillor Conor Keelan has called for a Garda Station to be established on Clanbrassil Street. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 10/11/2023 News A protest ban may be politically expedient, but it won’t enhance public safety and could lead to greater violence With the Metropolitan Police having come under significant pressure over the past week to ban the planned pro-Palestinian protest in the capital tomorrow (Armistice Day), Edge Hill University Senior Policing Lecturer Owen West, a former chief superintendent and public order specialist, argues that history suggests prohibiting the march is likely to result in widespread violence, with dialogue and facilitation of a peaceful demonstration a much-preferred alternative. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 10/11/2023 Feature, Opinion Inspire Justice Awards 2023 winners revealed Stephanie Booth, a Humberside Police health and safety trainer responsible for a 330 per cent increase in “near miss’ reporting, was among the winners of the Inspire Justice Awards 2023. Police Professional 10/11/2023 News Can police better collaborate with other organisations to improve emergency response? To save lives and better serve the public, police forces need to receive and share information with internal teams, partners, neighboring agencies and their communities as quickly and efficiently as possible. A global pandemic, social unrest and tightening budgets have exacerbated this need, making it vital for forces to adapt now. Join Hexagon’s Klaus Dalgaard on a webinar to learn how improving collaboration and real-time data sharing can help police forces. Policing Insight 10/11/2023 Advertisement, Feature Hard-hitting measures needed to eradicate toxic police culture, committee warns Without public trust and confidence in the police, attempts to prevent and detect crime will be unlikely to succeed no matter how impressive the strategic thinking behind them, the Home Affairs Committee has found. Police Professional 10/11/2023 News Police ‘working to understand how machine guns are entering country’ Merseyside Police believe fatal shootings in the region last year followed the arrival of a consignment of Skorpion machine guns. The Independent 10/11/2023 News An inspection of the north-west regional response to serious and organised crime As part of our police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy inspections, we inspected how well police forces tackle serious and organised crime (SOC). In 2022, we changed how we inspect this aspect of policing, to incorporate inspections of the ten regions, as well as the nine regional organised crime units (ROCUs) throughout England and Wales, and the 43 police forces. This improves our understanding of how well forces and ROCUs work together to tackle SOC. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 10/11/2023 Report HMICFRS has graded Merseyside Police as Outstanding in tackling serious organised crime Merseyside Police has again been graded as outstanding for its approach to tackling serious organised crime (SOC) by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire Service (HMICFRS). The force has been graded for its approach to SOC six times by HMICFRS since the first inspection back in 2016 and each time has been graded as Outstanding. Merseyside Police 10/11/2023 News Police chief defends right to ‘make difficult operational decisions’ amid protest row One of the UK’s most senior police officers has spoken out to defend force chiefs’ rights to make independent operational decisions amid intense political pressure linked to Armistice weekend protests. Gavin Stephens, who is chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), said that political views could not be allowed to influence decision making. The Independent 10/11/2023 News Guelph police chief hopes to add more officers, be more proactive CANADA: The Guelph Police Service is hoping it will be able to add new officers over the next four years. The police services board passed the service’s multi-year capital and operating budgets and forwarded its recommendations to council. Global News (Canada) 10/11/2023 News Wayne Gatt: Victoria Police are ‘sleepwalking’ the state into a major industrial dispute AUSTRALIA: Secretary of the Victorian Police Association, Wayne Gatt, has stated Victoria Police are “sleepwalking” the state into a major industrial dispute. It comes as the police union fight for a four per cent pay rise and the introduction of nine-hour shifts, with Mr Gatt claiming his members have been impacted by “relentless workloads that have been put on them in a shrinking police force”. Neil Mitchell said he’s never seen the police union boss be as tough as he was on industrial dispute as he was today. 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