Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100507 total results. Showing results 2461 to 2480 «120121122123124125126127128Next ›Last » New laws will target neighbourhood crime and serious violence The government has published its long trailed Crime and Policing Bill which sets out how it will deliver the Safer Streets Mission to reduce anti-social behaviour, knife crime and violence against women and girls while boosting neighbourhood policing. Emergency Services Times 26/2/2025 News Cost of PCC’s office should be put into neighbourhood policing says councillor in budget row Central Bedfordshire Council was accused of reducing the force's "collective ability to prevent incidents and behaviours escalating into crimes". Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/2/2025 News Preparing for Retirement: Key Insights from the PFEW Wellbeing Webinar Retirement is a significant milestone, particularly for police officers who have dedicated years to public service. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 26/2/2025 News Serious concerns over inspecting rank regulations as survey reveals extent of excessive working hours PFEW continues to press for overtime payments to act as a balance between the 1994 PNB Agreement and as compensation for additional hours worked. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 26/2/2025 News Met officers urged to GOWISELY on stop and search in new charter designed to ‘reboot’ power Launching the new charter Sir Mark Rowley said that "only the criminals win" if officers use stop and search powers less due to community concerns. A new stop and search charter, co-produced with communities, includes a mneumonic that will help officers remember the basic requirements in carrying out a search, as the Met attempts to ‘reboot’ falling use of the power. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/2/2025 News Drivers using ‘ghost’ licence plates must be given tougher penalties – MP At present, 'ghost' or stealth licence plates can be purchased online for just £30 - helping render a car practically invisible when picked up by speed cameras. Drivers using ‘ghost’ licence plates that effectively make a vehicle invisible to speed cameras must be given tougher penalties, an MP has demanded. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/2/2025 News Metropolitan Police reveals new charter for stop and search powers The force says the tactic is invaluable in taking weapons and drugs off the streets - but commits to improving the way it operates. Sky News 26/2/2025 News New Alberta plan pairs peace officers with local police to address drug crisis CANADA: About 800 peace officers working in 34 large and mid-sized cities across Alberta will be co-ordinating with local police agencies and sharing data, as part of a new plan for addressing the fentanyl crisis in the province. CBC News (Canada) 26/2/2025 News Criminal gangs using key programming devices to steal cars at level not seen in Victoria in decades, police say AUSTRALIA: Police have revealed criminal gangs armed with new tech devices were behind the biggest surge in vehicle thefts in more than 20 years. Police said as many as one in five Victorian thefts occurred in residential streets, driveways, and other public locations, without the usual associated burglaries or carjackings. Police said the thieves are using electronic devices which are programmed to mimic keys and are plugged into a vehicle's on board diagnostic (OBD) port to override the security system and start the engine. ABC News (Australia) 26/2/2025 News Gardai confirm new recruits undergoing ‘adjusted vetting’ process REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: It comes as Labour TD Alan Kelly questioned in the Dáil how potential new Gardaí can have “access to all facilities, access to guns, armoury and a lot of information” when they have not had full background checks done on them. Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 26/2/2025 News Chief Superintendent Goretti Sheridan: ‘Modern policing includes more than crime fighting’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: One of few women to have achieved the rank of Chief Superintendent in An Garda Síochána, Chief Superintendent Goretti Sheridan says she is hopeful for the future of the national police force. “Female representation across the organisation is improving,” she tells me, adding that she is delighted to be in a position to help influence change. Image (Republic of Ireland) 26/2/2025 Feature, Interview, Opinion Met Police must be ‘less aggressive’ in relaunch of stop and search The force has pledged to conduct searches with ‘professionalism, showing basic forms of respect’. Police in London have been told to be “less aggressive” when carrying out stop and search as the Metropolitan Police relaunches its policy for seizing weapons and drugs. Senior officers said that “too many young people are being stabbed” in the capital but acknowledged that the number of street searches has fallen by almost 20 per cent in the past year. The Times - Subscription at source 26/2/2025 News Scotland’s police needs strategy for biometric data: Biometrics Commissioner The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner has urged police authorities in Scotland to speed up defining their strategy for biometric data and technology. Plans should be approved by the Police Scotland executive and the Scottish Police Authority by October 31st, 2025, according to a report published by Commissioner Brian Plastow this week. BiometricUpdate.com 26/2/2025 News Police Association slams beefed-up citizen arrest powers NEW ZEALAND: The Police Association has slammed the beefed-up citizen arrest powers proposed by the Government, saying they are highly risky and could have unintended consequences. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 26/2/2025 News College of Policing expands recruitment and retention hub The College's retention hub was developed from the police uplift programme and includes best practice and fore case studies to help with retention. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/2/2025 News Sheku Bayoh family in ‘brutally honest’ meeting with Police Scotland chief It came after Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes rejected their request to extend the remit of the inquiry examining his death. The Independent 26/2/2025 News NIPB condemns disruption of Policing and Community Safety Partnerships meetings by protestors The Northern Ireland Policing Board (NIPB) has condemned the disruption of Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) meetings in Belfast this week. Police Professional 26/2/2025 News Crime in Scotland fell by one per cent last year Recorded crime in Scotland fell by one per cent in the year ending December 2024, with a two per cent drop in sexual crimes. Police Professional 26/2/2025 News Serious concerns over ‘excessive working hours’ of inspectors Almost a quarter of inspectors are working up to an extra 40 hours a month, mostly unpaid, prompting serious concerns over the mental health and wellbeing of members and the outdated 1994 Police Negotiating Board (PNB) agreement, says the Police Federation of England and Wales’ (PFEW). Police Professional 26/2/2025 News Failure to properly record ethnicity on DNA database is ‘concerning’, says Biometrics Commissioner The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner has called on Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) to review procedures for recording the ethnicity of citizens when it collects their DNA or other biometric data following arrest. Police Professional 26/2/2025 News «120121122123124125126127128Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
