Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98635 total results. Showing results 27861 to 27880 «139013911392139313941395139613971398Next ›Last » Mental health care affecting frontline police – PCC A crisis in mental health care is forcing police officers to divert from frontline duties, the Surrey police and crime commissioner (PCC) said. Lisa Townsend said two Surrey officers recently spent a week supporting one vulnerable person. BBC 16/5/2023 News Ministers looking at body-worn facial recognition technology for police Ministers are calling for facial recognition technology to be “embedded” in everyday policing, including potentially linking it to the body-worn cameras officers use as they patrol streets. Until now, police use of live facial recognition in England and Wales has been limited to special operations such as football matches or the coronation. The Guardian 16/5/2023 News Government urged to ‘look into’ Gsoc as garda faces charges over car chase REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Labour TD Alan Kelly has urged the Government to “look into” the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (Gsoc), labelling plans to prosecute a member for doing “his duty” as “outrageous”. Mr Kelly said the public is “outraged” at the decision to charge the guard and called for a debate on Gsoc, which he said is “desperately needed”. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 16/5/2023 News ‘Grave concern’ that target to recruit 1,000 extra gardaí will fall short – GRA REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardaí are facing a recruitment and retention crisis that is unprecedented in scale, a representative body has warned. The Garda Representative Association (GRA) said a year-end target of adding 1,000 new gardaí to the ranks will “clearly not be achieved”. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 16/5/2023 News Government’s Garda recruitment targets falling short by more than 30% REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Nearly one in three Garda recruits not taking up their places at Garda College despite being successful in recruitment process. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 16/5/2023 News Prince Harry begins second legal case against Home Office over personal security A decision to not allow the Duke of Sussex to pay for police protection while in the UK was unlawful, his lawyers have claimed, as he launched a second legal challenge against the Home Office over his security arrangements. At a high court hearing in London, lawyers for Prince Harry argued he should be given the go-ahead to bring a case over the decision of the executive committee for the protection of royalty and public figures (referred to in court papers as Ravec) that people should not be allowed to pay privately for their protective security. Lawyers for the Home Office argued it was not appropriate for “wealthy people” to be able to “buy” specialist armed police protective security. The Guardian 16/5/2023 News Prince Harry UK police protection ‘would allow rich to buy armed officers’ The Duke of Sussex’s demand to be allowed to pay for police bodyguards would allow the wealthy to “buy” armed officers prepared to put their lives on the line, the Home Office has warned. Prince Harry complained to the High Court that a ruling, made by a committee representing Elizabeth II, the home secretary and police chiefs, which said that he was no longer entitled to taxpayer-funded specialist protection, should not prevent him paying for officers. The Times - Subscription at source 16/5/2023 News Police banned from ‘fishing expeditions’ in rape cases By Monidipa Fouzder16 May 2023 Police will be banned from going on ‘expansive fishing expeditions’ for information such as therapy notes in rape cases, the government has confirmed. The Ministry of Justice announced yesterday that rape complainants will no longer face unnecessary and invasive requests from the police to access their therapy notes or other personal records. The Victims and Prisoners Bill will be amended to state that police should only request material that is absolutely necessary and proportionate. The Law Society Gazette 16/5/2023 News Police get 200 tip-offs for 22 unidentified murdered women EUROPE: Police have had more than 200 tip-offs about unidentified women murdered in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. It comes a week after the three countries launched a campaign with global policing agency Interpol to find the names of 22 women, whose bodies were discovered between 1976 and 2019. It is the first time Interpol has gone public with a list seeking information about unidentified bodies. BBC 16/5/2023 News Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 The 15-21 May is Mental Health Awareness Week, a week to raise awareness of mental ill-health and end the stigma associated with it. Our National Mental Health Lead is marking the week by pledging her commitment to ensuring those with mental ill-health receive the right care and response. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 16/5/2023 News UK government finds Home Office Biometrics ‘achieves cost savings and value for money’ Accounting officers from the UK Government have evaluated the Home Office Biometrics (HOB) program and found that it “achieves cost savings and value for money” for the Home Office and provides the opportunity “to achieve operational efficiency across a range of business functions.” BiometricUpdate.com 16/5/2023 News The staggering omission that led to Deaths Inside, the tally tracking Indigenous deaths in custody AUSTRALIA: The question was: ‘How many people have died since the 1991 royal commission?’ Nobody knew – so a Guardian Australia team spent eight months trawling through inquests and media reports, striving to highlight human stories behind shocking statistics. The Guardian 16/5/2023 Feature Victorian officer who abused position to pursue vulnerable women for sex jailed for six months AUSTRALIA: A cop who abused his position to try and have sex with vulnerable women, including some escaping family violence, will spend six months behind bars. The Guardian 16/5/2023 News AFP and Vanuatu Police Force improving reach and coverage of police in Vanuatu AUSTRALIA: The AFP has provided Toyota LandCruisers, quad bikes, IT equipment and uniforms to the Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) this week as part of ongoing assistance to support and improve VPF’s reach and coverage across the archipelagic nation. Australian Federal Police (AFP) 16/5/2023 News Police likely to collect just $40,000 from $20m proceeds of crime claim NEW ZEALAND: Police have lost an attempt to claim more than $20 million as the proceeds of crime from the family of a Singaporean drug dealer. Stuff (New Zealand) 16/5/2023 News Government introduces new fleeing driver penalties legislation NEW ZEALAND: Drivers who are convicted after fleeing police could have their car taken off them for good under new legislation introduced to Parliament. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 16/5/2023 News United against transnational crime NEW ZEALAND: Leaders from around the world in the fight against organised crime gathered in Wellington for the 2023 New Zealand Transnational Organised Crime (TNOC) conference. New Zealand Police 16/5/2023 News First female MoD Police chief constable appointed Melanie Dales joined MDP in February 2022 as ACC for Nuclear and Marine, and recently served as DCC and T/CC following the retirement of Andy Adams. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 16/5/2023 News PCC promises change as record hours spent on mental health incidents Lisa Townsend, the APCC lead for mental health and custody, hopes this burden will be relieved in the coming months as the Right Care, Right Person initiative is rolled out nationally. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 16/5/2023 News PCC bids for extra funding to tackle rise in sexual offences Simon Foster has asked the Home Office for £9m which would be used to recruit a new team, including extra officers, forensic staff and victim care specialists. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 16/5/2023 News «139013911392139313941395139613971398Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
