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Who’s Under Investigation? The processing of victims’ personal data in rape and serious sexual offence investigations This report reveals a distressing picture of how victims of rape and sexual assault feel treated by police and the legal system. Victims are being told to consent to hand over extraordinary amounts of information about their lives, in the immediate aftermath of a life changing attack. Victims are being asked to allow access to medical records, school reports, social service records and the contents of their mobile phones as a precondition to accessing justice. Victims are being treated as suspects. This is not about data protection or data processing. This is about people feeling revictimised by a system they are entitled to expect support from. [PDF] Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)	31/5/2022 Report
Information Commissioner calls for an end to the excessive collection of personal information from victims of rape and serious sexual assault The UK Information Commissioner has called on the criminal justice sector to immediately stop collecting excessive amounts of personal information from victims of rape and serious sexual assault cases. The call is published in a Commissioner’s Opinion which informs the sector how to use victims’ personal data in compliance with data protection laws. Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)	31/5/2022 News
Police should turn a blind eye to low-level drug-taking and scrap walking the beat, says force union boss Police should turn a blind eye to low level drug offences and cut back Neighbourhood Beat teams to deal with lack of funding, a police union boss said yesterday. Mail Online	31/5/2022 News
Police face fines for ‘intrusive’ searches of rape victims’ private lives Information commissioner warns he will take action against officers conducting ‘digital strip searches’ The Telegraph	31/5/2022 News
Creator of FBI’s active shooter protocol blasts Uvalde police USA: The agent who designed the FBI’s active shooter protocol has written a scathing op-ed about the police tactics used during the shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The Independent	31/5/2022 News
Only one UK police force hitting 10-second target for 999 calls Avon and Somerset only force answering 90% of calls in 10 seconds, and Humberside at just 2%, Home Office data shows The Guardian	31/5/2022 News
Named and shamed: The police forces taking longest to answer 999 calls Millions are waiting longer for help in 'life and death' situations as all forces but one miss targets to pick up phones in 10 seconds The Telegraph - Subscription at source	31/5/2022 News
Revealed: The quickest and slowest police forces for answering 999 calls It is the first time national statistics have been published showing how quickly police forces answer 999 calls, and only one in the UK has achieved the official target to answer 90% in under 10 seconds. Sky News	31/5/2022 News
Weekly academic research summary This summary curates the key policing-related research that's been published online in the last week, with links to the original journal articles, and selected abstracts. Policing Insight - Subscription at source	31/5/2022 News
Progress in addressing audit findings from the 2019 firearms buy-back and amnesty NEW ZEALAND: In 2020, following implementation of the nationwide Firearms Amnesty and Buy-back Scheme (the Scheme), the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) conducted a performance audit to understand how well New Zealand Police (Police) had managed and operated the Scheme. [pdf] New Zealand Police	31/5/2022 Report
Information Commissioner draws ‘a line in the sand’ over excessive digital information searches of RASSO victims The extensive and in some cases excessive searches of victims’ mobile phones and medical records in rape and serious sexual assault cases have reportedly prompted many victims to withdraw from the prosecution process; Policing Insight’s Christine Townsend spoke to UK Information Commissioner John Edwards about his report published today, which sets out new parameters and guidelines on the gathering and use of digital evidence from victims. Policing Insight - Subscription at source	31/5/2022 Feature, Interview, Opinion
Interview: ‘Male officers don’t face as much online abuse about their image’ Chief Insp Christina Fraser spoke with Police Oracle on the challenges facing high profile women in policing, one being the online space. Police Oracle - Subscription at source	30/5/2022 Feature, Interview
Rape victims get help to meet their attackers in restorative justice reform Victims of rape and other sexual offences are to have the option to formally meet their attackers in a new restorative justice scheme. Holyrood Magazine	30/5/2022 News
Half of NT police regions now want no confidence vote in Chalker as union delays pulling trigger AUSTRALIA: Support for a no confidence vote in Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker continues to grow amongst the NT Police rank-and-file, with half of all police regions now confirmed as calling for a vote, while the union representing officers continues to stifle the will of its members. NT Independent (Australia)	30/5/2022 News
German police announce ‘significant increase’ in child porn cases GERMANY: The head of the federal criminal police office says more people are reporting images of abuse The Independent	30/5/2022 News
French police under spotlight over Liverpool fans’ treatment FRANCE: Crowd control tactics at Champions League final highlight rift between law officers and public in France The Guardian	30/5/2022 News
NSW Police to melt ‘thousands’ of illegal firearms in huge crackdown AUSTRALIA: Thousands of seized firearms including rifles, shotguns and pistols will be destroyed this month by New South Wales Police. 9 News (Australia)	30/5/2022 News, Video
Watchdog investigating another Met police strip-search of a child Confirmation of further case follows those of two teenage girls known as Child Q and Olivia The Guardian	30/5/2022 News
Encouraging people to report police misconduct AUSTRALIA: The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission, IBAC, last week launched a new campaign encouraging regional communities to speak out against police misconduct. The North Central Review	30/5/2022 News
NZ Police Pay $13m To Australian Company For Unhelpful Software NEW ZEALAND: The NZ Police are reported to be paying $13m to an Australian software company to develop a firearm register that will make not a single New Zealander safer. Scoop (New Zealand)	30/5/2022 News

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