Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115652 total results. Showing results 31801 to 31820 «158715881589159015911592159315941595Next ›Last » ‘Police officers have seen a 16% real-terms pay cut over the past 12 years’ Devon & Cornwall Police officers are struggling with the cost-of-living crisis – with some relying on food banks – and they desperately need a real-terms pay rise, the Federation has said. Nick Jones, Chair of Devon & Cornwall Police Federation, was speaking after Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley gave evidence to the Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB) and called for a police pay rise at or above the rate of inflation. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 15/3/2024 News Sussex Police rank top nationally for answering 999 calls Sussex Police have been named the best force in the country for answering 999 calls. In nationally published figures for January 2024, Sussex Police answered 95.7% of calls in under 10 seconds, ranking the force the best in the country. Sussex Police 15/3/2024 News ICO reprimands Dover Harbour Board and Kent Police over information sharing The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued reprimands to Dover Harbour Board and Kent Police after they breached data protection law. Officers from both organisations used the social media app, WhatsApp, and instant-messaging service, Telegram, on their personal phones to share information for the purpose of combatting vehicle crime. At the time of the ICO’s investigation, the Telegram group included 241 officers from multiple UK police forces and international law enforcement agencies. The ICO found evidence that personal information was being shared in the group without appropriate safeguards in place. Using social media messaging apps on personal devices avoids the necessary oversight supervisors and managers should have. There are official channels for law enforcement agencies to lawfully share information which should be used by staff. Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) 15/3/2024 News Over 1,800 arrested with 245 drug lines shutdown during crackdown targeting county line drug dealers, and 1,600 people safeguarded. Police forces have arrested 1,874 criminals and closed 245 county lines used by county line gangs to sell drugs, 660 weapons and eight XL Bully dogs were seized across the country during a seven-day long intensification week. County Lines is the term used to describe drug dealing where mobile phones are used to supply drugs from large cities to towns and rural areas. County Lines are run by ‘Line Holders’ and the runners, often vulnerable people, deliver the drugs. The system of drug distribution leads to serious violence and exploitation. Police forces across the country have taken part in the national county lines intensification week cracking down on drug traffickers. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 15/3/2024 News Northants commissioner Stephen Mold ‘will not stand again’ A police, fire and crime commissioner (PFCC) will not stand for re-election to the post after making misogynistic comments. Stephen Mold, the Conservative PFCC for Northamptonshire, made the comments about the county's chief fire officer in a meeting with firefighters. In a statement, he said he had made a "significant mistake" and had decided to "do the right thing". BBC 15/3/2024 News Inside the Garda Armed Support Unit: ‘You see things no one should ever see – shootings, murders and stabbings’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A garda on daily life with the special policing unit The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 15/3/2024 Feature, Opinion XL Bully dogs seized along with weapons during county lines intensification week Forces have arrested 1,874 criminals and closed 245 county lines. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 15/3/2024 News Matt Ratana’s partner sues New Scotland Yard for lack of proper search of gunman The Mirror has reported that Matt Ratana’s partner is suing the Met Police Oracle - Subscription at source 15/3/2024 News Met ‘committed’ to strong investigation of serious RTCs but extra training needed Last October the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee started looking at how effectively the force investigates serious injury collisions. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 15/3/2024 News PFCC used language ‘he regretted at once’ when asked about CFO appointment Nikki Watson, a former Deputy Chief Constable, was Northamptonshire PFCC Stephen Mold’s preferred candidate for the role. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 15/3/2024 News More than 1,800 arrested in County Lines crackdown More than 1,800 arrests were made and 245 drug lines shut down during the latest crackdown on County Lines drug dealers. Police Professional 15/3/2024 News Home Office Proposes AI Redaction Tools for Police The Home Office has proposed automated redaction technology for UK police forces. Digit 15/3/2024 News More than 2,000 sexual offences committed on trains last year as police give vital update Some 2,336 sexual offences were committed on trains last year, according to Lib Dem research. The British Transport Police have launched a campaign to catch more sexual predators Mirror 15/3/2024 News ‘Concerned and perplexed’: Alberta police force move catches unions off guard CANADA: The union representing Alberta’s sheriffs says it was not consulted about a plan announced this week to have a new police service handle much of the work they currently do. Blue Line (Canada) 15/3/2024 News The Carabinieri of Italy modernises its national emergency control rooms with NICE Inform When Italy's Carabinieri needed to modernise and upgrade 114 major control rooms and 400 smaller control rooms across the country, NICE Inform was the only solution they and their project partners Recording Enterprise Solutions could trust with a project of this scale and complexity. Policing Insight 15/3/2024 Advertisement, Feature Safety first: A wake-up call on sleep health for police officers CANADA: Working in law enforcement means navigating stress and trauma, a highly demanding workload and, inevitably, shift work. Blue Line (Canada) 15/3/2024 Feature Former Garda sentenced to six years for assaulting wife and children REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A former Garda and soldier has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to assaulting his ex-wife and stepsons over a 12-year period. newstalk (Republic of Ireland) 15/3/2024 News Westmeath-based Garda’s ‘horrendous’ bicycle probe ordeal REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda management have "serious questions to answer" over the investigation and prolonged suspension of a Westmeath-based member of the force for giving an elderly man an unclaimed bicycle to use during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Westmeath Independent (Republic of Ireland) 15/3/2024 News Ex-garda jailed for six years for ‘reprehensible’ domestic abuse REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A 38-year-old former garda who severely beat and verbally abused his wife and her two children over a 12-year period has been jailed for six years. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 15/3/2024 News GLEPHA: Improving mental health outcomes through innovative programs and police partnerships In January the Global Law Enforcement & Public Health Association (GLEPHA) published a series of reports as part of the ‘Envisaging the future of policing and public health’ project, covering a range of topics including harm reduction, diversion, and violence against women and girls; in the last in a series of seven articles, Policing Insight’s Thomas James looks at GLEPHA’s report on the police response to those in mental health crisis. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 15/3/2024 Analysis, Feature «158715881589159015911592159315941595Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
