Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 96648 total results. Showing results 32601 to 32620 «162716281629163016311632163316341635Next ›Last » Make it easier to sack failing officers, urges Met police chief Mark Rowley reveals one in 10 officers are not fully deployed due to worries over their performance or health issues The Guardian 19/11/2022 News Fears extra Lincolnshire Police funding could dry up Lincolnshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner fears windfall schemes such as the Safer Streets Fund could disappear next year following the government’s Autumn Statement on Thursday. However, Marc Jones said it would be a “shame but understandable” with the Home Office looking to spend £1 billion less. Lincolnshire Police itself will have to find more than £5 million extra funds next year “just to stand still” he said, however, he promised that if residents did not want to see tax rises there would not be any. The Lincolnite 19/11/2022 News West Midlands Police boots ‘destroy’ officers’ feet Protective boots issued to police officers are "destroying" their feet, says a police federation. About 40 public order trained personnel in the West Midlands have told a health and safety officer the footwear causes "pain, blistering and sores". West Midlands Police should now conduct an urgent review, the federation said, adding the job could be dangerous and officers needed comfortable boots. BBC 19/11/2022 News Three arrests after apparent attempted murder of Northern Ireland police in bomb attack Police in Northern Ireland have arrested three men after the apparent attempted murder of two officers in a bomb attack on Thursday night. A suspected improvised explosive device damaged a police vehicle in the town of Strabane in County Tyrone about 11pm. The two officers escaped unharmed. The Guardian 19/11/2022 News Top officer Steve Rodhouse may face misconduct inquiry over VIP sex ring claims The head of operations at the National Crime Agency, who led Scotland Yard’s VIP paedophile inquiry, could face gross misconduct proceedings. Steve Rodhouse has been served with a formal notice for allegedly using “inaccurate or dishonest words” at the conclusion of Operation Midland. It cost more than £2.5 million and more than two dozen Metropolitan Police officers spent 16 months investigating allegations of murder and sexual abuse at the heart of the Establishment. The Times - Subscription at source 19/11/2022 News Thousands of arrests in London crime blitz Police officers have attended 80 per cent of domestic burglaries in London in the past six weeks amid a crackdown on serious and violent crime. Scotland Yard said 1,680 people had been arrested halfway into a 100-day blitz on crime, aiming to detain sex offenders, drug traffickers and violent criminals and restore public trust in the force. One in three suspects are being charged or cautioned, going before the court or going back to prison, the Metropolitan Police said. The Times - Subscription at source 19/11/2022 News Met chief Mark Rowley: There’s no magical way of fixing the force — I have to hit it head-on In the past two years, as Scotland Yard endured more scandal than the average institution faces in two decades, many senior police officers concluded that Britain’s biggest force was simply impossible to lead. For Sir Mark Rowley, however, it was a chance for revolution. “You’ve got to be bold,” he says, at his modern but bare seventh floor office overlooking the Thames, a stone’s throw from the Palace of Westminster. Metres away the Metropolitan Police’s most senior officers buzz around the open-plan building, working on dozens of tasks set by the new boss in the first two months. The Times - Subscription at source 19/11/2022 Feature, Interview, Opinion Confirmation of the appointment of Thames Valley Police’s new Chief Constable The appointment of Jason Hogg as Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police has today (18/11) been confirmed by Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Barber. Thames Valley Police 18/11/2022 News John Campion, APCC EDHR joint lead & PCC for West Mercia 'Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Conference: Trust and Confidence' was held at the IBM Centre on the 17th and 18th November. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 18/11/2022 Video RCMP NL employees recognized for outstanding service CANADA: Last week, employees of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Newfoundland and Labrador (RCMP NL) were honoured with awards for years of service and commendations for outstanding contributions. RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, head of the RCMP in Canada, attended and congratulated all recipients. The awards were presented by Assistant Commissioner Jennifer Ebert, Commanding Officer of RCMP NL. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) 18/11/2022 News Alison Lowe OBE, APCC EDHR joint lead and deputy mayor, West Yorkshire 'Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Conference: Trust and Confidence' was held at the IBM Centre on the 17th and 18th November. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 18/11/2022 Video IOPC investigation finds missed opportunities over prior police contact with Birmingham murder victim An investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) found there were missed opportunities for West Midlands Police (WMP) to take positive action for Raneem Oudeh before she and her mother Khaola Saleem were murdered in Birmingham. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 18/11/2022 News Sussex Police to face £17million budget gap The news was shared by Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne during a performance and accountability meeting on Friday (November 18).It follows this year’s efforts to close a gap of more than £6m, something deputy chief constable Dave McLaren described as ‘a challenge that has impacted right across every area of the force’. Mr McLaren said this year’s budget would be balanced thanks to ‘difficult decisions’ about overtime and how resources had been spent. Sussex World 18/11/2022 News Over 2,000 drivers caught by new AI police cameras in Devon and Cornwall Over 2,000 motorists across Devon have been caught breaking the law in just one week, according to Devon and Cornwall Police. Offences include speeding, using mobile phones while driving, and not wearing seatbelts. Drivers have been picked up by the Aecom camera system, which uses artificial intelligence to catch people on their phones or not wearing seatbelts whilst driving. These cameras have been set up at specially chosen spots across Devon and Cornwall to help catch perpetrators. Cornwall Live 18/11/2022 News Why Nova Scotia’s RCMP tactical team is ‘shaking mad’ 2 years after Portapique tragedy CANADA: Members of Nova Scotia's emergency response team are "shaking mad" after texts between a superintendent and a subordinate reveal they were making fun of their mental health requests in the aftermath of the Portapique tragedy. CBC News (Canada) 18/11/2022 News Met chief Mark Rowley says it should be easier to sack bad police officers Britain’s most senior police chief has called for more power to sack underperforming officers after revealing that one in ten are unable to do their jobs fully because of performance and health issues. Sir Mark Rowley, commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, hit out at the bureaucratic process to remove officers and public sector reluctance to dismiss workers who did not meet expectations. The Times - Subscription at source 18/11/2022 News Youth crime crackdown sucks Queensland children into ‘quicksand of the legal system’ AUSTRALIA: The case of John (a pseudonym) v The Queen was heard in a Brisbane court last year. The pseudonym was used because, at the time of offending, John was 11. The Guardian 18/11/2022 News NT officer who shot dead Kumanjayi Walker had tendency to use heavy-handed tactics, inquest told AUSTRALIA: A Northern Territory police officer who shot dead an Indigenous teenager had a tendency to rush into incidents and use force where none was needed, an inquest has been told. The Guardian 18/11/2022 News New ‘wearable watch’ a preventative measure for family harm NEW ZEALAND: A new watch was launched at Papakura Marae on Friday, providing a wraparound service for those who suffer from family violence. 1 News (New Zealand) 18/11/2022 News, Video National’s Mark Mitchell on how its boot camps would be different NEW ZEALAND: National reckons its reboot of boot camps will be different this time round. [AUDIO] RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 18/11/2022 News, Video «162716281629163016311632163316341635Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
