Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103185 total results. Showing results 40501 to 40520 «202220232024202520262027202820292030Next ›Last » Funding granted for five SARC projects We've been working with the SARC community to identify key risks and challenges being faced nationally by SARCs as they work towards meeting the ISO 15189 standard and FSR requirements. In response, the FCN has developed 5 projects that will address these challenges, benefiting every SARC in England and Wales. Forensic Capability Network 17/10/2022 News Surrey’s incoming mayor promised to scrap municipal police force. What happens now? CANADA: Surrey mayor-elect Brenda Locke is doubling down on her promise scrap the city’s incoming municipal police force and keep the RCMP after her election win Saturday night. But the Surrey Police Board, union and the province’s solicitor general say it won’t be easy, citing millions of dollars already spent on the transition and collective agreements that would add a layer of complexity to the process. Global News (Canada) 17/10/2022 News Suella Braverman’s proposals are the last thing the police need The Baroness Casey Review suggests that Britain’s largest police force, the Metropolitan Police, needs an overhaul to ensure it is fit for purpose. And if that’s not enough to be getting on with, this week, the new home secretary, Suella Braverman, will attempt to convince MPs that our country needs even more new anti-protest laws. The government is, for the second time this year, targeting “disruptive” protests with a collection of new criminal offences. The Independent 17/10/2022 Feature, Opinion PCC support Project Edward Police and Crime Commissioners across England and Wales, along with Police Chiefs, are backing the week of action for Project EDWARD – Every Day Without A Road Death – to promote good practice in road safety. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 17/10/2022 News Kerrin Wilson: Representation in policing ‘not good enough’ A retiring police officer has said when she steps down it will mean there is only one woman of colour amongst more than 250 senior officers across the UK. Lincolnshire Police's Assistant Chief Constable (ACC) Kerrin Wilson said the situation was "not good enough". ACC Wilson said people from ethnic minority backgrounds would not join the force if there were no role models. She said it "felt quite isolating" that she had no-one like her to speak to at the start of her policing career. BBC 17/10/2022 News Police dismissals to be reviewed The Home Office will launch a targeted review of police dismissals to raise standards and confidence in policing across England and Wales. Home Office 17/10/2022 News Performance Tracker 2022: Police Police work is returning to pre-pandemic patterns, with less focus on non-crime activity such as anti-social behaviour, though this still takes up more police time than a decade ago. Total crime is at historically low levels but the picture over the past year is less clear due to recent methodology changes within police forces. Looking ahead, police forces must begin integrating large numbers of newly recruited officers, the result of the Johnson government’s 2019 recruitment drive to add 20,000 officers by 2023, while managing shortfalls that remain in some localities and key areas such as fraud and investigations. Further, despite the increase in officer numbers, the proportion of recorded crimes being charged is at its lowest ever level and confidence in the police has fallen. This chapter covers the 43 police forces in England and Wales as the Home Office is responsible for policing in both nations. We present data on the police in both countries. Institute for Government 17/10/2022 Report Tasered man’s family takes legal action against police watchdog. The family of a man who died after being Tasered on a London bridge is taking legal action against the police watchdog for failing to criminally investigate the two officers involved. BBC 17/10/2022 News Home Secretary announces plans to crack down on climate protests. The Home Secretary has unveiled plans for a major crackdown on the kind of protest favoured by climate activists – as she pledged to stop demonstrators holding the public “to ransom”. Police Professional 17/10/2022 News Other states to examine police response to gender-based violence AUSTRALIA: Australian state and territory governments have agreed action is needed to improve police responses to gender-based violence amid a damning Queensland inquiry into the issue. Brisbane Times (Australia) 17/10/2022 News Improvements to call handling ‘well underway’ following HMICFRS inspection. Essex Police says “a clear plan is well underway” to improve how it responds to calls from the public after His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) found it ‘requires improvement’. Police Professional 17/10/2022 News NT Police Officer Adam Eberl tells Kumanjayi Walker inquest he regrets ‘unprofessional’ comment made in Yuendumu AUSTRALIA: A police officer has told the Northern Territory coroner he "regrets" making an "unprofessional" comment to a member of the Yuendumu community, minutes before Kumanjayi Walker was fatally shot. ABC News (Australia) 17/10/2022 News Children’s commissioner seeks data on child strip-searches. The Children’s Commissioner has asked all police forces in England and Wales to provide figures on how many children have been strip-searched by officers since 2018. Police Professional 17/10/2022 News More than 300 rounds of police ammunition goes missing while in transit NEW ZEALAND: More than 300 rounds of police ammunition has gone missing while in transit between Auckland and Wellington. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 17/10/2022 News Police consider using US taser maker to capture and store sensitive criminal data NEW ZEALAND: This is the first of two stories about police working more and more with US taser-maker, Axon, to gather, analyse and store evidence, interviews and other footage offshore. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 17/10/2022 News Better outcomes for mental health NEW ZEALAND: The Co-Response Team (CRT) initiative devised and piloted in Wellington over 2020 and 2021, has been a transformational change for frontline police who were struggling with the rise in mental health-related calls for service. New Zealand Police 17/10/2022 News MPS Commissioner promises to ‘radically overhaul’ culture and standards after review highlights ‘shameful’ misconduct failings. The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) pledged to “set a new direction” after an independent review found its misconduct system was failing Londoners and police. Police Professional 17/10/2022 News Campaign urges men to challenge harassment of women by friends. Police Scotland is urging men to “step in” and challenge friends about harassment and abusive behaviours towards women. Police Professional 17/10/2022 News Met chief tells officers who joke about attacks on women to expect sack Sir Mark Rowley says humour cannot be ‘used as an excuse’ after Casey review highlights misogyny and racism The Guardian 17/10/2022 News NPCC responds to Baroness Casey Review into the Metropolitan Police The National Police Chiefs' Council has issued the following statement following the publication of the interim findings of the Baroness Casey Review into culture and standards at the Metropolitan Police Service. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 17/10/2022 News «202220232024202520262027202820292030Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
