Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100533 total results. Showing results 40701 to 40720 «203220332034203520362037203820392040Next ›Last » Forensic science: draft statutory code of practice OPEN CONSULTATION: The draft code sets quality standard requirements for forensic science activities related to the investigation of crime and the criminal justice system in England and Wales. Home Office 8/8/2022 Report NHS is sending police officers to heart attack callouts due to paramedic shortages The NHS is staring down the barrel of one of its worst winters on record with a triple whammy of Covid, flu and the cost of living crisis set to batter understaffed hospitals, the new Health Secretary has warned as it emerged police officers are being sent to ambulance callouts amid a paramedic shortage. Mail Online 8/8/2022 News Police scrap hate-crime ‘re-education’ courses after storm over army veteran arrested for a tweet A hate crime awareness course which gave alleged offenders the chance to avoid prosecution has been scrapped by a police chief. Mail Online 8/8/2022 News CGI to support Home Office police technology portfolio The UK wing of CGI has been selected as the strategic delivery partner to the Home Office’s Police & Public Protection Technology portfolio. The consulting firm will now work to support the development of technology solutions for of the Home Office digital transformation agenda. Consultancy.uk 8/8/2022 News Hundreds of children strip-searched by Met Police over two years The Metropolitan Police strip-searched nearly 700 children, some as young as 10, between 2018 and 2020, it has been revealed. Metro 8/8/2022 News Strip search of children by the Metropolitan Police Service – new analysis by the Children’s Commissioner for England I was appalled and shocked to read the Serious Case Review relating to Child Q, which found the system designed to protect and support her had seriously failed. The Metropolitan Police has committed to learning lessons from this incident but the value in lessons being learnt comes from them not being repeated. That’s what sorry means, it means it won’t happen again. Child Q has been very strong and brave in using her experience to demand changes within the Metropolitan Police. It is beholden on all of us in positions of power and influence to respond to that call Children's Commissioner 8/8/2022 Report Strip search of children by the Metropolitan Police Service – new analysis by the Children’s Commissioner for England I was appalled and shocked to read the Serious Case Review relating to Child Q, which found the system designed to protect and support her had seriously failed. The Metropolitan Police has committed to learning lessons from this incident but the value in lessons being learnt comes from them not being repeated. That’s what sorry means, it means it won’t happen again. Child Q has been very strong and brave in using her experience to demand changes within the Metropolitan Police. It is beholden on all of us in positions of power and influence to respond to that call. Children's Commissioner 8/8/2022 News Meeting Richard Ullger, Royal Gibraltar Police Commissioner Policing Insight and PolicingTV Publisher Bernard Rix recently met Richard Ullger, the Commissioner of Police for the Royal Gibraltar Police (RGP). Richard and Bernard discuss some of the RGP's policing successes and the challenges, ranging from recruitment and diversity; how, with its limited resources, the force meets challenge of preventing and tackling international and local crime; and how Brexit continues to have an impact on the force's work. PolicingTV - Subscription at source 8/8/2022 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Meeting Richard Ullger, Royal Gibraltar Police Commissioner Policing Insight and PolicingTV Publisher Bernard Rix recently met Richard Ullger, the Commissioner of Police for the Royal Gibraltar Police (RGP). Richard and Bernard discuss some of the RGP's policing successes and the challenges, ranging from recruitment and diversity; how, with its limited resources, the force meets challenge of preventing and tackling international and local crime; and how Brexit continues to have an impact on the force's work. PolicingTV 8/8/2022 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Met officers accused of cutting woman’s clothes off in ‘unjustified’ strip search Two Met Police officers are facing disciplinary proceedings over claims a female detainee’s clothes were cut off with scissors in an “unjustified” strip-search witnessed by male officers. The Standard 8/8/2022 News Hundreds of children strip searched by Met police in ‘traumatic’ experiences faced no further action In 2018, three-quarters of all children strip searched, and 70 per cent of those strip searched without an appropriate adult, were black boys, Dame Rachel de Souza’s report found i News 8/8/2022 News Armed police sent to heart attack patients as crisis-hit NHS buckles under surging demand Officers becoming ‘first, last and only resort’ due to NHS staffing shortage, warns watchdog The Independent 8/8/2022 News New guidance on street-based sexual harassment Street harassment such as cyber-flashing, up-skirting or the exposure of genitals in a public place are crimes which can and will be prosecuted the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has stressed, as new legal guidance is published today. Even one-off incidents of “cat-calling” could be classed as offences under existing public order laws. Police Professional 8/8/2022 News New data reveals extent of child strip-searches by MPS The strip-search of a black girl by police at school in east London was not an isolated case, England’s children’s commissioner has said. Dame Rachel de Souza requested data from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) after details of the “Child Q” incident became public in March. Police Professional 8/8/2022 News Winnipeg police get funding to boost blockchain-related cybercrimes investigation unit CANADA: The Manitoba provincial government is providing new funding to the police department in its capital city, the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS), to upskill the force in fighting digital assets-related cybercrimes. Manitoba’s Minister for Justice Kelvin Goertzen announced in a press release that CAD100,000 (almost U.S.$78,000) has been approved for the WPS from the Manitoba Criminal Property Forfeiture Fund. Coin Geek 8/8/2022 News Vic Police take on IBAC recommendations AUSTRALIA: Aboriginal cultural awareness training is being rolled out to all Victorian police officers as one of 10 recommendations handed down in an anti-corruption commission report. In May, the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission, Victoria's police oversight body, examined the force's handling of 41 complaints from Aboriginal people and its oversight of 13 serious incidents involving an Indigenous person. IBAC Commissioner Robert Redlich said the findings highlighted systemic and longstanding failures within Victoria Police's complaints-handling processes. The Advocate (Australia) 8/8/2022 News Head of Queenland police union says no widespread cultural problem in domestic violence response AUSTRALIA: Ian Leavers’ affidavit in response to inquiry says failings in responding to such incidents more likely caused by ‘workload pressures or inadequate training’ The Guardian 8/8/2022 News Electric police cars in Gloucestershire have only run out of power twice while on duty, FOI reveals Police and Crime Commissioner Chris Nelson had previously said he has heard "lots of stories" of police officers struggling to find charging points and electric vehicles would "run out of puff" Gloucestershire Live 8/8/2022 News Police chiefs accused of keeping crime commissioners in the dark A transparency row has erupted between chief constables and police and crime commissioners after the elected officials complained that they were being blocked from briefings about force failings. The National Police Chiefs’ Council concluded that it was “inappropriate” for police and crime commissioners (PCCs) to attend briefings with Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), the watchdog that carries out evaluations of forces. The Times - Subscription at source 8/8/2022 News Police ordered to consult victims of crime when releasing suspects on bail Police officers will have to seek the views of victims before deciding how they release criminal suspects in a reform of bail rules, The Times has learnt. Victims are to be asked about their “perception of future risk of harm” as part of an initiative aimed at reducing repeat violence by suspects who are under police investigation. The Times - Subscription at source 8/8/2022 News «203220332034203520362037203820392040Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
