Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 93984 total results. Showing results 74421 to 74440 «371837193720372137223723372437253726Next ›Last » Controversial plans for police merger discussed at public meeting A public meeting to discuss the proposed merger of two police forces was met with some controversy on Monday night. ITV News 21/8/2018 News ICVA welcomes increased dignity for female detainees The Independent Custody Visiting Association welcomes proposed ground breaking reforms to legislation that will require police forces to respect the dignity of female detainees and deliver appropriate care to menstruating detainees. Independent Custody Visiting Association 21/8/2018 News Home Office plans to strengthen safeguards for women in custody The government is consulting on plans to bolster police codes of practice to ensure menstruating women in custody are treated with dignity. Home Office 21/8/2018 News Car broken into? Bike nicked? We haven’t got enough officers to deal with that admits Chief Constable GMP has lost 2,000 officers since the cuts started to bite and, according to the Chief Constable, crime is now having to be so severely prioritised that many people would be surprised by the ruthlessness employed in that process. Manchester Evening News 21/8/2018 News New police rules for female detainees on periods New guidelines for how police treat female detainees with their periods have been proposed by the Home Office. BBC 21/8/2018 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 - plus a short guide outlining how serving police officers and staff can get access, free, to many of the articles listed through the National Police Library. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 21/8/2018 News Sussex DCC takes up College leadership role A new executive director has been appointed at the College of Policing. Police Professional 21/8/2018 News No senior black or ethnic minority officers at North Wales Police figures reveal Home Office data shows that in March this year, there were no BME police officers employed by the force, who were of the rank of chief inspector or higher. The highest ranking BME officer was an inspector. The Leader 21/8/2018 News Hillsborough disaster: Charges dropped against police chief Sir Norman Bettison Sir Norman Bettison will not be prosecuted for charges of misconduct in a public office following the Hillsborough disaster after the Crown Prosecution Service said the case would be discontinued at Preston Crown Court The Telegraph 21/8/2018 News Former Greater Manchester fire chief blames police for brigade’s delayed response to the Arena attack Peter O’Reilly was chief fire officer at Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) on May 22 last year, when 22 people were murdered and hundreds more injured Manchester Evening News 21/8/2018 News Need for traveller transit sites has never been greater, says police commissioner following Ashtead incursion PCC David Munro met with residents in Ashtead to discuss their concerns after 35 caravans moved onto the village recreation ground Surrey Live 21/8/2018 News More than 100 criminals given tougher punishments under scheme Rape and other serious sexual crimes accounted for highest number of cases where punishment was revised Police Oracle - Subscription at source 21/8/2018 News Tayside and Fife cops ‘siphoned off’ the beat for regional roles There are 60 fewer officers based in Tayside and Fife divisions than there were when the forces merged in 2013, according to official figures. It has triggered claims the SNP has forced the decline of the beat bobby by failing to properly fund Police Scotland. Evening Telegraph 21/8/2018 News Bid to stop prosecution of Hillsborough police chief on misconduct charges An application to stop the prosecution of former police chief Sir Norman Bettison for misconduct following the Hillsborough disaster is due to be heard today. The Star (Yorkshire) 21/8/2018 News THE BIG INTERVIEW: New tactics form view of new force lead on rural crime in Lincolnshire Superintendent (Supt) Phil Vickers has inherited the role of force lead on rural crime for Lincolnshire Police at a time of cautious optimism in the county. Reports of hare coursing, the illegal hunting of hares by criminal gangs who usually trespass on farmland with greyhounds, lurchers and other breeds, fell by 25 per cent in South Holland and Boston between September 2017 and March 2018. Spalding Today 21/8/2018 Feature, Opinion ‘Relations between community and police in Londonderry have deteriorated’ Relationships between the community and police in parts of Londonderry have “deteriorated considerably” in recent years, a report has said. News Letter (Northern Ireland) 21/8/2018 News Police Federation: New apprenticeship pay ‘really takes the biscuit’ The government has accepted The Police Remuneration Review Body’s recommendation that forces should appoint apprentice constables on a starting salary of between £18,000 and pay point 1 (£23,586), but Police Federation Professional Development lead Dave Bamber warns it could drive the new entrants into debt. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 21/8/2018 Opinion Phone calls to police non-emergency number now answered faster, says top officer A highly-criticised system for answering non-emergency phone calls to the police has been turned around thanks to the introduction of a new call handling system, Suffolk’s top police officer has said. East Anglian Daily Times 21/8/2018 News Crime at airports has doubled in two years Passengers travelling with banned items like CS spray, knives and air rifles are partly to blame for a doubling of crime at airports in two years, police have said. BBC 21/8/2018 News Shaun Bailey: Take lessons from New York and get our police officers back on the beat Our great city is witnessing some of the highest rates of violent crime for many years. Knife crime is up by more than 50 per cent since 2016 and the murder rate was recently worse than that of New York City. Quite rightly, many Londoners feel less secure than they once did. 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