Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 96416 total results. Showing results 87781 to 87800 «438643874388438943904391439243934394Next ›Last » Police team nominated for national award The finance team for Cumbria Constabulary and the Police and Crime Commissioner has been nominated for a national award. Cumbria OPCC 14/2/2017 News Call for VAT exemption for Scots emergency services Scotland's finance secretary is to call on the UK government to scrap a £35m annual tax bill for the country's police and fire services. BBC 14/2/2017 News My PCC Commitments – Dorset APPENDIX A list of 70 commitments Dorset OPCC 14/2/2017 Report Police and Crime Plan 2013-17 Progress against Plan and Priorities Quarter 3 Report 2016-17 (Note: main data relates to April – December 2016) Dorset OPCC 14/2/2017 Report Managers should empower themselves to make a difference to their officers’ welfare "Even Chief Constables and Commissioners are publicly admitting that officer morale is a problem...". Serving officer and blogger "Police Guvnor" provides an inspector's perspective on officer welfare. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 14/2/2017 Opinion Sir Bernard Hogan Howe’s speech to RUSI: Policing the Metropolis and how policing in the future can change Armed police should face less suspicion and be trusted more, said Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe today in his final set-piece speech delivered at the Royal United Services Institute. Hogan-Howe, who retires later this month, also made a pointed case for the budget of the Metropolitan Police to be maintained. Here we reproduce the full text of Hogan-Howe's address. Policing Insight 14/2/2017 News MPF tells Diane Abbott: Talk to officers about ‘realities of being spat at’ Officers have hit back at Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott after she criticised a decision by two forces to introduce the use of spit guards on the policing frontline. Police Professional 14/2/2017 News Recruitment and promotions changes let forces take on direct entrants All the biggest forces in the country are looking to take on candidates through the process this year. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 14/2/2017 News Derek Mackay in Scottish police and fire VAT plea Scotland's Finance Secretary Derek Mackay will use joint UK nations finance ministers summit to call for VAT relief for Scotland's emergency services Holyrood Magazine 14/2/2017 News Met Police chief calls for ‘more trust’ in armed officers Britain's most senior police chief will call for "less suspicion and more trust" in officers who carry guns, in his final speech before retirement. BBC 14/2/2017 News Diane Abbott: Police must give ‘hard evidence’ for spit hood use Diane Abbott has challenged police forces to provide “hard evidence” for why they need to use controversial spit hoods. The Standard 14/2/2017 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. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 14/2/2017 News The Cost of Khan – the Mayor’s police numbers just don’t add up Steve O’Connell is the Conservative spokesman on the London Assembly for crime and policing. Conservative Home 14/2/2017 Feature, Opinion Bernard Hogan-Howe: armed police deserve more public trust Threat of investigation and trial is putting badly needed recruits off, the Met’s chief will say in his last big speech before retirement The Guardian 14/2/2017 News Victims of abuse inquiry blunders sue Met for £3m Three prominent victims of false sexual abuse allegations are suing the Metropolitan Police in legal actions that could cost the force £3 million. The Times - Subscription at source 14/2/2017 News Give police marksmen a break, says Met chief Britain’s most senior police chief is calling for greater protection for firearms officers amid warnings of a shortfall in the number of marksmen needed to combat the terrorism threat. The Times - Subscription at source 14/2/2017 News Cyber security: Queen to open centre to protect against attacks A new centre to protect the UK against cyber attacks is to be officially opened by the Queen. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in London, which cost nearly £2bn to set up, is designed to improve Britain's resilience to attacks and act as an operational nerve centre. BBC 14/2/2017 News A speech on criminal justice reform by the Secretary of State for Justice Elizabeth Truss outlines her views on sentencing and the size of the prison population at The Centre for Social Justice. Ministry of Justice (MoJ) 14/2/2017 Report If Diane wants evidence for spit guards I am happy to oblige… Royston Martis outlines the case in favour of controversial hoods. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/2/2017 Feature, Opinion Diane Abbott: The safety of police officers must be a priority – and Labour will be guided by the evidence on spit hoods The introduction of spit hoods by police forces is highly controversial. Police officers are rightly concerned for their own safety and their personal dignity. But many civil liberties groups argue strongly that the spit hoods are unnecessary and a breach of civil liberties. They also argue that the spit hoods themselves are potentially dangerous. LabourList 13/2/2017 Feature, Opinion «438643874388438943904391439243934394Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events