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Wellbeing sessions for reps launched
The Police Federation of England and Wales recognises the pressure faced by its representatives and the vicarious trauma they experience. This has been the catalyst for its wellbeing leads organising CPD events for Fed reps.
Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 		18/4/2023
News
Criminal companion?
Millions of people have interacted with the artificial intelligence bot ChatGPT since it was launched last November. A growing number of them are doing so with criminal intentions. Police Professional reports.
Police Professional - Subscription at source 		18/4/2023
Feature
Wellbeing sessions for reps launched
The Police Federation of England and Wales recognises the pressure faced by its representatives and the vicarious trauma they experience. This has been the catalyst for its wellbeing leads organising CPD events for Fed reps.
Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 		18/4/2023
News
Slavery at home
A new report warns that the organised crime networks behind modern slavery are continuing to ‘act with impunity’ and when it comes to ‘cuckooing’ there is a significant gap in the law – exploiting someone by taking over their home, typically by County Lines drugs gangs, is not a criminal offence. Police Professional reports.
Police Professional - Subscription at source 		18/4/2023
Feature
Two UK police forces unlawfully recorded 200,000 phone conversations with Brits
The Information Commissioner’s Office issued the rebuke to Surrey and Sussex police forces over recordings of “highly sensitive” conversations with victims, witnesses and perpetrators of suspected crimes
Mirror 		18/4/2023
News
Sussex and Surrey Police forces reprimanded for recording calls
Two police forces have been reprimanded for recording more than 200,000 phone calls without people's knowledge. The reprimand was issued to Sussex Police and Surrey Police following the roll-out of an app in 2016 that captured personal data, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said.
BBC 		18/4/2023
News
NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker ‘remains on leave’ after launching legal action against government
AUSTRALIA: Northern Territory Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker will not return to work as planned, after launching court action against the NT government over his position. In a statement on Wednesday morning — on the day Commissioner Chalker was due to return to work after taking pre-approved leave — Chief Minister Natasha Fyles confirmed he "remains on leave".
ABC News (Australia) 		18/4/2023
News
New Annual Police Plan 2023-24
Police Scotland’s Annual Police Plan (APP) has now been launched. Chief Constable Sir Iain Livingstone QPM presented the plan to the Scottish Police Authority Board in March. It was then laid in the Scottish Parliament as required under the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012.
Police Scotland 		18/4/2023
Report
Met Police use of anti-terror laws to arrest French publisher condemned
Two publishers and the National Union of Journalists have condemned the police after anti-terror laws were used to arrest a French publisher as he arrived in London. Ernest Moret was searched under counter-terrorism legislation after travelling from Paris on Monday.
BBC 		18/4/2023
News
Two police forces are spared a £1 million fine for unlawfully recording more than 200,000 phone calls with victims, witnesses and suspects without their knowledge
Two police forces were spared a £1million fine yesterday for unlawfully recording more than 200,000 phone calls with victims, witnesses and suspects without their knowledge. Sussex Police and Surrey Police were found to have secretly stored 'highly sensitive' conversations containing personal details from cases. Both forces were formally reprimanded instead of fined by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
Mail Online 		18/4/2023
News
NPCC welcomes new proposals in fight against knife crime
Home Office consultation on new knife legislation proposals launched today (18 April). National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for knife crime, Commander Stephen Clayman, said: “I welcome these proposals as they offer a robust and powerful response to deal with those who seek to use knives for violence. Ultimately, these measures provide a greater means to protect the public and safeguard our communities."
National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 		18/4/2023
News
Surrey and Sussex police unlawfully recorded phone calls via app, watchdog finds
Two police forces have been reprimanded by Britain’s data watchdog after officers unlawfully recorded more than 200,000 phone conversations using an app originally intended for hostage negotiators. The automatic recordings, made over several years, included “highly sensitive” conversations with victims, witnesses and perpetrators of suspected crimes, according to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
The Guardian 		18/4/2023
News
Driver arrested on New South Wales Mid North Coast as police seize $30m worth of methylamphetamine
AUSTRALIA: Police have arrested a 26-year-old man following the seizure of $30 million worth of methylamphetamine on the New South Wales Mid North Coast.
ABC News (Australia) 		18/4/2023
News
Coroner slams NSW Police handling of search for Gordon Copeland, who drowned trying to evade officers
AUSTRALIA: Police have been urged to fix mistakes made around the death of Indigenous man Gordon Copeland who drowned while trying to evade officers in northern NSW.
National Indigenous Times (NIT) (Australia) 		18/4/2023
News
ICO reprimands two forces for recording more than 200,000 phone calls without people’s knowledge
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to two police forces following the rollout of an app that recorded phone conversations and “unlawfully captured personal data”.
Police Professional 		18/4/2023
News
Queensland among worst violators of children’s rights in youth justice system, research finds
AUSTRALIA: Queensland is among the worst offenders for violating children’s rights in the youth justice system, with an ex-detainee claiming police treat young people “like scum”, according to new research.
The Guardian 		18/4/2023
News
Year-long $3.5m review into police conduct at Parliament occupation imminent
NEW ZEALAND: The Independent Police Conduct Authority will release the findings of its inquiry into police operations during the protest and occupation of Parliament grounds last year on Thursday.
Stuff (New Zealand) 		18/4/2023
News, Video
PCC welcomes additional powers for officers to tackle knife crime
Sussex police and crime commissioner Katy Bourne says the rollout of serious violence reduction orders (SVROs) from Wednesday (April 19) will allow police to “identify, challenge and hopefully change behaviours of known knife carriers”.
Police Professional 		18/4/2023
News
Rotorua: Police capture five youths after alleged Hamurana robbery, pursuit
NEW ZEALAND: Five youths allegedly robbed commercial premises while armed with hammers before fleeing police through Rotorua this afternoon.
NZ Herald (New Zealand) 		18/4/2023
News
Ready to ROCC in Southland
NEW ZEALAND: “I’ve learnt that not everything has to be done alone” was a key theme from last month’s official launch of the Resilience to Organised Crime in Communities (ROCC) initiative Hapori Manawaroa ki Murihiku, in Invercargill.
New Zealand Police 		18/4/2023
News

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