Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97187 total results. Showing results 161 to 180 «5678910111213Next ›Last » Staffordshire Police want to axe 80 non-police officer jobs Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent residents are set to pay an extra £14 a year for policing. Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Ben Adams is proposing a 5.12 per cent increase on the policing council tax precept as part of his budget proposals for 2025/26. Stoke Sentinel 3/2/2025 News Right Care, Right Person review highlights savings in police resources, but challenges over decision-making A recent evaluation of the roll out of the ‘Right Care, Right Person’ approach to responding to mental health crises has identified savings in police time allowing forces to free up resources for other priorities – but challenges around decision-making, communications, and the funding and capacity constraints for other agencies are also hampering the effective implementation of the scheme across England and Wales, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 3/2/2025 Analysis, Feature, Innovation Police force ‘got it wrong’ on domestic abuse team A police force has doubled the size of its domestic abuse team after its Chief Constable admitted the force "got it wrong". Northamptonshire Police said the team has been expanded to 45 members, including proactive officers, two inspectors, six sergeants and about 30 detective constables across the county. BBC 3/2/2025 News Police chiefs welcome extra £100m for neighbourhood policing | Fire chiefs call for urgent action to deal with impacts of climate change The Home Office has added an extra £100m of funding for policing in England and Wales, doubling the amount previously announced in December’s provisional financial settlement. And the National Fire Chiefs Council has published a new set of recommendations to better prepare the UK for the current and future impacts of climate change. Emergency Services Times 3/2/2025 News Unpacking the structural issues in policing: Uncomfortable knowledge (Part 2) Scarlett Haig talks to Mark Fenton-O'Creevy, Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Chair of the Advisory Group for the Centre of Policing Research and Learning at the Open University Business School. He has conducted organisational research over more than three decades on organisations such as investment banks, multinational companies, and (more recently) policing organisations. Mark shares his research for a recent article in Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, "Uncomfortable knowledge, the production of ignorance, and the trustworthiness of UK policing". Mark asks how organisations that employ many good people can fail to challenge persistent and egregious misbehaviour to the extent that it threatens their legitimacy in the public eye. In part two he suggests how policing organisations might get comfortable with difficult realities and become organisations that learn from mistakes. The discussion also delves into the structural issues within policing that contribute to ignorance and hinder effective change. They explore the disconnections across the rank structure, the impact of a short-term focus, and the need for emotional support in addressing uncomfortable knowledge. The conversation emphasises the importance of courage and the recognition of systemic problems to foster a more effective policing environment. PolicingTV 3/2/2025 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Sir Sadiq Khan Slammed For Spending £2M On ‘Woke Plaques’ Amid Possible Police Budget Cuts Londoners have expressed fury after learning that Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has allocated more than £2 million to what critics are calling 'woke plaques' and diversity-themed monuments, even as the Metropolitan Police faces a funding shortfall that could see thousands of officers removed from frontline duties. Many residents are now accusing the Mayor of neglecting core public safety obligations in favour of initiatives that, while well-intentioned, seem misplaced amid rising crime and economic strain. International Business Times UK 2/2/2025 News Funding confirmed for National Centre for VAWG and Public Protection Government funding to establish a dedicated national hub that will centralise policing’s response to violence against women and girls (VAWG) and wider crimes associated with vulnerability has been confirmed today (Sunday, 2 February). National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 2/2/2025 News Ireland suffers road death every two days so far in 2025 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardaí express concern that – despite their St Brigid's Bank Holiday safety crackdown – in excess of 580 drivers were detected speeding in just the first 48 hours of the campaign. Ireland has suffered a road fatality on average every two days so far in 2025. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 2/2/2025 News Deletion of ‘gang matrix’ database will destroy evidence against police, say campaigners Data to be permanently deleted on 13 February after ‘matrix’ was found to be unlawful The Guardian 2/2/2025 News Scots police chief takes court action in bid to block scrutiny of Sheku Bayoh death Chief Constable Jo Farrell has been accused of “denying a black family the truth” after launching unprecedented legal challenge over the Sheku Bayoh public inquiry. Daily Record 2/2/2025 News ‘Culture of misogyny’ in Police Scotland sex crime unit Detectives working in Police Scotland’s rape investigation unit would “frequently” describe female complainers as "slags," a whistleblower has alleged. In a 30-page statement, submitted to the force’s Professional Standards Department (PSD) in May 2023, and seen by The Herald on Sunday, a senior officer said there was a “culture of misogyny amongst officers, both male and female” in the division responsible for investigating some of Scotland’s worst sexual crimes. The Herald (Scotland) - Subscription at source 2/2/2025 Analysis, Feature Police to invest $6.2 million to build deepfake detection system SOUTH KOREA: Police will invest 9.1 billion won ($6.2 million) to build a system that can detect deepfakes and misinformation, officials said Sunday, as Korea seeks to better combat a surge in crimes involving images and sounds generated with AI. Under the project set for completion by December 2027, the police plan to develop the system that uses a multimodal algorithm and analyzes noise and sound frequency to detect deepfake videos and AI-generated voices, according to the officials. Korea JoongAng Daily (South Korea) 2/2/2025 News ‘Extraordinary power’: Calls for review of knife searches by Qld police AUSTRALIA: more than 30,000 children have been searched by police under Jack’s Law, sparking calls for a review of the powers amid concerns that police could be misusing them, and to assess whether they are reducing the crime rate. Brisbane Times (Australia) - Subscription at source 2/2/2025 News Cocaine use rising rapidly in NZ, overtakes MDMA in some regions NEW ZEALAND: Cocaine use is rising so rapidly in New Zealand it is replacing MDMA as the most commonly used party drug in some regions, police say. 1 News (New Zealand) 2/2/2025 News Garda candidates ‘entitled to greater transparency’, TD says REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A TD has called for "enhanced communication" between An Garda Síochána and candidates who are waiting over a year on their vetting after completing the application process. Several candidates have contacted BreakingNews.ie to express their frustration over delays due to "suitability checks", as they await completed vetting over a year after finishing their applications. Breaking News (Republic of Ireland) 2/2/2025 News UK’s most powerful police patrol cars used across the country including ‘unusual’ hot estate & even a super-fast Tesla A GROUP of car experts have revealed some of the UK’s most powerful police patrol cars that are putting the brakes on crime. Vehicle lease firm Select Car Leasing recently sent a Freedom of Information request to all forces across the UK to uncover the most potent vehicles in police fleets. The Sun 1/2/2025 News Job cuts and higher tax in police and crime budget A new policing budget proposes axing up to 80 non-police officer posts as part of a £9.9m cost-cutting drive. Ben Adams, Staffordshire's police, fire and crime commissioner, is also asking residents to pay an extra £14 a year on average for policing. BBC 1/2/2025 News Hunting paedophiles… police spaniel that sniffs out memory cards used to hide child porn They are the canine constables making a huge difference in the fight against sickening paedophiles – sniffer dogs who can detect electronic devices hidden by predators. The so-called 'digi-dogs' use their extraordinary sense of smell to find even the smallest of devices which can contain child pornography. Mail Online 1/2/2025 News Blue light blunder One in five cops barred from 999 responses as they aren’t trained to drive police cars ONE in five cops cannot respond to 999 calls as they have never been trained to drive a police car, we can reveal. Around 2,800 duty officers and 80 on traffic are barred from using lights, sirens and breaking speed limits. The Scottish Sun 1/2/2025 News Sexual misconduct claims against police soar Sexual misconduct allegations against police officers rose by more than two-thirds last year, Government data show. The number of allegations relating to sexual conduct – including sexual assault and harassment – against officers increased to 819 in 2024, up 67 per cent from the 491 recorded in 2023. The Telegraph 1/2/2025 News «5678910111213Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events