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Interest from new Garda recruits ‘high and strong’ despite 109 resignations last year, Minister claims REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: It comes as the Garda Representative Association says it is witnessing a “new phenomenon” of gardai resigning rather than having to serve in certain areas of Dublin. The Irish Sun (Republic of Ireland)	25/2/2023 News
Father and son jailed after garda injured during raid REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A father and son who were found to be in possession of a homemade slam-bang shotgun, a second improvised weapon, 20 rounds of ammunition, slash hooks and 23 petrol bombs when the Armed Support Unit (ASU) searched their home have been jailed for nine years and four years respectively. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland)	25/2/2023 News
Omagh police shooting: John Caldwell attack causes shockwaves in PSNI Unlike previous chief constables, Simon Byrne, until Wednesday night, had never taken a phone call like it. BBC	25/2/2023 News
Alarm at dissident republican activity after Omagh police officer shooting The “tempo” of dissident republican activity in Northern Ireland is a concern to police investigating the attempted murder of the senior officer John Caldwell. The detective chief inspector remains critically ill after being ambushed by two masked gunmen in front of his son and other children at a youth sports centre on Wednesday. The Times - Subscription at source	25/2/2023 News
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service and London Fire Brigade cause of concern revisit letters published Today we published cause of concern revisit letters relating to Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service and London Fire Brigade. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS)	24/2/2023 Report
Chief’s decision to retire early linked to budget cuts says justice MSP Police Scotland chief was due to step down in 2025 but will leave this summer Police Oracle - Subscription at source	24/2/2023 News
Offenders could be forced to attend sentencing after Zara Aleena case Dominic Raab considering allowing judges to increase sentences of convicts who refuse to appear The Guardian	24/2/2023 News
UK Policing institute to join project to block child abuse images Machine learning will help detect and block child sexual abuse images online Police Oracle - Subscription at source	24/2/2023 News
There is no logic to the targeting of police officers in the advancement of a political idea: DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, whose cousin was the first police officer to be murdered by the PIRA in 1970, said there was an alternative to shooting police officers then and there remains no justification now. The Newsletter	24/2/2023 News
Federation backs Met chief’s call for 10 per cent police pay uplift West Midlands Police Federation secretary Tim Rogers is backing calls by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley for police officers to be given a 10 per cent pay increase this year. Sir Mark has warned the Government that he would struggle to meet targets for recruitment and retention while police pay continues to lag so far behind inflation. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW)	24/2/2023 News
Wiltshire Police Chief Constable departs organisation One of the longest serving Wiltshire Police Chief Constables will depart from the organisation this weekend. Kier Pritchard, who has led the Force since 2018, has served in Wiltshire for his entire 30 years in policing. Wiltshire Police	24/2/2023 News
Former Met Police officer shoots himself with gun taken from new job after DBS blunder A former Metropolitan Police officer shot himself dead with a gun from his new job after a past conviction for a violent crime was left off his criminal record, an inquest has heard. Michael Roberts, 50, was sacked as a police officer after he was convicted and jailed, but he then managed to secure a job at the UK’s gun regulator, testing new firearms at Proof House in London. Given direct access to guns, Roberts took one of the weapons home from work and used it to shoot himself in the head on August 20 last year, an inquest at St Pancras coroner’s court was told as his death was ruled as suicide. The Standard	24/2/2023 News
Project tracking police-involved fatalities suggests steady increase AUSTRALIA: Figures compiled by the Tracking (In)Justice project suggests the number of people who died after encounters with police has risen annually since 2018. The figures show Black and Indigenous people are disproportionately represented in police killings. News.com.au (Australia)	24/2/2023 News, Video
A man who killed his wife with a hammer is set to be released. With probation in tatters, who will protect us? Joanna Simpson’s family are right to be worried – too many violent offenders slip through the cracks of a service that is there to keep us safe. The Guardian	24/2/2023 Feature, Opinion
Powerpoint and politics: inside Queensland Labor’s shock decision to lock up children for breaching bail AUSTRALIA: At a community crime forum in Toowoomba last week, the Queensland police minister, Mark Ryan, announced the government’s new youth bail plan – an “intensive supervision” program involving police doing home checks and patrols. The Guardian	24/2/2023 Analysis, Feature
‘Greater clarity’ on firearms licensing needed following Plymouth mass shooting, says chief constable Devon and Cornwall Police’s new chief constable Will Kerr says greater clarity and direction is needed on national law and associated guidance related to possession of shotguns and firearms. Police Professional	24/2/2023 News
Political leaders to meet PSNI chief after shooting of officer at sports centre Political leaders in Northern Ireland will meet the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Chief Constable later in the aftermath of the shooting of a police officer in Co Tyrone. Police Professional	24/2/2023 News
AFP train police in diplomatic protection AUSTRALIA: The AFP is providing diplomatic protection training for the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) ahead of the launch of its first Mobile Protection Unit (MPU). Australian Federal Police (AFP)	24/2/2023 News
Women’s Refuge comes to aid of group dealing with violent men NEW ZEALAND: On Christmas Day last year, men’s welfare worker Philip Chapman decided he had had enough dealing with police safety orders. Stuff (New Zealand)	24/2/2023 News
Police involvement in 999 response to mental health incidents to be reduced Police involvement in 999 responses to mental health incidents will be reduced under a new arrangement between emergency services. Police Professional	24/2/2023 News

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