‘Betting blind’ on a new funding formula
OPINION: Kent PCC Ann Barnes takes a look at the Home Office's police funding consultation, which closed this week.
OPINION: Kent PCC Ann Barnes takes a look at the Home Office's police funding consultation, which closed this week.
OPINION: Jim Mallen, Chair of Bedfordshire Police Federation, sets out why police volunteers "will not provide better policing; this will provide cheaper policing".
OPINION: Niven Rennie, President of the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents, reflects on last week's Police Superintendents' conference south of the border
OPINION: Dr Rick Muir, Director of the Police Foundation, considers whether the designation of police powers to civilians can help the police adapt to changing demand
ANALYSIS: Simon Bullock examines "Continuity with Change", the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners' (APCCs') submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review 2015 (CSR15).
OPINION: Matthew Ellis, the Staffordshire PCC, looks at how police can "harness the power of digital technology"
ANALYSIS: Warwickshire PCC Ron Ball examines issues for policing associated with the creation of Combined Authorities
ANALYSIS: Devon & Cornwall OPCC provides an analysis of the implications of the Government's funding proposals for future force mergers
ANALYSIS: GMP ACC Ian Wiggett, the national lead for systems thinking, examines what is meant by 'demand management' in policing
NEWS BRIEF: The Government Digital Service presents work on "Government as a Platform" taking a cross-government view of criminal justice - including detailed mapping.
OPINION: Surrey Deputy PCC Jeff Harris on the merit of police officers apologising when a mistake has been made
OPINION: Northamptonshire PCC Adam Simmonds sets out his views
OPINION: Serving police inspector "Nathan Constable" provides his view on recent stop-and-search developments
OPINION: Dyfed-Powys PCC Christopher Salmon argues for a change in mindset in dealing with police reform
OPINION: PSAEW Vice President, Ch Supt Gavin Thomas, reflects on recent media criticism of policing "trying something new, thinking differently, or challenging the norm"
ANALYSIS: GRTPA: one year old and seeking further support from police officers, staff and forces across the country
IN THE NEWS: Michelle Newell reviews the week’s key policing news, both national and local - including stories from Kent, West Midlands, Leicestershire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Avon & Somerset, Greater Manchester - and Magaluf.
OPINION: Police blogger "Nathan Constable" considers implications for the Peelian Principles of the public response to possible changes to burglary investigation