UK Policing News

A female police officer who single-handledly faced off with a gang attacking a man 'like a pack of wild animals' has been commended for her bravery. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11129779/Mother-three-police-officer-49-wins-bravery-award-singlehandedly-breaking-gang-fight.html Well done to that officer who took on them yobs and won.

A police force has become the first in England to use cardboard cut-outs of officers to deter speeders. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/cardboard-officers-to-be-deployed-by-england-police-to-deter-speeders/ar-AA10OgCS?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=d7e0a35eb3dd49eb91fd0860016cfb57 What a waste of money better if they spent more money on real police officers

NICOLA STURGEON's SNP-led government has been ridiculed for forking out £20million on electric police vehicles - but not providing any way to charge them. https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1656305/snp-news-electric-cars-police-scotland-charging-points

A Metropolitan Police Service officer will appear in court to face a charge of dangerous driving following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/firearms-officer-charged-dangerous-driving-streatham-b1019538.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-62556123 Police officers in Scotland have agreed to an improved pay offer weeks after rejecting an initial "derisory" offer of £565. "By law, police officers cannot take industrial action. But members of the SPF, which represents rank-and-file officers, withdrew "all goodwill" later that month. It meant that the body's 17,500 members, among other things, refused to start shifts early or take radio equipment home when shifts ended."

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2022/aug/18/police-abuse-stop-and-search-powers-to-target-protesters-suggests-data Not sure the data really supports their conclusion. It could, but it could also just mean there's more people in an area and so a statistical rise in the number of searches would be expected. As long as there are reasonable grounds for each search I don't have a problem with the practice.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/08/police-data-raises-alarm-over-welfare-of-strip-searched-children I don't have an issue with the fact many of them were found innocent of the suspicions against them, officers search on the grounds of suspicion rather than certainty so there will always be some times when that suspicion is wrong. But one thing caught my eye in almost a quarter of cases (23%) an appropriate adult was not present during the search, despite this being a requirement under statutory guidance Is there a reason why officers would carry out a search even though one of the requirements is not met?

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/17/police-leaders-promise-crackdown-on-officers-who-are-abusive-to-women Police leaders have admitted officers were kept on duty who should be sacked as they launched a promised crackdown on those who attack, abuse or harass women.

A Metropolitan Police traffic officer has been arrested after allegations he robbed motorists while on duty and used their money to pay for sex with prostitutes. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11118247/Met-Police-traffic-officer-arrested-robbing-motorists-using-cash-pay-prostitutes.html

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/16/how-theresa-mays-careless-cuts-destroyed-britains-police-service Former chief superintendent Mark Dennett on ‘the worst home secretary in living memory’. Plus John Kendall on monitoring police conduct in custody suites

A Met Police officer who headbutted a bar manager after he broke Covid rules has been sacked. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11108095/Met-Police-officer-28-headbutted-cocktail-bar-worker-sacked-force.html

The Home Secretary has appointed Graeme Biggar CBE as Director General of the National Crime Agency (NCA). https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/graeme-biggar-cbe-appointed-director-general-of-the-national-crime-agency

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/05/police-racial-bias-played-role-uk-covid-fines-regime-report Bias in policing at least partly explains why minority ethnic people were more likely to receive fines for Covid breaches than their white counterparts, research says. I'm not sure that there was bias in the way it's been described here, there is a difference between racism and institutional racism. But they are right the covid rules were a disastrously ill thought out mess and some forces approached it in completely the wrong way, like that chief constable threatening to inspect peoples shopping bags. The same chief constable would no doubt be surprised a…

Scotland Yard officers have been warned against taking their clothes off at a ‘porn idol’ event where contestants strip for money at a central London gay club. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11074781/Met-officers-warned-face-disciplinary-action-strip-London-gay-club.html

A POLICE officer has been found guilty of gross misconduct after he was spotted stealing from Sainsbury's. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1650933/police-officer-stole-from-Sainsbury-s-Manchester-gross-misconduct