UK Policing News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62083196 Are the military police fit for purpose and do they have sufficient independence? That is ultimately the question the BBC are raising with this article. With the removal of the Royal Military Police in 2012 from the Iraq Abuse enquiries over concerns of independence further raising the question. https://amp.theguardian.com/uk/2012/mar/26/royal-military-police-removed-iraq-inquiry Humans Rights groups are raising concerns of Military Police investigation into Sexual Offences and misreporting of offences by Commanding Officers to lessen the impact. https://centreformilitaryjustice.org.uk/guide/sexual-violence-and-se…

A Metropolitan Police officer caught spying on a woman in the changing room of a Primark store has avoided jail. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/police-officer-who-filmed-woman-getting-changed-in-primark-avoids-prison/ar-AAZShlA?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=c24278b232174e46afb0cf1f190a3073

A serving police officer has been charged with sex offences over a 15-year period. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11039483/Police-constable-starred-Call-Cops-charged-sex-offences-15-year-period.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11036539/Met-Police-officer-sacked-dodging-4-30-train-fare-telling-boss-did-time.html This proves how incompetent the Met is when they get fined for free travel 🙄

Scotland Yard has been accused of foul play for poaching large numbers of officers from neighbouring forces with a £5,000 ‘signing on bonus’. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11019135/Scotland-Yard-accused-theft-poaching-forces-staff-5-000-signing-bonuses.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-62186212 A police force has become the first UK force to switch on live-streaming on its body-worn cameras. In the sense that command and control can watch the incident live, not the general public.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jul/15/met-police-officer-sacked-after-punching-handcuffed-black-child-in-the-face Martin failed to mention the punch in his initial account of the incident. It was caught on his body-worn video. He claimed the use of violence was an accident.

A course taught to trainee detectives in the Metropolitan Police has been dropped after university lecturers said it was 'racist, misogynistic and discriminatory' and refused to teach it. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11016571/Met-Police-forced-ditch-racist-misogynistic-detective-degree-course.html

A serving Metropolitan Police Special Constable has been charged with rape following an investigation by West Mercia Police. https://news.met.police.uk/news/special-constable-charged-with-rape-450961

TWO POLICE cars were smashed in a "serious" collision in Liverpool. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1638549/liverpool-news-two-police-cars-crash-west-derby-road-closed-serious-incident

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jul/08/mark-rowley-appointed-new-commissioner-of-the-metropolitan-police Former counter-terrorism chief takes over as force is embroiled in crises over women, race and homophobia Not a fan, as he's very anti-encryption, but let's see how he does.

Police officers are using supermarket poverty vouchers amid warnings that the cost of living crisis could increase the risk of corruption in the ranks. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/police-officers-handed-supermarket-poverty-vouchers-in-bid-to-prevent-corruption/ar-AAYCxAb?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=65a9034dcc774ae88f8c452798037f0c

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10970055/Norfolk-Police-officer-filmed-giving-girl-15-big-flying-kick-gets-written-warning.html A police officer has escaped being sacked, receiving just a written warning after he was filmed knocking 15-year-old girl to the ground with 'big flying kick'.

National Crime Agency officers have assisted an operation in France which has seen more than a dozen arrests in connection with the deaths of 27 people attempting to cross the English Channel in a dinghy last November. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/arrests-in-france-in-connection-with-channel-small-boat-deaths

A British police force used 'an insane American geography test' to recruit volunteer officers, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10976819/British-police-used-American-geography-test-volunteer-officers-applicants-spell-Cincinnati.html