UK Policing News

Special constables will be authorised to carry Tasers for the first time, the Home Secretary will announce today. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10823181/Priti-Patel-announce-special-constables-able-use-Tasers-duty.html

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/25/race-action-plan-police-accept-institutionally-racist Positive discrimination could encourage more black people to join the police so that our forces better represent their communities I don't agree with his comment, positive discrimination is still discrimination, just with a nicer sounding name.

A senior police officer has been sacked after a tribunal heard that he had kept a list of female colleagues he found attractive. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/senior-police-officer-who-kept-list-of-female-colleagues-he-found-attractive-is-sacked/ar-AAXRmkE?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=7ba27fbd1d5f475dab0745cc377a3c09

The National Crime Agency is the chair of the Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) - an international collective of law enforcement agencies from 12 countries working to tackle child sexual abuse. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-leads-international-coalition-tackling-child-sexual-abuse

BATTERED police officers have demanded more respect - and better pay. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1611052/police-respect-pay-rise

A police officer has been sacked after going to collect a mat for his new hot tub at Homebase instead of responding to an urgent call to assist a suicidal teenager. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10860697/Police-constable-fired-ignoring-call-help-suicidal-teen-pick-hot-tub-mat.html

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/three-duty-police-officers-caught-27046715 Mixed feeling about this Part of me thinks A) The whole moral panic over pitch invasions has been blown over the top in general B) Really wouldn't want to see any officers get in trouble for something as minor as this On the other hand 1) I can't help feeling like if these were just all regular PCs they'd be seriously in the mud And 2) imagine if you're a hardworking usually law abiding person who has been arrested before for this type of offence and you see Senior police officers get away with it what is that going to do to your view of the …

Just seen this. I hope it will see some positive improvement for those it affects. Home Office.GOV link: Supporting the wider policing community and their families. A few snippets: Looks like a good idea, if Parliament will debate & talk about police welfare. I can think of a few topics already.

A police dog known for having a "larger than life character" has died after chasing down two moped thieves, the Metropolitan Police said. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/police-dog-named-xavier-dies-on-active-duty/ar-AAXMATC?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=dea46c9194db4091a68bd623e8afb1f0

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/16/private-papers-show-extent-of-row-between-patel-and-police-leaders Home Office plans have been described as a power grab by chief constables and crime commissioners

Well worth a read about discussions at the Federation Conference. https://www.cheshirepolfed.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Cheshire-Police-Federation-Conference-Special-2022.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2pVSGY8DaLO6F9G0wCVPh-mgf2sldLsP5GnwRX5dJIy4O8ZcJq0Id8azo

A police force was accused of putting its woke agenda ahead of crime prevention yesterday after tweeting photos of a senior officer in a rainbow helmet. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10830903/Is-Britains-wokest-cop-Cambridge-superintendent-pictured-wearing-rainbow-helmet-patrol.html

https://news.met.police.uk/news/new-community-panels-begin-monitoring-the-mets-use-of-force-448070 Twelve panels comprised of local community members will review and feed back on police officers’ use of force in every London borough on a regular basis, starting this month.

https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2022-05-18/police-officer-tells-priti-patel-she-has-to-borrow-money-to-make-ends-meet A police officer has told the Home Secretary that she is only being paid "a couple of hundred pounds a month more than workers in McDonald's flipping burgers", as she struggles with the cost of living crisis.

Female police officers yesterday lifted the lid on the sexist abuse they endure from colleagues as a national conference was told misogyny was present in ‘every force’ in Britain. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10831317/Female-officers-report-misogyny-rife-UK-police-force.html