UK Policing News

The controversial former chief of Police Scotland is to fill Dame Cressida Dick's post as the caretaker head of Britain's largest police force. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10662875/Shamed-ex-Police-Scotland-chief-Sir-Steve-House-temporarily-reins-Met.html

NEWLY recruited police officers are complaining of "feeling sick" during emergency blue light runs and see parents "moan when they are late off work". https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1585943/police-news-recruits-feel-sick-blue-lights-force-shortages-austerity

A homeowner facing repossession was cleared of affray after a judge told a jury that he had every right to defend his home against two policemen who entered illegally, punched and Tasered him. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10648303/Sheerness-man-Tasered-punched-face-police-judge-rules-right-defend-home.html

A drug dealer nicknamed ‘Mr Big’ escaped custody and went on the run for 40 days after ‘incompetent’ police officers tasked with monitoring him watched TV and scrolled on their mobile phones. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/drug-dealer-escaped-custody-as-incompetent-police-officers-looked-at-phones/ar-AAV08f9?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531

https://www.college.police.uk/article/live-facial-recognition-technology-guidance-published We've published new authorised professional practice to ensure police forces in England and Wales take a consistent approach when using technology to find individuals who are sought by the police – known as live facial recognition. The guidance also provides a clear legal and ethical framework for its use. Not comfortable with them using the technology but think it's good they've at least published guidance on its use. This should be the case for every major technology the police use, including IMSI catchers. Forces regularly reject FOI requests on that (IMSI catch…

The Police Federation have successfully taken the IOPC to court and won damages for 6 Police Officers after undue lengthy complaints investigations. It has been mentioned on here before that legal action could possibly be taken. https://www.polfed.org/news/latest-news/2022/successful-pfew-legal-action-holds-iopc-to-account/

A Metropolitan Police officer accused of raping and sexually assaulting two female colleagues told a 'crying' woman that 'the only reason I f*** you from behind is so that I don't have to look at your face', a misconduct hearing has been told. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10636725/Met-officer-raped-two-female-colleagues-subjected-physical-assault-hearing-told.html

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/nov/03/labour-peers-urge-greater-scrutiny-plans-police-camera-drones Two Labour peers have demanded greater parliamentary scrutiny of police plans to use surveillance cameras mounted on drones after it emerged that forces across England and Wales could deploy the technology What are the current safeguards on the use of surveillance drones. For example - Can any officer decide to deploy one? (assuming one is available) - How long is footage from the drone kept? - Who has access to the stored footage? What measures are taken to ensure an officer not authorized to see the footage can't access it? -…

A Metropolitan Police officer headbutted a City bar manager after he and his colleagues were accused of breaking Covid rules on a boozy night out. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/met-officer-headbutted-barman-police-flouted-rule-of-six-drinks-binge-city-london-crime-b987526.html Flashing your warrant card do not give you the right to headbutt someone.

Police should have GP-style licences and a 'fitness to practise' test every five years to weed out bad behaviour, according to a landmark report. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10587963/Police-face-fitness-practise-checks-five-years-bid-root-bad-apples.html

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/25/victims-systematically-failed-in-england-and-wales-report-finds Joint inspection by two government watchdogs identifies multiple failings in police and criminal justice system Only 1.3% of reported rapes being charged seems awful. But if its usually one word against another with no witnesses, and assuming we keep the principle of the prosecution having to prove someones guilt beyond reasonable doubt, what if anything can actually be done? Also wondered about this bit "It also suggested the police and the CPS should work together to ensure that a defendant’s “bad character” is considered in all rape cases foll…

Shocking footage has emerged of a police officer being beaten and robbed of his pocket radio during a horrific attack by a gang of thugs. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10584113/Police-officer-beaten-floor-attack-gang.html What scum with yobs who attack police officers and when they go to court they get a very long sentence .

A man from Wakefield has admitted to posting online messages fantasising about abusing children and possessing thousands of child sexual abuse images. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/police-special-constable-admits-online-child-sexual-abuse-offences

A serving Metropolitan Police officer has admitted soliciting a prostitute after being caught in a sting operation carried out by his own force. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10566167/Serving-Met-Police-officer-38-convicted-soliciting-prostitute-caught-sting.html