UK Policing News

Jump media player Media player help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionMet Police statement after a man was arrested over missing PC Gordon SempleHuman remains found in a flat are those of a police officer reported missing a week ago, his family has said. Met PC Gordon Semple, 59, was last seen on 1 April after leaving a meeting in Southwark, south-east London. On Thursday police found the remains at a flat on the Peabody Estate in Southwark Street. A man, 49, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. In a statement, Mr Semple's partner Gary Meeks and brother Ronnie said "our world will be worse without him". The Met sa…

officers sacked for gross misconduct Bedfordshire Police officers Christopher Thomas and Christopher Pitts breached professional conduct standards, a hearing found Two police officers have been sacked after they were found guilty of gross misconduct over the way they dealt with a man who has autism. Bedfordshire PCs Christopher Thomas and Christopher Pitts chased and detained Faruk Ali, 33, in Luton in 2014. The officers were cleared of misconduct in public office following a trial. But Leicestershire Police found they had a case to answer, and the pair were found to have breached standards of professional conduct. Mr Thomas was found to have breached four standards…

3 hours ago Police forces in England and Wales are to train an extra 1,500 firearms officers to help protect the public from terrorism. Many will be deployed in rapid-reaction teams, which will be on patrol and ready to react round the clock. There will also be more counter-terrorism teams outside London and 40 new armed response vehicles. The move will reverse a drop in the number of firearms officers from nearly 7,000 in 2009/10 to 5,875 in 2013/14. Downing Street said the increased network of armed police units would complement military contingency plans already in place to deploy up to 10,000 troops in the event of a terror attack. Most of the new officers wil…

I think most know my stance on this. This is being hailed as some 'new' power available to NHS Security but in reality the accreditation scheme has been around for years and years, it isn't anything new. Accreditation is a tough one because again the majority of the responsibility is shifted back onto the police for enforcement and actual implementation, I wonder how many prosecutions have originated from accredited staff nationally.

Jump media player Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. The 999 call handler told the woman police would not be attendingA woman called 999 because she was refused entry to McDonald's for being "too drunk". The woman said she had been at a nightclub opposite the restaurant in Albion Street in Leeds and was barred when she went to get food. She told the 999 call handler: "I went to McDonald's and they said I was too drunk to go in I'd had two drinks, I'd like a police officer please." The call handler said it was a matter for McDonald's and not the police. "It's not an emergency call, we won't be attending. Goodbye," he added. Tom Donoho…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-35917537 9 years. And that, according to the report is an 'extended' sentence.......... 9 years. For taking an innocent life. What a sorry state of affairs this country has become..........

A police force could become the first in the country to introduce cats in the fight against crime, after a five-year-old girl wrote to the chief constable. Eliza Adamson-Hopper contacted Durham Police chief Mike Barton suggesting cats would be good at listening out for danger and rescuing people from trees. She received a reply saying he would pass the idea on to an inspector. The force has now confirmed it will consider using felines in an as-yet unspecified role. Insp Richie Allen, of the dog support unit, said: "I can confirm the force is looking into recruiting what we believe to be the first UK police cat. "Their duties and responsibilities have not yet bee…

Police detective's dismissal Trevor Gray, who spent 14 months in prison, was found not guilty of rape after a retrial in 2014 A former detective sergeant wrongly convicted of rape has been granted a judicial review into his dismissal. After Trevor Gray was jailed in May 2012, his wife traced a witness whose evidence led to his conviction being quashed on appeal in 2013. When he returned to work, Mr Gray was suspended and then sacked following a Nottinghamshire Police investigation - a decision upheld by a tribunal. The review will take place on a date to be fixed between 25 April and 27 May. An Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) report into the origi…

The Sexual Offence Unit was originally set up to tackle crimes on the London transport network A specialist policing unit which investigates sexual offences on the Tube will not be disbanded the British Transport Police (BTP) has confirmed. BTP said it had "unintentionally caused concern" by suggesting a new operating model, which meant all officers would investigate sexual offences. It said it would now carry out an "urgent review" of its plans. The number of sex crimes reported on London transport rose by over a third last year. The Sexual Offence Unit was originally set up to tackle crimes on the London transport network. British Transport Police The number of…

Eliza's mother described Mike Barton's response as "very sweet" and "not bog-standard" A police force could become the first in the country to introduce cats in the fight against crime, after a five-year-old girl wrote to the chief constable. Eliza Adamson-Hopper contacted Durham Police chief Mike Barton suggesting cats would be good at listening out for danger and rescuing people from trees. She received a reply saying he would pass the idea on to an inspector. The force has now confirmed it will consider using felines in an as-yet unspecified role. Insp Richie Allen, of the dog support unit, said: "I can confirm the force is looking into recruiting what we believe t…