UK Policing News

Telegraph View: A Royal Comission on the nature and purpose of police forces is required The police forces of England and Wales are based on a model constructed more than 50 years ago on the recommendations of the royal commission that reported in 1962. The Police Act two years later reduced around 160 borough and city police forces, each overseen by a watch committee, to 43. For full story please use following link. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11840152/What-are-the-police-for.html I for one won't hold my breath. Really don't think the current government would risk a completely independent review of the police service, it could prove emba…

Source Oh dear, can't have the poor girl feeling any hardship can we now. I mean how awful would that be for her? How about unpaid work to the amount she would have earned to pay the fine if she was paid national minimum wage? Or how about a fine suspended until she does have the means? Or basically anything other than "well you assaulted 2 officers but it's ok"?

Cops may sue Government over budget cuts Police face funding crisis West Midlands Police may mount a legal challenge against the Government about the way it has consulted on new plans to fund policing. The news comes as the force fears it could lose more than half its funding by the year 2020 and find it difficult to protect the public. Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson said the force is facing “the most serious situation since its formation in 1974.” Government cuts announced by the Chancellor in July, and a new funding formula for police forces, could see the West Midlands lose 55 per cent of its funds. The Home Office launched a consultation about…

....is more Lords...........and less coppers. Austerity.................is for other people. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34072201 According to the BBC report, the House of Lords annual 'budget', is roughly £100million, of which £20 million is expenses/allowances. You'd think, with nearly 800 people entitled to be there, that they'd have to wait for a few to die before chucking more lucky individuals in there. It's gotta be cramped pretty much all the time in there, surely??? What is interesting is that the House of Lords is now the world's 2nd largest legislative body - second only to China's National People's Congress. And they said…

This is one of the most crazy things i have ever read. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/policewoman-who-swore-on-tea-break-is-disciplined-by-the-psni-31495853.html

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/aug/21/metropolitan-police-burglaries-labour-budget-cuts-conservatives The Metropolitan police solved six out of every 100 burglaries last year, nearly half the rate their officers cleared up five years ago. Britain’s biggest police force said it solved 12% of burglaries in 2010-11. Labour said the sharp fall in the clear-up rate since then was due to budget cuts imposed by the Conservatives, but the Met said the way it counted the figures had changed.

A Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) has been injured after a driver pulled out of traffic, mounted the kerb and knocked her over, police said. The incident happened in Stockport at about 19:35 BST on Thursday after she had been dealing with congestion which had built up following a crash. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said the motorist "drove towards the PCSO" on the junction of Spring Gardens and Waterloo Road. She is now recovering in hospital. Police said the PCSO "tried to get out of the way" when the car came towards her but the driver then "mounted the kerb and knocked her over before continuing to drive off and making no attempts to stop". Det Sgt Da…

Image caption The man, believed to be in his 40s, was pronounced dead at Cedar Road in Enfield A man has been shot dead by police in London. The man was shot outside a property in Cedar Road, Enfield, shortly before 23:50 BST on Sunday, the Met Police said. A spokesman said the man, described as white and believed to be in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers had earlier been called to a property in Barnet amid reports of a man, in possession of what was believed to be a gun, making threats to kill. A non-police firearm was recovered from the scene in Cedar Road, the force said. The incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Com…

Image caption Istiak Yusuf's family are said to be "very eager" to find out the circumstances of his death Investigation of a man's death in custody is incomplete because the police watchdog is awaiting forensic test results, a coroner has heard. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has questioned three of five officers issued with misconduct notices after Istiak Yusuf's death. Mr Yusuf, 25, died in a cell at Luton police station in June. A pre-inquest hearing was told the others would be quizzed when substances found on Mr Yusuf had been analysed. Ampthill Coroners Court heard the IPCC investigation is expected to be concluded prior to the full inques…

Image caption Sir Graham Bright took up office in November 2012 Cambridgeshire's Police and Crime Commissioner has announced he will close a police station and a number of other buildings may be sold. Conservative Sir Graham Bright, said it was important to "rationalise" the buildings, including the closure of the Bridge Street station in Peterborough. The force needs to make savings of £19.3m by the end of 2019-20. In his draft annual report, Sir Graham said he had balanced the budget while protecting front-line services. The PCC, whose office is in charge of managing the force's £35m estate, said the decision to close the station was made as part of a move to centr…

Three officers are claiming they were racially discriminated against while working for Cleveland Police. The claims come as the force is already engaged in an employment tribunal with an Asian firearms officer who also claims he suffered racial discrimination. Cleveland Police has denied racism in that case and said the new claims will be decided at a tribunal. One former employee said the force is "in crisis". Sultan Alam, a former officer at Cleveland Police who was wrongfully jailed after being framed by his colleagues, said the Home Office should look closely at the force. Speaking to BBC Tees' Neil Green, Mr Alam said: "I think the force is critically damaged …

Image caption PCC Paddy Tipping says senior police officers will work across several forces in the East Midlands Three East Midlands' police forces are drawing up plans to share some staff including assistant chief constables in a move to cut costs. Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire will introduce the changes by early 2016. The three forces already work together on major crime and forensics units. Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner Paddy Tipping said some job losses were likely, but did not have an exact figure. 'Painful' times"We have reduced the number of assistant chief constables, resource officers, we're going to continue to do that…