UK Policing News

The front desk in Acocks Green will be one of three to close at the end of January Cuts 'threaten 1,000 police jobs' Seventeen police front desks are to close across the West Midlands by March, the force has announced. West Midlands Police revealed plans to shut 27 of its offices in November, saying they were poorly used by the public. Three - Acocks Green, Moseley and Sparkhill - will close at the end of January, with a further 14 to follow on 28 February. The remaining 10 counters are expected to close by the autumn The Unite union said about 90 jobs were thought to be at risk. Almost all of those who work on front desks are civilian staff. The West Midlands forc…

Paul Crowther told MPs the force has investigated its approach to information management The chief constable of British Transport Police has denied suspending three officers for whistleblowing over concerns about data handling. Paul Crowther told MPs he took allegations of incompetence at the Cardiff office "very seriously". It follows a BBC Wales inquiry in which the officers claimed the safety of police and public had been put at risk. Home Affairs Committee chairman Keith Vaz said the MPs were "not pleased" to hear of the suspensions. He had called Mr Crowther to give evidence at the House of Commons following the revelations. One of the whistleblowers who spok…

This has now been confirmed as a plot to kill police officers. What will Theresa May's response be? Cut our pay a bit more & slag us off again I expect.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30858871?SThisFB

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2911950/UK-Border-Agency-officer-helped-fake-lawyer-boyfriend-immigrants-113-000-fund-gambling-habit.html I am pretty angry at reading this story - not least because I believe public servants have a duty to the public and not themselves. Mind you, she may not have been up to the standard of other recruits but got a pass for diver4sity reasons - cynical, I know, but as I was turned down for a immigration job because I had spent more than 5 years outside UK (most of my time overseas has been working for either the UK or US governments) I begin to wonder what criteria are applied to recruits. However, my real anger is reserved …

North Wales Police is set to lose 35 police officers as part of cuts People living in north Wales could see an above-inflation increase in their council tax bill for policing. Police and Crime Commissioner Winston Roddick said a proposed rise of 3.44% or £7.83 a year for a Band D property, "is not unreasonable". He warned North Wales Police faced budget cuts of £15.5m in the next four years, including £4.4m this year. Frontline services have been protected as far as possible, he said in a report for a police and crime panel meeting. The proposed rise will be discussed at Monday's meeting. North Wales Police is expected to lose 35 police officers and 19 police comm…

Thames Valley Police was the only police force in the UK to miss all targets for background checks last year. All Disclosure and Barring Service checks must be done in 60 days and up to the end of November last year the force had failed to meet this. Teacher Steve Vintner said he had lost £1,000 of work due to the delay. A spokesman for Thames Valley Police service said there had been a higher than forecast volume of applicants. The targets are for 85% of checks to be completed in 14 days, 90% in 18 days, 95% in 25 days and 100% of checks completed in 60 days. 'Clear plan developed' A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said: "TVP has received a higher than forecast …