UK Policing News

Unemployed thug ordered to pay compensation to woman PC... and even Police Federation 'astonished' by size of award A female police officer has been awarded £1,000 compensation from a criminal who spat at her when she was trying to restrain him. PC Sarah Botham feared she could have caught hepatitis from the spittle of unemployed father of two Lee Birtles, but tests later proved negative. Her compensation award is the maximum allowed by law - and even the local Police Federation described the penalty as 'quite astonishing'. Police: A PC has been awarded £1,000 compensation by a detainee who spat at her (file photo) Birtles narrowly avoided prison at Barnsley Magis…

http://www.bbc.co.uk...sussex-14767601 Philip Savidge was a police officer for six years and now he has let himself down his force and his family :D when it was is job to catch Paedophiles

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20730717 27 dead so far, including children, at a primary school in the US............ Dreadful............. Reporting that at least 18 children have been murdered.....the gunman is reported to be dead.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21243734 Good news they made more arrests and assets seized.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jan/28/police-ballot-right-to-strike Thoughts? For the record, I would be in complete agreement that The Police have a right to strike. Sorry, I've just realised I should have started this topic under "The Beat". Moderators please feel free to move it, thanks.

- I hope the day never comes when the Home Office pick a foreign cop to lead the Met, having said that, he couldn't be much worse than BHH, who is quickly becoming like Ian Blair, a disaster. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9820566/US-supercop-wants-to-lead-the-Met-Police.html

This is awful. The poor girl has been through so much and for what? It's just a good thing she didn't take her own life. I find it sad her mother was saying how much time they had for the police as well. It doesn't take much to find out the circumstances of what really happened at a job and especially if her mother turns up and says about her difficulties you don't just ignore it! Queue people commenting saying 'how do you know the mother was who she said she was? or she wasn't drunk?' etc. How did it get to the stage they were even still trying to give her a fixed penalty though after arrest when it was proven she hadn't been drinking? I don't think people consider othe…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-21197513

Met faces landmark ruling for 'unlawful' mass roll-out of Tasers in police cars28 January 2013 Scotland Yard is facing a High Court action over a decision to put Taser stun guns in all response cars in London. The Met Commissioner is accused of acting unlawfully by approving the mass deployment of the weapon without public consultation. Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe and the Mayor’s Office for Policing face the legal challenge amid growing concern among politicians and rights campaigners about the safety of Tasers, which send out a 50,000-volt shock and can temporarily disable suspects. Sir Bernard announced the roll out after four unarmed police officers were seriously injur…

My immediate thoughts are it will fail because it's length of service rather than age, and although generally that means they will all be at least 48 years of age and around the same age, they could probably be anywhere from 48-60 theoretically.

-- It should be the 'best man for the job', not, lets have someone from the ethnic community just to improve the figures. http://www.telegraph...rimination.html

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-21138384

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-21222037

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21143199 Yep, this is going to work. What a ridiculous idea. "Excuse me Mr Garda, can I please have a permit to allow me to drink and drive ?"