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SECURIZINE ISSUE 80 25th April 2007
Following the success at last year's Police Arbitration Tribunal hearing and the award of 3% to all UK police officers you may be aware that Tony McNulty, the Police Minister, announced a review of both police pay and the negotiating machinery.
President Addresses Drugs and Terrorism
ACPO President Ken Jones addresses the two key issues of drugs and terrorism in the latest issue of the Association's journal, Policing Today, which has now been published.
Chief Constable to be made Fellow of University
Gloucestershire's Chief Constable Dr Timothy Brain is to be made a Fellow of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. Dr Brain studied at the university from 1972 when he read history, obtaining a first class honours degree in 1975, and subsequently his PhD.
Calls
for Debate Women and Ethnic Minority Recruitment
Employment
legislation should be changed if the police is to meet Home Office
recruitment targets for female and minority ethnic officers.
Home Office employment targets set at 7 per cent for minority ethnic
officers and 35 per cent for women by 2009 could take between 17
and 23 years to achieve unless measures are taken.
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IPCC
Appeal for Two Witnesses - Death of Ali Farah Bullaleh in Southampton
‘Is
this a picture of you or someone you know? If so please contact
us,’ Ian Bynoe, Independent Police Complaints Commissioner
for the South West said yesterday. ‘These two men were walking
southwards down Bevois Valley Road, Southampton in the early hours
of Sunday 12th November 2006.
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Reliance
on Classics
For the third year running Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd will
be sponsoring the British Police Symphony Orchestra. The BPSO, which
consists of 85 members drawn from serving and retired police officers,
police staff and family; have seven main fixtures in 2007.
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Trees
Planted to Commemorate 150 Years of Policing
Six
trees have been planted at police HQ, Ripley to commemorate the
150th anniversary of the Derbyshire Constabulary.
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Man
Arrested for Selling CS Spray on Internet
Eighty-Five
canisters of CS spray were recovered by Hertfordshire's Western
Area Tactical Team following a search warrant under the Firearms
Act. Police believe 100 canisters were sold over the past few months
nationwide via Ebay and possibly abroad for about £10 each.
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Durham
Aims to Ensure Problem Free Elections
The
head of Durham Constabulary's Economic Crime Unit is casting his
vote to ensure the local government elections go ahead next month
(May) without a hitch.
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New
Equality Scheme Launched to Promote Fairness
Kent
Police is driving forward its commitment to equality with the launch
of a new scheme that promotes fair treatment and opportunity for
men and women, whether they work for the force or are members of
the public.
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Horses
Back on the Beat in Fife
Police
horses are back on the beat in Fife. Clydesdales Scout and Admiral
are being deployed at the Links Market in Kirkcaldy as part-time
recruits to Fife Police, on loan from Lothian and Borders Police.
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Patrols
Mileage Measured
Community
police officers in Northampton and Daventry are to be given pedometers
to see how many miles they walk on their patrols.
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OAPs
Fund Headcams
An over-60s group in Northamptonshire has bought a helmet camera
for PCSOs in the town. Having seen local police officers using a
helmet cam, the Brackley and District Evergreen Club decided to
buy another camera specifically for the PCSOs.
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Off
Duty Officer in Rescue Drama
A
South Yorkshire off duty officer helped coax down a woman threatening
to kill herself.PC Tony Fitzwilliam had been passing when he heard
a female screaming and had gone to help.
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Officers
Disciplined in Child Abduction Investigation
Two
South Wales officers involved in a child abduction case were reprimanded
following a misconduct hearing.
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Vehicle
Crime Initiatives Discussed at Conference
New
initiatives to bring down vehicle crime were discussed at the National
Vehicle Crime Conference taking place at Gaydon Motor Heritage Centre,
Warwickshire on Tuesday April 24th and Wednesday April 25th.
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SECURIZINE ISSUE 79 19th April 2007
Sickness
Figures Distorted, says Met
A news article accusing officers of taking almost three weeks off
sick a year is 'just untrue', according to the force. In a letter
to the Evening Standard, the force said it was 'surprised and disappointed'
by the article which 'distorted our officer sickness statistics.
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Stress-Busting
Scheme Cuts Sick Days by a Quarter
Kent
Police has spoken of how it has managed to reduce officer absenteeism
by a quarter since 2003. This is due to a wellbeing initiative introduced
in conjunction with business psychology firm Robertson Cooper.
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Station
'Not Kept Clean'
A
London police station has been criticised for the poor state of
its cells by an independent group of inspectors. The police station
in Kentish Town, Camden, was visited by the local Independent Custody
Visitors (ICV) body.
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Kent
Officer Killed in Collision
Kent Police has confirmed that an off duty police officer died in
a road traffic collision on the M2 coastbound carriageway on Friday
6th April. PC Mark Bloomfield, 39 years old, was a police officer
based in North Kent.
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Attempted
Arrest Leads to Broken Leg
A
South Yorkshire police sergeant is recovering in hospital with a
suspected broken leg after an incident in Sheffield on Friday 13th
April 2007.
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Crackdown
on Vehicles with Dangerous Cargos
ACPO’s
recent crackdown on vehicles transporting dangerous goods took place
towards the end of March with 25 forces around the UK stopping a
total of 505 vehicles.
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CCTV
Team Gets Pat on the Back
Cambridgeshire
Chief Superintendent Rob Needle has commended members of Cambridge
City Council's CCTV Team for their work in the nine years since
the team was established.
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New
Laws on Child Sex Offenders 'Not Ready'
The
Home Office has issued a statement to say no decisions have been
made about child sex offenders' legislation. The move is in response
to conflicting news reports that decisions had been made on how
to handle information on sex offenders and whether their whereabouts
should be made public.
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Ethnic
Officers Fail to Gain Senior Met Positions
Just
three out of nearly 100 applications for senior roles at the Met
have come from ethnic minority candidates, according to a Police
Minister. In the last four years, the Met has held interviews for
a number of Commander posts and four Deputy Assistant Commissioner
roles.
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Force
Favourite Leads the Way at the National
Merseyside Police's Chief Constable Bernard Hogan-Howe was riding
high as he led in the winner of the 2007 John Smith's Grand National
at the Aintree Festival. Mr Hogan-Howe escorted the winning steed,
Silver Birch, out to the winner's enclosure, riding 17-year-old
police horse, Kinsale.
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Hampshire
Keeps the Faith
A
dedicated multi faith room has been set up at Hampshire Constabulary's
Southern Support and Training Headquarters at Netley. The room is
the first of its kind in the force and is designed to cater for
the meditation and prayer needs of a large variety of faiths.
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Initiative
to Sort out Neighbours from Hell
Dozens
of Family Intervention Projects are to be set up to tackle the menace
of nightmare neighbours. Up to 53 Family Intervention Projects (FIPs)
will troubleshoot around 1,500 families a year across England.
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Horses
for Courses
A
North Staffs detective is set to become the 'hands-on' equivalent
of a horse whisperer by qualifying as a regional instructor in a
leading holistic horse discipline.
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Leicestershire
PCSOs get Biking
Community
support officers from Blaby local policing unit are getting on their
bikes to patrol their neighbourhoods more efficiently.
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A
Little Card is a Big Hand for Vulnerable and Intimidated Witnesses
A
credit card sized guide for police officers is set to make a big
difference to the lives of vulnerable and intimidated witnesses
and victims. The pocket guide gives frontline officers information
on how to identify and help those witnesses and victims who need
extra assistance in giving evidence.
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Northants
- Bring on the Horses
Police
horses have been patrolling the town centres of Corby and Wellingborough
as part of the ongoing countywide crackdown on crime and anti-social
behaviour.
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IPCC
Dismisses Racist Complaint
Dorset
Police has welcomed an IPCC report which dismissed evidence of racial
abuse and assault by an officer as he arrested Olufemi Ijebuode
in Bournemouth.
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Police
Set to Swoop from the Skies on Speeders
Drivers
who speed during Trans-European road rallies face losing their prized
cars. Police and Gendarmerie forces have enlisted air support to
help them swoop on ‘car crazies' travelling at excessive speed
during trans-European rallies.
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ACPO
Child Road Safety Initiative
Police
across the UK will join forces next week to target the biggest killer
of young people in Europe – road accidents.
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School
Transport Targeted in Safety Initiative
Up
to 1,350 vehicles were stopped last month during a two week, police
and multi agency operation to clamp down on unsafe school transport.
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SECURIZINE ISSUE 78 12th April 2007
Lawrence
Corruption Report Due in Summer
The
Independent Police Complaints Commission has provided an update on
the investigation into allegations made in BBC TV's 'The boys who
killed Stephen Lawrence.'
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Metal
Arches at Train Stations to Improve Safety
A new tactic to improve the safety of revellers out in Watford town
centre was implemented by police on Easter Sunday.
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Tagging
Will Increase
West Yorkshire Police, The Home Office, Group 4 Securicor, the National
Probation Service, Youth Offending Teams, the Prison and Court Services,
and the Local Criminal Justice Board amongst others, came from across
the region to improve understanding of what can be achieved through
the use of electronic monitoring..
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Over
6,000 Police Resigned in Last Three Years
More than 6,000 police officers have resigned in the last three years,
it has been reported. A survey of all British forces, including transport
police and those in Scotland and Northern Ireland, was carried out
by a police journal according to the Daily Express.
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Ex-Suffolk
Chief Criticises Bureaucracy
The outgoing chief constable of Suffolk Police has expressed his dissatisfaction
at levels of bureaucracy which he says are stymieing officers' abilities
to carry out their roles.
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Man
Jailed for Shooting Met Officer
A 23-year-old man from West Norwood in London, has been jailed for
shooting a Met police officer. Dwayne Reid was found guilty of GBH
with intent; possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life
and possession of a firearm whilst prohibited to do so.
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Three
Charged in Connection with 7th July Terrorist Attacks
Following a police operation by the Metropolitan Police and West Yorkshire
Police, Mohammed Shakil, age 30 from Beeston, West Yorkshire, Sadeer
Saleem, aged 26 from Beeston, West Yorkshire and Waheed Ali, age 23,
from Tower Hamlets, East London, (but previously from Beeston, West
Yorkshire and recently known as Shipon Ullah), have been charged.
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GMP's
Response to IPCC's Findings on Cochrane Murders
South Manchester Chief Superintendent Alan Cooper said: ‘This
was a tragic set of circumstances and we would once again want to
pass on our heartfelt and sincere sympathies to the Cochrane family,
and in particular to Lucy and David who have been left without their
parents because of the actions of the Connors.
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Child
Rescue Alert Extended to North West
Child
Rescue Alert (CRA) is now available in Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater
Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, North Wales, and the Isle of Man,
with the full involvement and co-operation of British Transport Police.
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Police
Divert Hundreds who Misuse Alcohol
Devon and Cornwall police has carried out its 250th alcohol misuse
intervention in just six weeks. The
Plymouth after Dark Project has succeeded in carrying out its 250th
Alcohol Misuse Intervention.
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Cumbria
in all time Crime Low
Cumbria Constabulary has announced its best ever performance figures.
In the last twelve months the Constabulary has reduced: Violent crime
by 12%; Criminal damage by 8%; House burglary by 25%; Robbery by 24%;
Theft from a motor vehicle by 12%
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Essex
Celebrates Number of PCSOs
Essex
Police is celebrating having the fifth largest number of police community
support officers (PCSOs) in England and Wales.
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Special
Role to Target Arson
A new role, the first of its kind in the country has been created
as part of a drive to put a stop to arson in Warwickshire.
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Gloucs
Launches 2010 Vision
Gloucestershire
Constabulary and Police Authority has launched its new three-year
development plan.
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These
PSCO Boots were Made for Walking
A Northamptonshire Police Community Support Officer has walked 155
miles across her beat in just four weeks.
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Federation
Issues Pension Advice
The
Police Federation has published guidance on gender-based commutation
that exists in the police pension scheme.
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Study
Shows Mobile Phone Barring Works
Tests
show that most mobile phones can't be used after they're stolen. There's
now less reason for criminals to steal mobile phones as recent changes
made by mobile phone networks, at the government's request, mean most
phones stop working within hours of being reported stolen.
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Rockdoor's
Strength and Security Interests the Police
Rockdoor,
the UK composite door manufacturer, is known for its strength and
security. It is so strong and secure that three local police forces
- Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside, have all made the
trip to Rockdoor's state of the art factory to find out more.
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IiP
Accreditation Extended for Constabulary
Gloucestershire Constabulary has had its Investors in People (IiP)
accreditation extended until April 2010 following its latest inspection
by IiP assessors.
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SECURIZINE ISSUE 77 5th April 2007
New
Policing Agency goes Live
The
new National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA), has officially
launched.
The agency will work for the police service, offering direct support
to forces in order to help them do their jobs more effectively.
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HMIC
Report Raises Concerns
A
report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) has
cast a worrying doubt on the number of police officers available
to attend to 999 calls in some areas.
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SOCA
has Successful First Year
Removing
Class A drugs from the streets, establishing international communications
networks to monitor 'Mr Bigs' and preventing mass fraud have all
been key achievements of the first year's operation of the Serious
Organised Crime Agency (SOCA).
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'Talking'
CCTV Cameras Spreading Across the Country
Home
Secretary John Reid has unveiled plans to expand the use of 'talking'
CCTV cameras across the country. Loudspeakers are being fitted to
cameras in 20 areas, allowing CCTV operators to bark commands at
people committing anti-social behaviour.
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IPCC
Criticised for Four Years
None
of the West Midlands police officers acquitted of criminal offences
following the death of Michael Powell four years ago will face disciplinary
charges, amid criticisms over the length of time the case has taken.
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City
of London Police Named Lead Force on Fraud
Steps
to create a national fraud body will provide an increased role for
City of London Police, amongst a further package of anti-fraud measures
unveiled by the Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith this week at a
conference in central London.
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Cartoon
Capers to Tackle Car Crime
Avon and Somerset are entering the animation age this week in a
bid to get the car crime prevention message across to young people.
'Car Thief Keith' features a character called Keith who attempts
to break into a car.
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Cleveland
Clever with Cash, According to Audit Commission
A
public watchdog has ranked Cleveland Police amongst the top performing
forces when it comes to financial management and delivering value
for money to the public.
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Man
Killed by Drug-Related Delirium, not Taser
A
42 year-old Menasha man who died hours after police shot him with
an electric stun gun died from the effects of cocaine intoxication,
Winnebago County Coroner Barry Busby ruled.
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Horse
Patrols Return to the Streets of Essex
Essex
Police Authority has approved reinstating a mounted section of Essex
Police and the public will see horses back on the streets of Essex
within six months.
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Market
Research Benefits Emergency Planning Units
A
common technology standard across command rooms and increased training
on interactive technologies could lead to major benefits for Emergency
Planning Units, according to new market research.
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Merseyside
Launches Roads Unit
Merseyside’s
Chief Constable has increased the numbers of officers dedicated
to policing the regions roads by 40% since he started with the Force,
an increase of 35 officers.
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Tory
Police Shake-Up Planned
Proposals
for a radical shake-up of the police that would shift political
control and funding decisions to local communities will be announced
by David Cameron on behalf of the Conservative Party this week.
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New
Unit to Tackle Terrorism
Greater
Manchester Police has established a new unit to tackle the terrorist
threat locally. The GMP Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) draws together
existing expertise and has been boosted by additional officers and
staff. The Unit became operational this week.
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