SECURIZINE ISSUE 119 28th February 2008

Government to Back-date Allowance Increase
Despite the current stalemate on the police pay settlement 2007/08, continued pressure by the Police Federation and the presence of 25,000 off-duty officers marching through London has forced the hand of the Home Secretary on other payments for the same period.
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Authority Sets Cheshire Police Budget
At a meeting on 26th February, Cheshire Police Authority agreed a budget that will secure improvement to policing services. The council tax for a Band D household will increase by £1.64 per month.
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Dyfed Police Authority Sets Prudent Budget
The average householder will pay just 15p per week more next year for the services delivered by Dyfed-Powys Police after the Force’s budget for 2008/09 was set last Monday.
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Suffolk Police Authority Sets Council Tax
Suffolk Police Authority has agreed a 9% increase in the Council Tax precept for 2008/2009.
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43 Pence Per Day to Pay for Northants Policing Services
Northamptonshire Police Authority members have approved a 4.9 per cent council tax increase for 2008/09.
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IPCC's Jurisdiction Extended to Cover Border and Immigration Agency
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) took over responsibility for the way serious incidents and complaints involving Border and Immigration Agency (BIA) staff are handled on Monday 25th February.
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Notts Chief Constable Accepts IPCC Report
The Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police has accepted the IPCC’s report into events leading up to the deaths of John and Joan Stirland and has pledged to 'learn every lesson there is to learn'.
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Gwent Police Internal Investigation
Four Gwent police officers have this week been subject to a misconduct hearing concerning the misuse of police vehicles whilst on duty.
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South Yorks Officer To Face Driving Charge
A South Yorkshire Police constable has been summonsed to face a charge of driving without due care and attention following an Independent Police Complaints Commission investigation into an incident in which a man was critically injured.
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Police Appeal Following Assault
Officers in St Albans are appealing for witnesses and information following a fracas in St Peter's Street on Sunday, February 24th during which an on-duty police dog handler was assaulted.
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Former MPS Detention Officer Jailed Following IPCC Investigation
The conviction of a Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) detention officer for misconduct in public office follows an Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) managed investigation of the death in police custody of Robert Kavarz on 2nd July 2005.
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IPCC Concludes Investigation of MPS Attempted Murder Inquiry
Two police officers have each received a written warning and another two given words of advice following an Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) managed inquiry into the running of a Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) attempted murder investigation.
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Metropolitan Police Authority - February Meeting
A meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) will be held on Thursday 28th February and will consider the MPA crime data recording scrutiny. Following concerns raised by both the MPA and MPS about the accuracy of MPS crime recording.
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Launch of Major Policing Inquiry in Newark
The Home Affairs Committee launched its first major inquiry into 'Policing in the 21 Century' at Kelham Hall in Newark on Monday 25th February.
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Police Numbers - From Northants Police Federation
Following the news that Police officer numbers are to be axed Danny Kelk Chair of Northamptonshire Police Federation says, 'Whilst it is most disappointing to hear this news it has to be tempered with the fact that no police officer will lose their job.
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Section 30 Dispersal Order Praised in Ware
Officers and council officials in East Herts have hailed the success of the Section 30 dispersal order in Ware which was granted in November.
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Ganz C-Allviews are Surveillance Choice for Thames Valley Police
Joining forces to improve CCTV surveillance of Aylesbury town centre, Thames Valley Police and Aylesbury District Council have chosen the latest Ganz C-Allview high-speed ruggedised PTZ cameras to monitor two key road intersections.
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Luton Goes Digital
Luton's Town Centre CCTV system which was installed in 1998, plays a major role in helping Luton Borough Council achieve its crime reduction objectives.
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Public Satisfaction and Confidence Rise
The latest MPS Public Attitude reveals Londoners' satisfaction and confidence in policing in London has improved.
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Violent Crime In South Yorks at Lowest Level for Three Years
Closer partnership work has helped South Yorkshire Police to reduce violent crime levels to their lowest for three years.
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Announcement on the Future of the Northumbria 101 Service
The Northumbria 101 Partnership has expressed disappointment at the end of the 101 non-emergency number service within the Northumberland and Tyne & Wear area.
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ACPO Comments on DNA Exchange
An ACPO spokesperson said, 'We would like to reassure members of the public that the police service is responding urgently to the data received from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) with details of individuals who have committed crimes abroad.
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Police Federation Response to Government Plan
Responding to the launch of the Government’s plan to tackle violent action, Jan Berry, Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, says: 'Police officers remain dedicated to tackling violent crime and violent offenders, but I fear that much of today’s announcement is nothing more than sticking plaster solutions.
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Countering Violent Extremism
Preventing a further UK terrorist attack depends upon effective local policing in partnership with local authorities, community and neighbourhood organisations, CC Sir Norman Bettison has said.
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Bahrain Senior Officer Delegation Visits Northants Police
Senior police officers from Bahrain are visiting Northamptonshire Police today (Wednesday 27 February). The delegation includes the two most senior female officers in the Bahrain Police and a member of the Bahrain royal family.
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Eindhoven Officers Visit West Mercia
13 police officers from the Netherlands spent Thursday 21st February at West Mercia Constabulary finding out more about intelligence led policing.
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Essex Winners Receive Tour of Helicopter and Boats
A competition was organised by police community support officers (PCSOs) Anne-Marie Hayden-Case and Danielle Rushton-Hickman for different age groups at the September 2007 Harlow Town Show.
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ACPO Response to 2008 Drugs Strategy
Responding to the launch of the Government’s 2008 Drug Strategy 'Drugs: Protecting Families and Communities', Deputy Chief Constable Howard Roberts, Vice Chair of the ACPO Drugs Committee, said:
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Police Fly ‘Gay Pride Flag’ Alongside Their Own
To celebrate the ‘Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History Month’ in the UK, South Wales Police is flying the Gay Pride Flag at police headquarters in Bridgend.
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Rebel With a Paws
Tayside Police's latest canine recruit, a ten-week-old German Shepherd puppy, made a special trip to St Ninian's Primary School in Dundee on 22/02/08 where the pupils held a competition to name him.
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Lost Love Letter - Monica Traced
The author of a 68 year old love letter that was stolen in a burglary, has been traced. The letter was written by a lady called Monica in May 1940 from an address in Eldon Avenue, Borehamwood and posted to the author's new fiancé Gunner Bill Miller, who was then stationed at Aldershot Barracks.
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SECURIZINE ISSUE 118 21st February 2008

Disc Listing Foreign Criminals Lost for a Year 
Serious offenders on the run from the Netherlands have been able to commit further crimes in Britain after the Crown Prosecution Service mislaid a computer disc containing their details.
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NPIA Plays Central Role in Delivering Police Mobile Solutions
The National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) will manage the distribution of the £50 million provided by government to help increase the efficiency of the police service. This move follows a number of reports on policing, including the findings in Sir Ronnie Flanagan's review.
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ACPO Comment on Neighbourhood Watch Schemes
In response to the national news reports surrounding the Neighbourhood Watch scheme published on the 12th February, Frank Whiteley, Chief Constable of Hertfordshire Constabulary and ACPO (The Association of Chief Police Officers) lead on Neighbourhood Watch has commented.
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Derby Chief Disappointment at Budget
Derbyshire Constabulary's Chief Constable has expressed his disappointment following the budget set by the county's Police Authority. Following more than 15 hours of discussions over two days members of the authority agreed a budget of £157.2m - nearly two million pounds less than what the force said it needed.
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Essex Police Precept Rises by just 11p a Week
Essex Police Authority has approved a budget of £251m for the force for 2008/9. The difference between the level of external funding of £173m and the budget set by the police authority will be met by an increase in council tax of 4.95%.
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Gloucestershire Police Authority Agrees Budget    
A new budget of £99.1 million has been agreed by Gloucestershire Police Authority for 2008/09.This will lead to an increase of 4.99 per cent in the police element of the Council Tax precept for the year.
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West Mercia Capacity Remains at Historic High
A budget to ensure the Force capacity and capability remains at an historic high during West Mercia Constabulary’s 40th anniversary year was agreed on 19th February by West Mercia Police Authority.
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Sussex Police Budget Delivers Value and More Officers
Sussex Police Authority has set the lowest increase in the policing element of the council tax for nearly ten years. Meeting in Chichester on Thursday 14th February, the Authority set a £245 million budget at a cost of £128.70 to a Band D council taxpayer, a rise of 4.92% - around 12p per week.
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South Wales Police Authority to Increase Policing Element by 5%
South Wales Police's Response to decision of the South Wales Police Authority to increase the policing element of council tax by 5%.
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Humberside Police Authority Agrees Budget for Policing
Humberside Police Authority met on 12th February 2008 to approve the police revenue budget for the year 2008-2009. This was agreed at £173.340M, making the amount local people will pay towards policing £156.31 for a Band D household for the year.
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Norfolk Police Authority Budget Decision 2008
At its budget meeting on Tuesday 19th February 2008, the Norfolk Police Authority (NPA) agreed to a revenue budget of £138.5m for Norfolk Constabulary for the coming financial year. This takes Council Tax (CT) for the average Band D property to £178.56 (currently £164.88) per annum.
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Vehicles Stopped as Part of Multi-agency Operation
More than 100 cars have been stopped in the South West and 15 arrests made in a multi-agency operation to crack down on criminality on the roads. On Friday February 15th officers from Avon and Somerset were assisted by colleagues in the neighbouring Gloucestershire force to carry out operation Utah 7.
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Police in Natural Disaster Emergency Test
The Metropolitan Police will join other emergency services to take part in a flooding exercise at Hendon Police Training College. Run by the London Resilience Partnership, the event will test the ability of the capital to cope in the event of a major natural disaster, reports the BBC.
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Impressive Year for Unique Police Unit
The Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit (DCPCU) - the joint City and Met Police team that tackles cheque and plastic card fraud - saved the payments industry a massive £107 million in 2007, new figures released today show.
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Bradford Criminals Caught out by Police Capture Cars
The first criminal to be caught by a special Police Capture Car in Bradford has been sentenced. Nathan Shuttleworth, 28 years old and from Bradford, targeted the capture car when it was parked in the city.
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National Centre for Domestic Violence Launched
The National Centre for Domestic Violence (NCDV) has launched its service in the Thames Valley area. Representatives from 25 firms of solicitors attended the launch at Thames Valley Police HQ, to learn about the service that the NCDV can provide.
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Survey Reveals 95% of People Feel Safe in Highlands and Islands
A Northern Constabulary led survey of the public's perception of community safety across the Highlands and Islands has been published recently.
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Operation Ohio: Targetting Cross-Border Criminals
The combined Police forces of Dyfed Powys, Gwent, South Wales and West Mercia have joined together this week in an operation to target criminals who travel within the South Wales and English border areas.
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PSNI Launches Review Of Stations
The Northern Ireland Police Service is carrying out a review of all of its buildings in 'F' District, the area of the Province that takes in Fermanagh, Omagh, Cookstown and Dungannon and South Tyrone.
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Training in Torquay
Student police officers are swapping the classroom for the streets of Torquay as part of Devon and Cornwall Constabulary's new training programme.
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Lakeside Unity Event Uncovers Hate Crimes
A hate crime investigator has expressed concern that victims may not be reporting offences because they do not know where to obtain help. Pc Tess Wisbey said she was 'shocked' at the general lack of awareness after talking to visitors to an Essex Police stand at Lakeside shopping centre earlier this month.
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Neighbourhood Policing Rolled Out to All of Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire Constabulary has met its deadline for rolling out 'Neighbourhood Policing' to every residential area in the county. The Government-set deadline for neighbourhood policing, and the associated panels, is March 31st this year.
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'Neigh'-bourhood Policing of the Four-Legged Kind
Two police horses from the new mounted unit, patrolled Harlow for the first time in eight years. The horses named 'Bella' and 'Patrick' ridden by Sergeant Dave Martin and Pc Joanne Bridge received a fantastic response from the public.
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Guide Dogs Take Lead in Bolton Police Training  
Student police officers at Bolton Area Training Base (ATB) have enlisted the help of the local Guide Dog training centre to get first hand appreciation of the difficulties that blind and partially- sighted people can face.
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SECURIZINE ISSUE 117 13th February 2008

Mosquito is Denied Official Police Approval
ACPO Crime Prevention Initiatives has declined to award Secured by Design accreditation to new security product, Mosquito. Police accreditation for the product was sought approximately eighteen months ago but following a thorough product review Mosquito was declined Secured by Design accreditation.
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'Unfinished business' on Police Pay
The government may wish to draw a line under the 2007/08 pay dispute and just move on, but we've still got unfinished business. This was the message delivered by the staff associations representing the UK's 170,000 police officers at the Police Negotiating Board (PNB).
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Smarter Working Could Transform Policing - Flanagan
A new model of policing in which the police service direct their resources specifically to areas that will have the biggest impact on reducing harm to communities has been proposed by Sir Ronnie Flanagan.
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Home Secretary Responds To Flanagan Review
The Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, today accepted recommendations to cut unnecessary bureaucracy, exploit new technology and enable police officers to spend more time on front line policing.
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ACPO Response to Sir Ronnie Flanagan’s Review of Policing
ACPO President Chief Constable Ken Jones said: 'Sir Ronnie lays down the gauntlet to all those involved in the leadership and governance of policing. ACPO is determined to pick up this opportunity and to do all we can to make neighbourhoods as safe and secure as possible while confronting the threats we face from organised crime and terrorism.
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The Police Federation’s Response to the Flanagan Report
Responding to publication of the Review of Policing by Sir Ronnie Flanagan published this week, Jan Berry, Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, says: 'There is much in the report to be welcomed, as collectively many of the recommendations have the potential to release significant numbers of police officers back onto the street, and return some healthy common sense into policing.
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Security Industry Willing to Engage in Future of Policing
Following the publication of the review of policing by Sir Ronnie Flanagan, the British Security Industry Association is highlighting the vital role that the private security industry can play in supporting the modern police service and its willingness to engage wholeheartedly in the future of policing.
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Cleveland's Response to Sir Ronnie's Report
Calls from a top Government advisor for measures to modernise the police service—including cutting bureaucracy and releasing officers to spend more time on front-line policing—have been welcomed by the Chair of Cleveland Police Authority as ‘generally a move in the right direction.’
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Lancashire's response to Sir Ronnie's report
Lancashire Constabulary's Deputy Chief Constable, Mike Cunningham said: 'Whilst we have yet to see the full content of Sir Ronnie Flanagan's report we would welcome any measures aimed at allowing officers to spend more time on the streets.
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Flanagan Report Is A Boost For More Police On The Beat
Northants Police Authority Chair Deirdre Newham has broadly welcomed the headline recommendations made in Sir Ronnie Flanagan's Review of Policing Final Report, which was published last week.
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Flanagan: Staffs Force Makes Major Contribution
Staffordshire Police has made a significant contribution to Sir Ronnie Flanagan's 'Review of Policing' sets out a series of recommendations to improve policing in the UK in four key areas:
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DCC Marshall welcomes challenge of the Flanagan Report
The Deputy Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police has spoken in support of the Flanagan review, published today. Alex Marshall said: 'The Force welcomes the challenge set down by the Flanagan review; in particular the call for a reduction in bureaucracy and the freeing up of frontline officers.
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Warwickshire Responds to Sir Ronnie's Review
Warwickshire Police is already implementing many of the recommendations published as part of Sir Ronnie Flanagan's national review of policing.
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Met Welcomes Police Budget
The Metropolitan Police Authority has welcomed approval of their 2008/09 budget proposals agreed today by the Mayor and the London Assembly. In this budget there is the potential to create up to 1000 officer posts, covering all policing activity.
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Police Open Major Incident Room at Blackpool
Lancashire Constabulary has launched a new, fit-for-purpose Major Incident Room (MIR) at Blackpool Police Station following a six month refurbishment.
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New Foreign National Crime Team For County
A Foreign National Crime Team has been established within Northamptonshire Police to work with the Borders and Immigration Agency in tackling crime associated with foreign nationals.
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Police in the North West Join Forces to Combat Cross Border Crime
Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire Police have joined forces to target cross border criminality.
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Forces Unite In Maximum Impact
Operation Maximum Impact on Crime will see officers from South Yorkshire Police working with colleagues in West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Humberside Police, partner agencies and British Transport Police in a series of co-ordinated crackdowns.
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Excellent Results for ANPR Operation
Wiltshire Police took part in an operation to crack down on illegal vehicles and criminal activity on the roads. This was a multi-Force, multi-Agency operation on the A303 at Podimore, Yeovil.
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Crime Down Across West Yorkshire
A report to today's meeting of West Yorkshire Police Authority's Strategic Planning and Performance Committee focused on how the Force is performing against targets set by Authority.
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Pub Beer Mats To Feature Castle Ward Officers
Pub goers in the Castle Ward area of Northampton will be resting their drinks on beer mats featuring the faces of local Police Officers from this weekend.
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Dorset Police Authority Agrees Budget
The Dorset Police Authority has agreed a budget for Dorset Police, and for just an extra 15 pence per week to the average Band D council tax payer, the funding will go towards supporting the key policing priorities for 2008/09.
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Horses Trot to Sunny Southend
Essex Police's South Eastern division was proud to play host to the first official patrols of the newly reintroduced police horses on Tuesday February 12th, 2008.
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Appeal For More Businesses To Support The Rose Programme
Businesses are being encouraged to support people who follow the Rose Programme in the county. The multi-agency programme was set up in 2005 and aims to cut volume crime - burglary, theft and vehicle crime - by dealing individually with prolific offenders and the reasons they commit crime.
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Lancashire Crimestoppers Seek top Young Artists
The Lancashire Crimestoppers charity is looking for school pupils in Lancashire to help them get their message across to younger members of the community.
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Police Musicians to Tour India
Musicians from police forces across the country are off on a tour of India with the British Police Symphony Orchestra. The 60-piece orchestra, made up of officers and staff from police forces across the country, set off on their musical adventure to India on Saturday.
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Norfolk Newsletter Supported by Local Industry
A new newsletter 'On The Norfolk Beat' reflects the activities of the Safer Neighbourhood Teams now firmly established by Norfolk Constabulary and partners across the county. Supported by Anglian Home Improvements, who have funded a proportion of it, one half of the newsletter is dedicated to local news.
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Neighbourhood Bobbies Go Back To The Classroom
North Yorkshire’s Police Officers are learning how to better serve their communities thanks to a brand new course in ‘Safer Neighbourhood Management’.
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SECURIZINE ISSUE 116 6th February 2008

Police to Challenge Pay Deal in High Court
On 4th February police officers were given permission to launch a High Court challenge over a Government decision effectively limiting this year's pay award to 1.9 per cent. A judge said he had 'no hesitation' in finding they had an arguable case to bring an urgent application for judicial review.
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Policing Report Targets Red Tape
The time and money wasted on police red tape could put 3,000 more officers on the streets, according to a police reform report due out this week. Sir Ronnie Flanagan's year-long review will say up to six million police hours a year are wasted on bureaucracy.
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Falls in Homicides and Firearm Offences
The Home Office published on 31st January more detailed statistics about the nature and extent of violent crime in England and Wales in 2006/07 (March 06 - April 07). They include in-depth police recorded crime figures on homicides and firearm offences and British Crime Survey (BCS) results for intimate violence (partner and family abuse, sexual assault and stalking).
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IPCC Praises Restraint of Police Firearms Officers
'The latest figures on police use of firearms prove that officers show great professionalism in dealing with dangerous situations every day of the week,' said Independent Police Complaints Commission chair Nick Hardwick on 31st January.
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Warning after Real IRA Issue New Threat
Police in Northern Ireland are being urged to be 'on their guard' after the Real IRA announced it was preparing to launch a new offensive. The paramilitary group said the PSNI would be prime targets, along with British soldiers and British ministers.
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Gordon Brown Visits Staffs HQ in Advance of Flanagan Report
Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited Staffordshire Police Headquarters on Friday 1st February to talk to officers about neighbourhood policing and learn more about the force’s contribution to a major national report on policing due out this week.
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Brown Backs Court Phone Tap Use
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has backed the limited use of intercept evidence in court, after an independent review. The Chilcot report says phone tap evidence was needed in some cases in England and Wales for security reasons.
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Overall Police Personnel Numbers Up 0.8%
Commenting on the release of police service strength statistics for England and Wales on January 31st, ACPO President Chief Constable Ken Jones said: 'The snapshot on police service numbers released today shows an increase of 1,796 (0.8%) on police personnel for the six months to 30th September 2007.
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Man Charged after Officer Attacked
A man has been charged after a police officer was attacked with a knife in Bury. At about 9.30pm on Sunday 2nd December 2007, two officers responded to a report of windows being damaged on Radcliffe New Road, Whitefield.
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New Foreign National Crime Team for Northamptonshire
A Foreign National Crime Team has been established within Northamptonshire Police to work with the Borders and Immigration Agency in tackling crime associated with foreign nationals.
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Number's Up for Illegal Plates
A nationwide police service crackdown on illegal number plates began on Monday 28th January, following concern at the growing use of unlawful registration plates by motorists attempting to frustrate the effectiveness of enforcement cameras.
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Operation Maximum Impact Launched
Operation Maximum Impact sees police in West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and Humberside come together throughout February for a series of co-ordinated operations.
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Ministry of Justice Unveils its New Future Structure
A new structure for the Ministry of Justice, which will protect the public, reduce re-offending and improve access to justice has been announced by the Justice Secretary Jack Straw.
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Oxford Officers Top the TV Ratings
Neighbourhood policing teams from across Oxford are enjoying the media spotlight as stars of an ITV television documentary about their work. Beat: Life on the Street follows officers from Oxford and Lancashire as they go about their duties in communities across the city.
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City Police Dog Launches Royal Mail Stamp
Royal Mail paid tribute to man’s best friend on 5th February with six stamps showing working dogs in action. Fighting crime, saving lives and simply making everyday tasks a little easier are just some of the vital roles performed by thousands of the UK’s working dogs.
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Human Smuggling Arrests
On 31st January twelve people were arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration into the United Kingdom. The Metropolitan Police believes these are linked to two of the largest human smuggling rings in London in the past year to 18 months.
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Indeterminate Prison Sentence for Rapist
A man who raped a woman three times and attempted to rape two other women has been given an indeterminate prison sentence in the interests of public protection at Manchester Crown Court.
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Five Jailed for Assisting Terrorists
Five men who helped the would-be suicide bombers of 21st July 2005, including two with prior knowledge of the plot, were jailed for a total of 56 years at Kingston Crown Court.
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IPCC to Investigate Missing Person Report
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is to investigate how two police forces responded to reports that a 79-year-old man had gone missing from a hospital.
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North Wales Police Secures Horse Sponsorship
As a part of the development of the Mounted Unit, North Wales Police has secured a sponsor for each of the four horses.
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Police Dog Put to Sleep Due to Illness
Scotland’s first Rottweiler to be used as a police dog in Scotland has died. Six-year-old Mac was diagnosed with bone cancer and deteriorated rapidly in ten days. He was put to sleep on January 16th.
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Crime Down in Sussex   
The number of crimes recorded in Sussex was down by almost ten per cent in 2007, with almost 13,000 fewer people becoming victims of crime.
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