SECURIZINE ISSUE 136 26th June 2008

Call for Foundation Police Forces
The best performing police forces should be given 'foundation' status to make them more independent, a senior police chief has said. Ken Jones, president of the Association of Chief Police Officers, told the BBC some forces should be able to set their own priorities, guided by local people.
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Reaction to ACPO’s Call for Foundation Forces
Responding to Ken Jones’ call for the introduction of foundation forces, Simon Reed Vice Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales said;
'For over two years now we have been calling on the government and chief officers to cut bureaucracy and allow frontline officers to exercise their discretion, restore commonsense policing and quit chasing targets instead of criminals.
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Police Federation Calls Upon MPs to Support Binding Arbitration
Following a decision by Staff Side of the Police Negotiating Board (PNB) not to appeal against the High Court judgment on police pay, the Police Federation of England and Wales is writing to every Member of Parliament seeking their support for independent binding arbitration.
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SIA and Police Check Door Staff Licences in Bath
Investigators from the Security Industry Authority (SIA) and officers from Avon and Somerset Constabulary carried out checks at pubs, clubs and other licensed venues in Bath’s city centre on Friday 13th June.
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Ken Jones Address to the ACPO-APA Conference
In the run up to these conferences my challenge has always been what not to speak about: we are invariably immersed in reforms and controversy and this year is no exception. Another challenge is to avoid these gatherings becoming introspective and less relevant to those we serve and the 250,000 men and women who make up our great service.
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Chief Constable Reflects on a Year of Success and Challenge
Central Scotland Police Chief Constable Andrew Cameron has launched his annual review of 2007/2008 which has seen the Force achieve significant successes in delivering policing services to communities.
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Police and Key Agencies Receive £18 Million Cash Boost to Fight Crime
Police forces across England and Wales and front line agencies have received an £18 million cash boost from assets seized between 1st January and 31st March 2008. This is in addition to the £47 million they received in 2007/08.
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Fuel Hike 'Will not Affect Frontline Policing'
Senior officers in Durham have pledged that frontline policing will not be affected by the soaring cost of fuel. Reports in the media at the weekend suggested some forces, and other emergency services were having to make cutbacks or shelve recruitment campaigns to cope with the recent huge increases in fuel prices.
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WBO - BORDERPOL Launches Government Consultancy Services
WBO - BORDERPOL believes there are many ways governments can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the way they evaluate, implement and monitor policy to deliver modern border security and migration screening services.
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20,000 Unsuitable Workers Stopped by Criminal Records Bureau
More than 20,000 unsuitable people were stopped from working with children and vulnerable adults last year as a direct result of checks by the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), latest figures show.
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MPA Releases Stop and Search DVD
The Metropolitan Police Authority has launched an innovative educational DVD about the police use of stop and search as a tactic to combat crime, to debate why it's a controversial tool and explore what young people think about it.
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Criminals Ordered to Pay £100,000 in East Hertfordshire
Criminals in East Hertfordshire have been ordered to pay almost £100,000 following confiscation hearings under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), (2002) during May and June.
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CDHT and Police Team Up to Tackle Crime
Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) and Cheshire Police have formed a strategic relationship to target crime in Chester. CDHT has been working with designated officers from the Chester Outer Neighbourhood Policing Unit to reduce crime in the Blacon Hall ward.
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IPCC Publishes Report into Missing HMRC Data CDs
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has found that the processes for data handling were woefully inadequate at HM Revenue and Customs' Child Benefit Office in Washington. But individual members of staff were not to blame for losing the missing Child Benefit data CDs.
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Tania Moore Update: Original Decisions Upheld
Following the death of Tania Moore on 29th March 2004, and the findings of the subsequent IPCC managed investigation, officers from Derbyshire Constabulary faced a misconduct panel in November 2006.
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Hertford Celebrates Opening of New Police Station
Months of planning and hard work came to fruition on Monday June 23rd as police officers, members of Hertfordshire Police Authority and representatives from local communities celebrated the official opening of the new Hertford Police Station in Hale Road.
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Honour Based Violence Helpline Exceeds Expectations
Cleveland Police’s hotline set up in November 2007 to give advice to people suffering from honour based violence and forced marriage issues has exceeded all expectations - with more that 210 calls received in six months.
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Libraries Get Police and Council Information Points
Wiltshire Police and Wiltshire County Council have completed the roll-out of police and council information points to all full-time and part-time libraries within the county.
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Metropolitan Police Authority - June Meeting
A meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) is being held on Thursday 26th June 2008 at 10.00 a.m. Members will consider in detail the findings and recommendations of the MPA Youth Scrutiny report which was originally presented to the full Authority meeting on 29th May 2008.
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Safer Clubs, Pubs and Bars in North Herts
An initiative was launched in Hitchin on Monday, June 23rd to help reduce alcohol-related disorder. The safer clubs, pubs and bars scheme was launched in Hertfordshire in December 2007 and this is the first time is has been adopted in the Eastern Area.
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SECURIZINE ISSUE 135 19th June 2008

Policing and Culture Meet at the 2008 Summer Exhibition
Liverpool is the European Capital of Culture 2008, and host to the ACPO-APA Conference and International Policing Exhibition on 25-26 June at the brand new Arena and Convention Centre (ACC). The exhibition runs alongside the ACPO-APA Summer Conference, a closed event for ACPO and APA members and Senior Home Office officials, which takes place from 24-26 June.
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Engaging Communities in Fighting Crime
A major review examining how to better engage communities in the fight against crime and raise public confidence in the Criminal Justice System was published on 18th June: 'Engaging Communities in Fighting Crime' is the result of an in-depth, eight-month study headed by Louise Casey, former head of the Government's Respect Task Force.
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Government Response to Casey Review
Increasing the visibility of community sentences so that offenders 'pay back' to the community, providing regular local crime data and online maps, and investing in a new team of community champions are part of new plans to better engage communities in the fight against crime announced on 18th June by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and Justice Secretary Jack Straw.
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ACPO Comment on Casey Review
Responding to the publication of Louise Casey's crime and communities review, ACPO President Ken Jones said: 'Effective policing is built upon trust and accountability to the public. The crime and communities review published today seeks to reinvigorate those principles and its proposals to a considerable extent reflect ideas that have been put forward by the service itself.
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Federation Response to Louise Casey Review
Paul McKeever, Chairman, Police Federation of England and Wales comments: 'If this report is more than just a political gimmick then it's a step in the right direction and should broadly be welcomed, although it may have been useful for Ms Casey to consult with us as part of the review as we represent the 140,000 frontline officers in England and Wales.
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Bahrain Police Force Orders TSS Mobile CCTV Systems
TSS (Traffic Safety Systems) - part of AD Group - has announced that the Bahrain Police Force plans to procure 19 of the company's advanced Radar AutoVision mobile CCTV systems.
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Surrey Police Joins National Mobile Fingerprinting Trial
Surrey Police has joined a national pilot scheme to trial the use of handheld mobile fingerprinting units. The pilot, called Lantern, is being managed by the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) and was initially rolled out to 10 police forces last year.
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Mobile Hand-Held Fingerprint Machines Piloted
Kent Police now has ten hand-held mobile electronic fingerprint devices which can be used to establish a person's identity if they are already on the National Fingerprint Database, Ident1.
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Warwickshire Criminal Justice System Delivers
Warwickshire Criminal Justice Board welcomed the end of year figures which show improved performance across headline measures set by the National Criminal Justice Board. End of year performance data shows a continued improvement across the county's Justice System and demonstrates the benefits of agencies working together.
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MPA Statement: Future Development of the Metropolitan Police Estate
Commenting on future development of the Metropolitan Police Estate, Aneeta Prem, Metropolitan Police Authority lead for estate issues, said: 'Central to our strategy is making policing more accessible to the public and based in local communities. We are working with the new Mayor and his administration to ensure that the estate serves everybody's needs.
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An Olympic-Sized Security Challenge: Reliance Delegates Told
The enormous task facing the UK police and security forces during the 2012 London Olympics, with tens of thousands of staff needing to be employed over the six-week period of the games, was spelled out to senior business and security figures at a Reliance Security Services conference in Maidstone on June 5th.
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SIA and Partners Target Dunbarton's Rogue Security
Investigators from the Security Industry Authority (SIA) joined officers from Strathclyde Police and investigators from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to target rogue security firms and unlicensed security activity.
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Bush Visit Officers Praised
Following the visit of United States President George Bush to London, the senior officer in charge of the operation has praised the efforts of the officers involved in dealing with attempts to breach security cordons which saw missiles thrown at police resulting in a number of officers being injured.
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Policing Royal Ascot 2008
A number of officers from Thames Valley Police, together with many representatives from partner agencies and other police forces are on duty at Royal Ascot this week to ensure that the five-day event runs smoothly.
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SIA Links with Partners as 'Operation Lollipop' Continues
On Friday 13th June, investigators from the Security Industry Authority (SIA) continued their checks targeting security provision at popular family spots along Lincolnshire's East Coast. They were joined by officers from Lincolnshire Police and East Lindsey District Council.
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Cut Out Bobby To Help Cut Out Crime
A cut out police officer is to join the staff of a Northampton book shop in a bid to further reduce the instances of shop theft. Waterstones in Abington Street, Northampton are the first member of the Northampton Retail Crime Initiative (NRCI) to have use of the cut out.
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Wildlife Crime Unit Success
A 56-year-old man pleaded guilty and was sentenced on 13th June 2008 to charges of illegally trading in elephant ivory, hippo ivory and sperm whale teeth. This follows a lengthy investigation by the Met's Wildlife Crime Unit that led police to enquiries in China, Latvia and the United States.
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MPA and Met Guest on Choice FM to Hear what London Thinks
Cindy Butts, deputy chair of the MPA, and Commander Rod Jarman from the Met were guests on Choice FM's Richard Blackwood show on Sunday 15th June. Taking questions from listeners, they discussed the problems young people face on the streets, how the police are tackling youth crime and call on communities to work together to help keep young people safe.
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Increased Risks of Miscarriages of Justice Faced by People with Learning Difficulties
Responding to the Prison Reform Trust's report which reveals that police safeguards for dealing with suspects with learning disabilities and / or difficulties increase the likelihood of miscarriages of justice, John Coppen, who leads on custody matters for the Police Federation of England and Wales says; 'The Federation welcomes and fully supports any improvements that would assist our members to carry out their duties under PACE without fear of criticism.
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SECURIZINE ISSUE 134 12th June 2008

Brown Wins Crunch Vote on 42 Days
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has narrowly won a House of Commons vote on extending the maximum time police can hold terror suspects to 42 days.
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Police Pay: High Court Backs Smith in Police Pay Backdating Row
The high court today backed the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, in her acrimonious dispute with police officers over pay.
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Letter to The Times in Response to Terrorism Detention Article
In response to the article ‘42-day detention scheme unworkable, say police’ in The Times (6 June), the following letter has been sent to the editor from Robert Quick MPS Assistant Commissioner Specialist Operations, and Ken Jones, President of the Association of Chief Police Officers.
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Met Response to Evening Standard Story
The Evening Standard story claiming many police stations in London are to close entirely misrepresents the MPS and the Metropolitan Police Authority's plans for modernising our buildings.
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ACPO Comment on Crime Recording Pilot Areas
ACPO has responded to media reports concerning a pilot scheme to cut bureaucracy in which Surrey Police, Staffordshire Police, Leicestershire Constabulary and West Midlands Police are taking part.
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'Only 12' Muslim Elite Cops
The elite anti-terrorist unit in charge of tackling Al-Qaeda has 'only 11 or 12' Muslim detectives out of nearly 1,100 officers. There were even fewer in Scotland Yard's SO15 Counter-Terror Command until recently, said Zaheer Ahmad, head of the National Association of Muslim Police.
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Police Officer Shot during Training Exercise
The police officer killed during a training exercise in North Manchester on Monday 9th June 2008, has been formally identified. Ian James Terry, age 32, from Burnley joined Greater Manchester Police in 1997 and has worked as a firearms officer since 2002.
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Chief Constable Urges More Discretion for Front Line Officers
Cheshire Chief Constable Peter Fahy has welcomed the decision of four other police forces to give more discretion to their front line officers - a move Cheshire made twelve months ago.
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Super New Police Station in Kent
On the 6th May a new environmentally-friendly police station was completed in Northfleet, Kent and over the last few weeks police and civilian staff have been moving in and making it operational.
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More Officers Receive BlackBerrys    
A total of 334 neighbourhood officers have received their BlackBerrys since Thames Valley Police launched their deployment a fortnight ago.
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MPS Takes Further Action to Minimise Risk Posed by Violent Offenders
Met Commissioner Sir Ian Blair has met with senior officers from across the Service to ensure that all possible steps are taken to deal with potentially violent offenders who have come into contact with police before some go on to commit more serious violent crime.
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Counter-Terror Training Passes 1,000 Mark
A counter-terrorism training initiative which assists businesses in preventing, handling and recovering from a terrorist attack, has reached a milestone as more than 1,000 people have now attended the course run by City of London Police.
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Police Launch A Novel Way To Drive Out Crime
The first police car to ever carry author and book branding is to be launched at the John Street branch of Brighton & Hove policing division at 2.30pm on Thursday 12th June 2008.
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Revamp for Salisbury Enquiry Office
Visitors to Salisbury Police Station will soon benefit from a new improved enquiry office.
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Neighbourhood Policing at the One-Stop Shop
Swindon residents will soon have the opportunity to speak to neighbourhood policing officers at Swindon Borough Council's One-Stop Shop on Princes Street.
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Record Hours for Hertfordshire Special Constables
Special constables in Hertfordshire performed an all time record of 89,010 duty hours during the 2006/7 policing year - which equates to a nine per cent increase on the previous year despite the average strength only increasing by six per cent.
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Sussex Police Equality Scheme
Sussex Police is inviting members of the public to help shape its Equality Scheme. The new scheme will bring together the existing disability, gender and race equality schemes and add three further 'strands' of age, faith and belief and sexual orientation.
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Caravans Targeted in Road Safety Operation
Officers from the Eastern Area Road Policing Group carried out a joint safety operation with the Vehicle and Operators Services Agency (VOSA) last Friday (6th), targeting caravan safety.
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Police Volunteers are Inducted at Teesside University
Cleveland Police launched their Volunteer Induction course at the University of Teesside last week – a course designed to give potential volunteers an insight into Cleveland Police.
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Crime Scene Cleaning
Crime scene Cleaning UK Ltd was formed in March 2008 with the view to carrying out crime and trauma cleaning for Police Authorities throughout the UK, and squat cleaning, needle search and decontamination of housing for councils.
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Planning Ensures Safe Day at the Epsom Derby
Months of planning by Epsom Downs Racecourse Ltd, Surrey Police, other emergency services and contractors has led to another successful Derby Day, attended by over 100,000 race-goers.
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West Cumbrian Primary School First in UK to get a Dedicated Community Officer
Ewanrigg Junior School is to have a dedicated community officer as part of a new initiative which aims to promote the ideals of respect and responsibility both inside and outside of school hours.
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Housing Development Passes Security Test
A housing development which incorporates crime prevention and security features has been given a top national police award.
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Leicestershire Constabulary’s Illustrious Past Captured in Painting
Some of the most captivating stories of Leicestershire Constabulary's heritage have been illustrated in a painting by Devon artist Mick Ewins.
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SECURIZINE ISSUE 133 5th June 2008

Federation Reaction to the Civitas Report 'The Public and the Police'
Responding to the report published by Civitas, Paul McKeever, Chairman, Police Federation of England and Wales says; 'What this report highlights are issues the Police Federation has long voiced concerns about, and documented in our 24/7 policing report published last year. Most notably the problems of sanction detections and the dangers of political interference in operational policing.'
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ACPO Comment on Proposals to Tackle Knife Crime
Responding to comments made by the Prime Minister, ACPO President Ken Jones said: 'Recently a worrying trend has emerged in relation to knife crime... Patrolling officers will continue to apply common sense in their approach to any relevant incident, strongly enforcing the law against this trend.
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Neighbourhood Policing - Key to Preventing Violent Extremism
Positive and sensitive local policing is the key to building trust and long-term relationships with communities if future atrocities are to be prevented, Sir Norman Bettison, ACPO lead on preventing extremism has said.
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Deputy Chief Bob Dyson Pays Tribute To Anti-gun Crime Campaigner
South Yorkshire Police Deputy Chief Constable Bob Dyson has paid tribute to Mothers Against Violence campaigner Pat Regan, who was found stabbed to death at an address in Leeds on Sunday June 1st.
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Leicestershire Pilots New Policing Scheme
Leicestershire is one of four Police Forces who began piloting a project to give officers more freedom to tackle local crime and provide a better service to the public.
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Police Chiefs Open New Standards Building
South Yorkshire Police has opened a modern facility for the department which deals with complaints from members of the public.
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London Airport Takes Sepura’s New STP8000 Radio
London’s Heathrow Airport is one of the first United Kingdom sales wins for Sepura’s latest digital TETRA radio the STP8000.
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Sussex Multi-Agency Operation a Success
Investigators from the Security Industry Authority (SIA) and officers from Sussex Police and UK Border Agency targeted illegally working door supervisors across East & West Sussex on Friday 23rd May in a pre-Bank Holiday crackdown.
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Learning From The Front Line
Local college students are gaining first hand experience of policing in Rotherham thanks to an ongoing work placement scheme.
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Thames Valley Police Force is 40!
Thames Valley Police will be celebrating its 40th anniversary at the former police training college at Eynsham Hall near Witney on 8th June.
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Police Launches Partnership Project to Drive Down Taxi Crime in Portsmouth
Monday, June 2nd saw the launch of a new scheme called Operation Checkpoint, a bid to cut the number of crimes committed in hackney carriages and private hire cars.
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Bradford Capture Cars Catching Criminals
The use of Bradford South's capture cars has led to six people being convicted of attempted theft from a motor vehicle and two others being charged and awaiting court appearances.
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Young People Take Their ‘Cue' from Local Policing Team
Young people at the South Wye Boys Group in Hereford are now able to enjoy a game of pool on a brand new table thanks to their Local Policing Team.
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Caravan Education Drive a Success
A policing operation aimed at educating drivers about towing caravans safely has been hailed a success.
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Tag Your Tots This Summer
An innovative wrist band initiative to help prevent missing children at Barry Island has been launched by the local neighbourhood Police Team.
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Police Training Ties in with Hospital Development
South Worcestershire front-line response police officers have had their awareness of mental health issues and symptoms raised through specialist training - coinciding with the opening of a new assessment centre at Worcester's Newtown Hospital.
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A History of the Police Forces of Mid and West Wales
Since the introduction of the ‘new’ police by Peel in 1829, there have been many changes in the business of policing in what is a relatively short period of time of our national history.  A new book traces the history of what is today Dyfed-Powys Police through this interesting period.
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Gearing Up for Euro 2008
Lincolnshire Police’s East Division is gearing up for football’s Euro 2008, with plans in hand to ensure that everyone across East Lincolnshire has an enjoyable and peaceful tournament.
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Policing Appleby Horse Fair 2008
An extra 100 police officers have been drafted in from around Cumbria to help ensure Appleby Horse Fair 2008 is safe and enjoyable for all who attend.
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ACPO Comment on British Crime Survey Bulletin Including Public Perceptions of the Police
Commenting on publication on 22nd May of the BCS supplementary volume on circumstances of crime, Neighbourhood Watch membership and perceptions of policing, Ian Johnston, Chief Constable of British Transport Police and ACPO lead on crime said:
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Federation Reaction to Lack of Prison Cells
Responding to the Prison Officer Association's concerns that some criminals may be going free because of insufficient prison places to house them, Paul McKeever, Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales said:
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Motorcyclist Safety Campaign Offers Chance to Win a Track Day
Keen motorcyclists in Surrey have the chance to win a free day at a motor-racing track or an advanced riding lesson, in a campaign to improve safety for motorcyclists on Surrey’s roads.
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Vets Now Provides Emergency Treatment for Guard Dog
Vet’s Now, the Out Of Hours emergency vets with 31 clinics across the UK, was last weekend called upon to provide emergency treatment for a German Shepherd guard dog who was shot in the face in a robbery in Colchester.
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Dog Tales Becomes K999 Dog Detectives
The new Durham Constabulary's police dog section has changed the name of its site to K999 Dog Detectives.
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Take Your Partner by the Paw...-
Three new police dog handlers have started their training at Cambridgeshire police's dog unit. Last week, PC Barry Gray, PC Ben Rainbird and PC Tim Matthews embarked on their 13 week training course with their German Shepherds to become trained dog handlers.
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Dyfed Powys Police Welcomes its Newest Recruits
Dyfed Powys Police Authority agreed the purchase of the puppies from the Florence Louisa Trust Fund, a charitable fund of which it is a trustee.
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