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Aramark
Wins £65,000 Catering Contract
Aramark
Ltd has won the a £65,000 contract to provide catering services
for police staff, police officers and visitors to Hertfordshire Constabulary
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Two
Firms Win Belts and Pouches Contract
Two firms have won a collaborative Framework Agreement to supply equipment
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DNA
Technology Leads to Arrest of 70-year-old
A
70-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the murder of a
teenager 46 years ago.
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Secure
Data Destruction Service with CSIA CCT Certification
Barron
McCann Technology, a UK based supplier of high assurance security products
and services for government, defence, health and law enforcement, has
announced that the company’s Managed Service for Secure Data Destruction
has been awarded the prestigious Cabinet Office CSIA Claims Tested (CCT)
mark
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Sir
Michael Bichard attends 'Awareness Day'
Dorset
Police hosted a special IMPACT Awareness Day on 22nd November to highlight
the continued need for information sharing across partner agencies,
with Sir Michael Bichard KCB featuring as the keynote speaker
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Bah
Humbug!
There really is only one topic we could lead on today, and that is of
course Home Secretary Jacqui Smith's refusal to backdate the police
pay rise to September 1st. So many things about her decision are bizarre,
not least the fact that Scottish officers are getting it, which seems
to add to the injustice.
On top of that, the sight of the official side negotiators and the APA
supporting the rank and file position and some 87 (and counting) MPs,
including up to 10 government ministers, petitioning her to backtrack
- not to mention the timing of the announcement just before Christmas
when public sympathy for the police, having to work through the festive
period, is at its highest - only increases the Home secretary's isolation.
The strangest thing about the conflict however, is the paltry amount
of money the government is digging its heels in over. Pocketing a couple
of hundred pounds from each officer will hardly pay for Northern Rock
to get back on its feet. It has, though, caused strike action to be
seriously discussed and almost certainly cost them tens of thousands
of votes at the next election.
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PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
New
Tool To Test Tinted Windows
Officers
in the Northamptonshire have a new tool to help them determine if
tinted windows on vehicles are too dark. Drivers are allowed to have
a tint of up to 25 per cent on their windscreen and 30 per cent on
the remaining front windows.
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THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Fury
Over Home Secretary's 'Double-Dealing' on Pay
Officers
all ranks have expressed their disgust over the Home Secretary's
failure to backdate pay to September 1st. Home Secretary Jacqui
Smith said that she will ratify the decision of the Police Arbitration
Tribunal, but with effect from 1st December and not 1st September,
giving an increase of 1.9%.
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on this Story]
Police
to Vote on Right to Strike
Every
police officer in the UK is to be balloted over whether they want
to lobby for the right to strike, the Police Federation has said.
The decision came during a meeting of police officers to discuss
a pay row. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith faces mounting pressure
over her decision not to backdate a 2.5% pay rise for police in
England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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on this Story]
Police
Funding Allocations for 2008/9 to 2010/11
The
three-year funding settlement for the Police Service of England
and Wales amounts to 2.7 percent for 2008/9, 2.8 percent for 2009/10
and 2.8 percent for 2010/11. Grant will be distributed according
to the national funding formula, with actual settlements ranging
between 2.5 percent and 4.0 percent.
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on this Story]
Launch
of National CCTV Testing Service Endorsed by Police
The
UK's first CCTV system quality testing service endorsed by a police
force has launched. The Forensic Video Analysis Group has been
set up with its testing systems endorsed by North Wales Police.
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on this Story]
Radar
Wins Speed Test Against GPS
A
Californian judge has ruled a speeding case supported by an officer's
radar cannot be thrown out because the speeder's GPS system allegedly
contradicted the radar speed.
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on this Story]
Home
Sec Proposes Extending Pre-charge Detention
Home
Secretary Jacqui Smith has announced proposals for extending the
current limit on the detention of terrorist suspects before they've
been charged.
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on this Story]
Cracking
Down on the Mr Bigs
An
ACPO initiative to produce the first national analysis of the
threat from organised crime across England and Wales is already
delivering significant operational benefits, chief officers have
said.
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on this Story]
IPCC
Praises Officers
An investigation into South Wales Police contact with a man before
his death has resulted in two officers being praised for their
bravery. The IPCC independently investigated the death of 51 year-old
Raymond Ellis following his arrest and subsequent release by South
Wales Police.
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MPA
Stockwell Scrutiny - Terms of Reference Agreed
The
Metropolitan Police Authority has agreed the terms of reference
for its scrutiny into how the Metropolitan Police and it responded
to the Independent Police Complaints Commission's Stockwell
reports 1, 1b and 2.
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Town
Policing Transformed by IndigoVision’s IP-CCTV
IndigoVision’s
complete IP Video solution has helped transform the local policing
of a small town in Northern Italy. Sergnano has a population
of just 3,000 and employs only two law enforcement officers
to police the town.
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THE
BIG FEATURE
In
depth discussions of today's policing issues
From
Beat to Boardroom - Protecting Sensitive Information in a Digital
Age
All
police officers work with sensitive information: the identities
of confidential informants, witness and expert reports. A complex
investigation can easily result in hundreds of thousands of pages
of case documents later used by prosecutors to prepare for and
argue criminal cases, says Stephen Partridge, business development
manager, Adobe Systems.
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the Rest Here]
Vehicle
& Equipment Tracking - Making it Work
Tom
O'Connor, Managing Director, DigiCore Ltd writes: A
major challenge for all fleet operators, whatever industry sector
they operate in, is how to manage drivers, vehicles and other
mobile assets when they are ‘out on the road’ and effectively
out of sight.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Efficient Crime Reporting is just a Phone Call Away
Made
famous by the acclaimed author, Bill Bryson, Des Moines in Iowa
deals with 55,000 police investigation reports a year. Now the
Des Moines Police Department has successfully boosted its crime
reporting system by switching to a completely automated dictation
system.
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the Rest Here]
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Terrorist
Coordinator
Appointed
John
McDowall has been appointed as Deputy Assistant Commissioner to the MPS,
and to the crucial post of National Coordinator of Terrorist Investigations.
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ACC
takes up Euro Policing Post
Maureen
Brown, the Assistant Chief Constable of Central Scotland Police, is to
leave the force to take up a prestigious European policing post.
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New
ACPO Roads Policing Head
ACPO has announced that Steve Green, Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire
Police, is to take over as head of the ACPO roads policing business area.
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Bluelight
Receives National Award
Fife's successful Bluelight Initiative has received the Radio Forth Contribution
to Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife Award.
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Dog
Handler Awarded Queen's Commendation
A police dog handler has been awarded the Queen's Commendation for Bravery
for his actions rescuing two people from a house fire earlier this year.
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5.11
Tactical® Nylon Chest Rig
5.11
Tactical has partnered with Viking Tactics, Inc.® (VTAC®) to
offer numerous items requested by the law enforcement industry. The
Chest Rig is among the most innovative.
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GreenValet
Infection Containment Kits
GreenValet,
a supplier of cleaning and infection control products has announced
a new range of Infection Containment kits to address the needs of building
and facilities managers, the police, private security companies, transportation
authorities and government during a major infection outbreak such as
avian flu or SARS.
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Price
Western Mark II Ergonomic Belt
Now in its third year of production, the PWL Ergonomic Belt has been
designed to radically improve the comfort and physical impact on police
and security users.
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