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Some forces braced themselves for this week's publication of the second annual police performance figures (see News). While the Home Office rails against drawing up a league table, measuring forces on the same criteria inevitably draws comparisons, which means, of course, there will be winners and losers. However, there was one category where all forces achieved their target: Resource Use.

Okay, it's not the most glamorous end of policing, but certainly one that impacts on all the other categories that forces are measured on and therefore warrants more attention than it has received. According to the police performance assessments, all forces hit their target of 3 per cent efficiency gains, including 1.5 per cent of it cashable.

This represents savings of thousands of pounds that all forces, including struggling ones, can now use to improve other areas of their performance such as reducing crime or promoting safety - assuming, that is, they spend it wisely.

This week sees a considerable number of tenders from across the UK police service. We would like to remind police procurement managers that it is free to advertise your tender on Securizine which is seen by hundreds of police suppliers (see Tenders).

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BIOMETRICS 2006

Biometrics 2006
Last weeks Biometric Conference in London was a sell out as companies displayed the latest development in recognition technology. Many of the products were aimed at access control with companies having one eye on lucrative casino contracts.
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THIS WEEK'S NEWS

Police Performance Assessments Report
All forces have achieved 3 per cent efficiency gains, according to the Police Performance Assessments report released this week. The report found that resource use, one of the categories forces are measured on, remains one of the strongest areas of assessed performance.
[More on this Story]

Officer Dies in Road Crash
A Strathclyde Police officer has died following a road crash in Ayrshire last Friday. Emergency Services attended the crash involving an unmarked Mercedes police car and a Mitsubishi Shogun which occurred around 1905 hours on Friday on the northbound carriageway of the A77.
[More on this Story]

Minister Tight-Lipped on Police Pay Dispute
Home Office minister, Tony McNulty, refused to be drawn on the outcome of the police pay dispute currently going through arbitration. Mr McNulty said it was a matter for the arbitration panel which would report in two to three weeks.
[More on this Story]

Council Needed to Solving Police Funding Problems
Dr Marie Dickie, chair of Northants police authority has called on Northamptonshire County Council to give higher priority to working with Northamptonshire Police Authority in solving funding difficulties.
[More on this Story]

Police Performance Continues to Improve
The Association of Police Authorities welcomed assessments released this week showing that police performance across England and Wales continues to improve.
[More on this Story]

Overall Crime Rates Steady as Robbery and Drug Crime Rises
Robbery and drug offences have increased, although overall crime has fallen by two per cent. The British Crime Survey quarterly report said crime remained stable, but the Recorded Crime Statistics recorded a two per cent dip.
[More on this Story]

Half of Public Rate Police
For the first time, BCS data has shown that over half of people questioned (51%) think that the police in their area do an excellent or good job, compared with 48% who thought this in the previous 12 month period.
[More on this Story]

Government Denies PCSO Rumours
The Home Secretary has dismissed rumours that the Government is set to abandon its target of recruiting 24,000 Community Support Officers by March 2008.
[More on this Story]

Chief Superintendent of Surrey Police Reprimanded
A Surrey senior police officer has been reprimanded after a motorist spotted him driving while talking on his mobile phone.
[More on this Story]

Force Apologises to Family for Missing Corpse
Fife Constabulary has admitted that two of its officers mistook the body of a man for a shop dummy. In a statement, Chief Superintendent Jim Rodden said: ‘Regrettably, two young and inexperienced officers carried out the first investigation.
[More on this Story]

Thousands of UK Computers Hacked Into, says Met
The Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit is investigating data recovered from a computer in the United States which contained personal information from hacked computers located in the United Kingdom.
[More on this Story]

Britain Scared of Teenagers
Britain is in danger of becoming a nation fearful of its young people, compounding the problems of troubled childhood-adult transitions, according to new research from the Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr) to be published next month.
[More on this Story]

Calls for National Rape Reduction Targets
A Labour MP has called for national targets to increase the number of rape convictions after revealing wide disparities across the country.
[More on this Story]

Northants 'Well Above Average' for Criminal Records Checks
Northamptonshire Police is well above average for the time it takes to respond to requests for information for Criminal Records Bureau checks.
[More on this Story]

Slight Increase in Registered Sex Offenders
The numbers of the most dangerous and violent offenders has decreased, but there has been a rise in registered sex offenders, according to MAPPA figures released this week.
[More on this Story]

Covert Car Nets 50 Offenders
Fifty people have been prosecuted in six months for car crime and handling offences in Avon and Somerset after the police introduced covert cars.
[More on this Story]

Gay Police Association Advert Stirs Religious Backlash
A staggering 553 complaints were received by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in response to an a national press ad placed by the Gay Police Association in The Independent.
[More on this Story]

BP Garage Loses License for Under-Age Drink Sales
Fife Constabulary has welcomed what it calls another landmark decision in its mission to stamp out illegal sales of alcohol - after a major company had its licence revoked for selling drink to under-18s.
[More on this Story]

Police Dog Gets Reprieve
The future of Saxon, the Gwent police dog has finally been decided, following the latest and final assessment obtained by the force. The dog will not be put down, as feared, but will be rehomed.
[More on this Story]

IPCC Commends Police Officer
In an unusual move, The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has commended a police officer for his role in a road crash involving a police car in Suffolk.
[More on this Story]

Specialist Wildlife Crime Unit Launched in Edinburgh
A specialist wildlife crime unit, aimed at tackling the ongoing illegal international trade and threats to endangered species has been officially launched in Edinburgh.
[More on this Story]

CONFERENCE/EXHIBITION NEWS

2007 International Policing Exhibition
Details for the 2007 International Policing Exhibition have now been finalised. It will take place 20-21 June 2007 at G-Mex in Manchester, UK. This event is free-to-attend, open to all ranks and to all professionals working with the police service and police authorities.
[More on This Event]

ACPO Drugs Conference 2006 'C THE FUTURE'
This year's ACPO Drugs Conference 2006 'C THE FUTURE' will be held 20-22 November, at The Palace Hotel, Manchester.
[More on This Event]

Lancashire to Host Fifth National Analyst Conference
Lancashire is to host the fifth National Analyst Conference on Tuesday 14th November 2006 at the Hilton Hotel, Blackpool, Lancashire.
[More on This Event]

ACPO Police Diving Conference
ACPO is to hold its first conference in six years on Police Diving. The event will take place November 19th to 21st at the prestigious Carden Park in Cheshire.
[More on This Event]

THE BIG FEATURE
In depth discussions of today's policing issues

Quality Assurance and Risk Management
Few events shake confidence in the criminal justice system as much as the discovery of deficiencies leading to a miscarriage of justice. A series of collapsed convictions in 1991 and 1992 provoked new thinking about quality assurance and risk management.
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While the Home Office rails against drawing up a league table, measuring forces on the same criteria inevitably draws comparisons, which means, of course, there will be winners and losers. However, there was one category where all forces achieved their target: Resource Use. Okay, it's not the most glamorous end of policing, but certainly one that impacts on all the other categories that forces are measured on and therefore warrants more attention than it has received. According to the police performance assessments, all forces hit their target of 3 per cent efficiency gains, including 1.5 per cent of it cashable. This represents savings of thousands of pounds that all forces, including struggling ones, can now use to improve other areas of their performance such as reducing crime or promoting safety - assuming, that is, they spend it wisely. This week sees a considerable number of tenders from across the UK police service. We would like to remind police procurement managers that it is free to advertise your tender on Securizine which is seen by hundreds of police suppliers (see Tenders). • • • Check Out our Archive Section, a quick way of overviewing previously published information • • • MISSED LAST WEEK'S SECURIZINE? IT'S HERE BIOMETRICS 2006 Biometrics 2006 Last weeks Biometric Conference in London was a sell out as companies displayed the latest development in recognition technology. Many of the products were aimed at access control with companies having one eye on lucrative casino contracts. [More on This Event] THIS WEEK'S NEWS Police Performance Assessments Report All forces have achieved 3 per cent efficiency gains, according to the Police Performance Assessments report released this week. The report found that resource use, one of the categories forces are measured on, remains one of the strongest areas of assessed performance. [More on this Story] Officer Dies in Road Crash A Strathclyde Police officer has died following a road crash in Ayrshire last Friday. Emergency Services attended the crash involving an unmarked Mercedes police car and a Mitsubishi Shogun which occurred around 1905 hours on Friday on the northbound carriageway of the A77. [More on this Story] Minister Tight-Lipped on Police Pay Dispute Home Office minister, Tony McNulty, refused to be drawn on the outcome of the police pay dispute currently going through arbitration. Mr McNulty said it was a matter for the arbitration panel which would report in two to three weeks. [More on this Story] Council Needed to Solving Police Funding Problems Dr Marie Dickie, chair of Northants police authority has called on Northamptonshire County Council to give higher priority to working with Northamptonshire Police Authority in solving funding difficulties. [More on this Story] Police Performance Continues to Improve The Association of Police Authorities welcomed assessments released this week showing that police performance across England and Wales continues to improve. [More on this Story] Overall Crime Rates Steady as Robbery and Drug Crime Rises Robbery and drug offences have increased, although overall crime has fallen by two per cent. The British Crime Survey quarterly report said crime remained stable, but the Recorded Crime Statistics recorded a two per cent dip. [More on this Story] Half of Public Rate Police For the first time, BCS data has shown that over half of people questioned (51%) think that the police in their area do an excellent or good job, compared with 48% who thought this in the previous 12 month period. [More on this Story] Government Denies PCSO Rumours The Home Secretary has dismissed rumours that the Government is set to abandon its target of recruiting 24,000 Community Support Officers by March 2008. [More on this Story] Chief Superintendent of Surrey Police Reprimanded A Surrey senior police officer has been reprimanded after a motorist spotted him driving while talking on his mobile phone. [More on this Story] Force Apologises to Family for Missing Corpse Fife Constabulary has admitted that two of its officers mistook the body of a man for a shop dummy. In a statement, Chief Superintendent Jim Rodden said: ‘Regrettably, two young and inexperienced officers carried out the first investigation. [More on this Story] Thousands of UK Computers Hacked Into, says Met The Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit is investigating data recovered from a computer in the United States which contained personal information from hacked computers located in the United Kingdom. [More on this Story] Britain Scared of Teenagers Britain is in danger of becoming a nation fearful of its young people, compounding the problems of troubled childhood-adult transitions, according to new research from the Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr) to be published next month. [More on this Story] Calls for National Rape Reduction Targets A Labour MP has called for national targets to increase the number of rape convictions after revealing wide disparities across the country. [More on this Story] Northants 'Well Above Average' for Criminal Records Checks Northamptonshire Police is well above average for the time it takes to respond to requests for information for Criminal Records Bureau checks. [More on this Story] Slight Increase in Registered Sex Offenders The numbers of the most dangerous and violent offenders has decreased, but there has been a rise in registered sex offenders, according to MAPPA figures released this week. [More on this Story] Covert Car Nets 50 Offenders Fifty people have been prosecuted in six months for car crime and handling offences in Avon and Somerset after the police introduced covert cars. [More on this Story] Gay Police Association Advert Stirs Religious Backlash A staggering 553 complaints were received by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in response to an a national press ad placed by the Gay Police Association in The Independent. [More on this Story] BP Garage Loses License for Under-Age Drink Sales Fife Constabulary has welcomed what it calls another landmark decision in its mission to stamp out illegal sales of alcohol - after a major company had its licence revoked for selling drink to under-18s. [More on this Story] Police Dog Gets Reprieve The future of Saxon, the Gwent police dog has finally been decided, following the latest and final assessment obtained by the force. The dog will not be put down, as feared, but will be rehomed. [More on this Story] IPCC Commends Police Officer In an unusual move, The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has commended a police officer for his role in a road crash involving a police car in Suffolk. [More on this Story] Specialist Wildlife Crime Unit Launched in Edinburgh A specialist wildlife crime unit, aimed at tackling the ongoing illegal international trade and threats to endangered species has been officially launched in Edinburgh. [More on this Story] CONFERENCE/EXHIBITION NEWS 2007 International Policing Exhibition Details for the 2007 International Policing Exhibition have now been finalised. It will take place 20-21 June 2007 at G-Mex in Manchester, UK. This event is free-to-attend, open to all ranks and to all professionals working with the police service and police authorities. [More on This Event] ACPO Drugs Conference 2006 'C THE FUTURE' This year's ACPO Drugs Conference 2006 'C THE FUTURE' will be held 20-22 November, at The Palace Hotel, Manchester. [More on This Event] Lancashire to Host Fifth National Analyst Conference Lancashire is to host the fifth National Analyst Conference on Tuesday 14th November 2006 at the Hilton Hotel, Blackpool, Lancashire. [More on This Event] ACPO Police Diving Conference ACPO is to hold its first conference in six years on Police Diving. The event will take place November 19th to 21st at the prestigious Carden Park in Cheshire. [More on This Event] THE BIG FEATURE *In depth discussions of today's policing issues* Quality Assurance and Risk Management Few events shake confidence in the criminal justice system as much as the discovery of deficiencies leading to a miscarriage of justice. A series of collapsed convictions in 1991 and 1992 provoked new thinking about quality assurance and risk management. [Read the Rest Here] See here for links to previous Special Features Securizine is free to subscribers and features the latest news on tenders, contracts, products and supplies. 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