Sir Duncan Nichol is new Skills for Justice chair
Skills for Justice has announced Sir Duncan Nichol CBE, former Chief Executive of the NHS Management Executive, as its new chair.
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IPCC to independently investigate Merseyside Police monitoring of Peter Chapman
Merseyside Police has independently referred its monitoring of convicted sex offender Peter Chapman to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
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Senior Thames Valley officer arrested for insurance fraud
A senior Thames Valley Police officer has been arrested on suspicion of insurance fraud after his car was set alight.
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Prime Minister raises expectations
The Prime Minister’s promise to provide sufficient government funding
to maintain current police and community support officer numbers up to
2013 has received a sceptical response.
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Sex offender disclosure scheme goes nationwide
The Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme will begin its national
rollout following a successful pilot stage. The rollout across all of
England and Wales will begin with a phased introduction to 18 forces in
August. The remainder of the 43 forces will follow by March 2011.
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Qualifying medal age reduced
The Police Medal recognising long service will now be issued to those
who have served for 20 years, rather than 22, the Home Office announced
this week.
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Officers attacked in hoax
Officers in Northern Ireland were attacked with missiles when they responded to a hoax device in County Armagh.
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‘Substantial progress’ concludes women in policing report
The police service has made “substantial progress” in its recruitment
of female officers but barriers preventing progression through the
ranks remain and should be investigated further, a Home Office report
on women in policing has revealed.
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Clarification on assisted suicide published
Clarification on prosecution decisions regarding assisted suicide
should give the public confidence in Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
policy, Keir Starmer QC, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has said.
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CPS Gwent ‘of real concern’ says report
An absence of leadership and “serious management failings” have meant
little has been done to improve the state of the Crown Prosecution
Service (CPS) Gwent since a previous inspection in 2007, Her Majesty’s
Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) has said. Poor file
submission by Gwent Police has also been partly blamed.
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