Spending cuts tantamount to ‘Armageddon’
Spending cuts across forces would be tantamount to “Armageddon” according to Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s outgoing chief constable Julie Spence.
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New VFM toolkits launched
A range of new toolkits and questionnaires were unveiled this week to help forces improve efficiency and value for money.
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Emergency services may ‘share’
An emergency service in which police, ambulance and fire staff share buildings and resources has been mooted for the Highlands and Islands.
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Raoul Moat live media had ‘profound effect’ on policing
A senior police officer has criticised the way Raoul Moat’s last hours were broadcast live by the media as “members of his family looked on”.
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Cannabis campaign seeks public support
A new campaign to help eliminate cannabis cultivation in residential properties has been launched by Scotland’s police forces, empowering members of the public with a bigger role to play, but identifying South East Asians as primarily involved.
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Plans to change Scottish drink culture are announced
The Scottish government has announced that it wants alcohol to be sold
at a minimum of 45p per unit in a bid to reduce consumption and curb
problems associated with its drinking culture.
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NIPB chair remains ‘on leave’
Northern Ireland Policing Board (NIPB) members have backed the decision
of its chairman not to resume his role until a police investigation
into a land deal involving a company, of which he is director, is
completed.
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Missing USB stick reported
A newspaper report claimed this week that a USB stick containing
anti-terror training manuals and other sensitive information has been
found outside a Greater Manchester Police station.
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Chief ‘gobsmacked’ by lack of justice
A chief constable has been left “gobsmacked” after a German doctor
managed to evade trial in Britain despite killing a patient with a
fatal injection.
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Tributes paid to ‘highly skilled’ officer
Tributes have been paid to a “highly skilled” officer who died in a
motorcycle crash after colliding with a Royal Navy member during a
motorcycle race.
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