NPCC welfare lead says COVID-19 highlighted importance of wellbeing

CC Rhodes is the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) lead for Organisational Development and Wellbeing. Speaking on Tuesday (25 August) at a virtual conference hosted by Oscar Kilo, Policing through a pandemic: the impact of technology on wellbeing, CC Rhodes said the pandemic has pushed welfare to the top of… Lancashire’s Chief Constable Andy Rhodes said the low sickness levels from forces throughout the pandemic has highlighted how wellbeing should be at the forefront of policing and not an “afterthought". ...

College's evaluation of Day One assessment shows racial disparity

Day One was developed to replace Police SEARCH which had been in place for 18 years. Its planned rollout nationally for 2020 has been delayed due to the pandemic.  It aimed to give new recruit candidates the experience of the challenges a new constable could face on their first day… The College of Policing has published an evaluation of the Day One assessment centre pilot, which had a higher success rate among white candidates than BAME ones. ...

Former chief supt appointed head of enforced returns family welfare panel

A former chief superintendent and Head of Public Protection at Nottinghamshire Police has been appointed permanent chair of the Independent Family Returns Panel (IFRP). Helen Chamberlain was appointed interim chair in May 2020 and has been a member since August 2018. The panel provides advice to the Home Office on… Multi-agency body includes police, social care and education specialists ...

Pending retirees prioritised for government's pensions settlement

The Home Office has taken another step towards settling the police  pensions dsipute that is set to land the government with a multi-billion pound compensation bill. In an update to members, the Police Federation revealed that officials at the Home Office have set out guidance in relation to Immediate Detriment… Officers set to retire from policing are a step closer to ending the uncertainty over their pensions if draft Home Office guidance is agreed. ...

Officer questions to be put to chief constable candidates

Applications for Lincolnshire’s next Chief Constable are now closed and the next stage of the recruitment process has began. Incumbent Bill Skelly is due to retire this December. A two day process at the beginning of September will put questions from officers and staff in a Q&A, with all candidates… Lincolnshire Police are incorporating questions from frontline officers and staff as part of the recruitment process for their new Chief Constable....

Interview: Leicestershire's first Somali PC

PC Ahmed joined Leicestershire Police as a Special Constable in 2015 and then as a PC in 2017. He is currently a neighbourhood policing officer in the Spinney Hill area, working closely within the community where he grew up. He said policing is not generally seen as a viable career… PC Adam Ahmed is the first person from the Somali community to become a police officer in Leicestershire, one of the UK’s most multi-cultural areas. He tells Police Oracle his view on recruiting from underrepresented groups and how his own cultural background influences the force’s neighbourhood policing....

Police staff manager wins award for work on risk assessment tool

The work of a police staff member who has validated a harm assessment risk tool which uses artificial intelligence to forecast an offender’s potential to re-offend has been recognised with an award. Durham Constabulary’s Harm Assessment Risk Tool (HART) is an algorithmic forecast of an offender’s potential to offend. The… Durham head of criminal justice department helped validate AI system used by custody officers to assess harm risk in offenders ...

Career PSNI officer joins management team

An officer who has spent his career with the PSNI has taken one of its most senior posts. TACC Roberts has previously been the Commander in charge of Belfast City District Command Unit. The vacancy at the top was created in January with the resignation of then Deputy chief Constable… The Police Service of Northern Ireland in a short statement confirmed Chief Superintendent Jonathan Roberts had been promoted to Temporary Assistant Chief Constable. ...

Force recruits stage sit-in at campus

The university has opened its doors after COVID-19 social distancing rules filled the force’s training centre to its limit. With their regular training site in Wymondham at full capacity, Norfolk Constabulary had to rethink new ways of training new recruits and putting on regular training sessions for officers currently in… A mass of officers have taken over a university - to ensure their studies aren’t interrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak. Norfolk Constabulary’s newest recruits are training on the University of East Anglia’s deserted campus. ...

Policing College to offer pathways into officer and support roles

A new Policing College launched last year by Lincolnshire Police, G4S and Lincoln College, is now offering a Professional Policing Degree as a route into police officer roles for school leavers. The college was initially set up to provide school leavers with police staff career pathways in emergency call handling,… Lincolnshire Police and G4S enterprise adds Policing Degree to support role qualifications ...