Almost a quarter (24%) of 18-24-year-olds believe a career in the police force is not accessible, despite government initiatives to boost officer numbers according to a survey by a university which has launched a Professional Policing degree recently. The University of Law (ULaw) decided to conduct the survey on the… Survey by Professional Policing degree university casts doubt on 20,000 recruitment target ...
Commander Karen Baxter, the City of London Police’s head of economic crime, says she needs 5,000 more officers with analytical skills to tackle fraud – and that they don’t necessarily have to carry a warrant card. Her ideal recruit needed to have the same analytical skills as Special Branch and… Economic crime lead calls for ‘re-balancing’ of skills in 20,000 uplift to attract officers who think like intelligence analysts ...
The government should introduce a legislative framework so that police forces can use technology such as artificial intelligence and live facial recognition within defined and agreed law, the Met Commissioner has said. In a speech to the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London, Dame Cressida Dick revealed that the… Met looking to use AI in recruitment processes and to help officer decision-making ...
BTP's Chief Constable Paul Crowther has asked the Home Office for a share of the funding for the territorial forces' 20,000 officer uplift. BTP’s funding comes from the Department for Transport and train operating companies. But Chair of the BTP Federation, Nigel Goodband, said that officers were “short on the… The British Transport Police (BTP) has asked the Home Secretary for a share of the funding for the 20,000 uplift. ...
Northern Ireland’s Department for Justice has announced a police pay deal has been signed off thanks to the devolved government being up and running again with a ministerial team in place. The increase, for federated and superintending ranks, is consistent with the recommendations of the independent Police Remuneration Review Body… Officers in Northern Ireland have been awarded a backdated 2.5% pay increase which had been left unsigned due to a lack of a minister....
ACC Louise Harrison is joining the force which protects civil nuclear sites and nuclear materials across the UK after a secondment with Counter Terrorism North West. As Strategic Regional Lead Officer she worked for the Prevent strand of the CONTEST strategy. Before that she was a Strategic Firearms Commander for… A highly respected counter terrorism lead has joined the Civil Nuclear Constabulary as its new Assistant Chief Constable....
Merseyside will begin recruiting on Monday for its uplift quota of 200 officers and has brought forward its quota of 300 new recruits from next year. The force told Police Oracle it will have no trouble meeting its target of 500 new officers because its ratings by HM Inspectorate has… Positive inspection reports are enabling Merseyside to recruit 500 new officers – and save on recruitment fees....
West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson has extended Chief Constable Dave Thompson’s contract by two years to “give continuity of leadership” through the Commonwealth Games. CC Thompson’s contract was due to expire in January 2021 – he will now serve until January 2023. PCC Jamieson made the announcement… West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, David Jamieson, has extended Chief Constable Dave Thompson's contract by two years....
Kent revealed it is hiring senior officers at a lower rate than their predecessors which will help save £2.7m. Chief Constable Alan Pughsley has revealed plans to improve procurement and cut the costs of back office functions such as IT to meet a £9m savings target. The force is increasing… Kent Police is to cut the wages of new senior officers as part of plans to cut £9m from the budget....
A recruitment process has begun after AC Mark Simmons gave extended notice that he will retire later this year from what the Met is describing as “one of the toughest but most rewarding jobs in policing”. AC Simmons runs the directorate that oversees day-to-day policing in the capital. He is… The race has begun to succeed the Met’s Assistant Commissioner for Frontline Policing who has revealed he is retiring....