Gwent Police has recruited 15 new Police Staff Investigators who are now commencing their initial 16-week training period. The PSIs who will take two years to become fully accredited, have designated powers from the Chief Constable and can carry out searches, interviews and other duties but cannot make an arrest.… First ever PSIs recruited by force will be trained to DC standard and have investigatory role but no power of arrest ...
Wiltshire Police is recruiting IT specialists after taking the decision to end its shared services deal with Wiltshire Council because the force was the victim of cyber attacks in the months after the nerve agent attack in Salisbury which was blamed on Russia. The force is moving all applications, software… Wiltshire Police is to move all of its ICT support services in-house in a security upgrade following the Novichok attack in Salisbury....
Police Revision: So how was today’s early turn? It was a busy one. The team (James is one of three detective sergeants in the CID of the county’s North Division) and I walked in at 7am, it’s our first of a set of four earlies. One of my team was… DS James M, from Hertfordshire Constabulary, speaks to Police Revision about his career path and provides valuable insight for others who may be considering promotion and detective work. We met James at the end of his early turn shift in a café near his office just after he and his team had dealt with a high-value three handed dwelling burglary. ...
Nottinghamshire Police has partnered with Derby University to provide the country’s first fast-track policing degree course, putting officers on the beat from the classroom in record time. Derby University will now be the first in the country to offer an accelerated BA (Hons) in Professional Policing. Potential recruits are required… Nottinghamshire Police has created a programme with Derby University and the College of Policing that will see new recruits becoming 'cop ready' within two years. ...
The full document sets out the background, including the boundaries for negotiations set out by Home Secretary Priti Patel. How the two organisations representing the majority of police officers will tackle the talks is set out in the main section of their formal submission. Their recommendations are: Recommendation 1: Our… The 20 recommendations in the joint Police Federation and Police Superintendents’ Association pay bid to the Police Remuneration and Review Body are revealed here....
A new organisation that will pool the purchasing power of police and fire services in England and Wales in order to secure better deals and cut waste and duplication has been established. Blue Light Commercial is the result of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) and National Police… Blue Light Commercial to be led by £150K CEO who will have ‘a virtual team’ of 45 commercial managers ...
Cleveland Police’s chief constable Richard Lewis has had his contract extended by a further three years by outgoing Police and Crime Commissioner Barry Coppinger. The extension will keep Mr Lewis in the force until at least 2027 although he has made it known that he is committed to spending the… Outgoing Police and Crime Commissioner says poorly rated force needs long term leadership stability ...
Nine retired Cambridgeshire officers handed over their old collar number to nine new recruits at a passing out ceremony at the force’s HQ yesterday (3rd February). The force’s 16 new recruits were all assigned collar numbers previously belonging to retired officers, and nine were handed over in person. The idea… A number of the force's new recruits received the old collar number of a retired officer in person at yesterday's ceremony in Huntingdon....
Mark Hamilton, who had overseen District Policing Command in the PSNI, has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief Constable. But his predecessor, former Acting Deputy Chief Constable Stephen Martin, has revealed he is taking legal advice on the recruitment process as he was not shortlisted for the role. Mr… The Police Service of Northern Ireland has chosen a new Deputy Chief Constable but one of the candidates is set to appeal the decision....
A campaign by Police Scotland to reverse a sharp decline in the number of Special Constables is focused on changing the idea that most volunteers use the role as a way to becoming a full-time officer. The UK's only national territorial force admitted it has experienced a “steady decrease” in… Police Scotland has begun a recruitment drive to turn around a 60% fall in the number of Special Constables....