Profile: from Italy's Carabinieri to serving as a DC in Bedfordshire

“My professional life in Italy was solid,” T/DC Pedone said. “Policing there is a job for life, especially once you reach my level. But over time, my family started relocating to Bedford, joining one of the oldest and largest Italian communities in England.” It was a big jump for T/DC… When Trainee Detective Constable Cristian Pedone saw his family leave his native Italy and move to Bedford, he was unsure if he could continue his career in law enforcement. But speaking to Police Oracle, the officer explains how he has made a new life for himself while continuing his love affair with policing....

BTP launches part-time route

British Transport Police have launched the application process for their first part-time roles within the force. Currently they are offering part-time roles at four locations in London; Kings Cross, Victoria, Finsbury Park and Albany House. There will be a requirement to work a minimum of 20 hours across a normal… The force has launched their first part-time officer roles. ...

New West Mids ACC to lead on the crime portfolio

West Midlands Police has welcome a new Assistant Chief Constable who is set to lead on their crime portfolio.  ACC Jen Mattinson has 22 years' service and started her career with West Mercia Police in 2001, before transferring to Staffordshire Police on promotion to Superintendent in March 2018.  While in Staffordshire,… ACC Jen Mattinson started in her new role at the beginning of this week. ...

Police Scotland’s DCC Designate to retire in the New Year

Police Scotland’s Deputy Chief Constable Designate Fiona Taylor will retire from policing in the New Year, with recruitment now underway for her replacement. DCC Taylor has spent five years with Police Scotland and recently held the Chief Constable position on a temporary basis in the interim period between Sir Iain… Recruitment has opened today for the position. ...

Departing Lincs chief says it's 'time for a new challenge'

The chief constable of Lincolnshire Police says his decision to leave the force for a new NPCC role is about trying something new after a career spent mostly "on the frontline or helping to deliver day-to-day policing". CC Chris Haward is to depart Lincolnshire in February 2024 to become the UK… Chris Haward has been in policing for 32 years, and was head of the East Midlands Special Operations Unit prior to moving to Lincolnshire in December 2020....

NPCC Chair concerned by number of police staff vacancies

Recruiting police staff is an enduring problem which has left policing "underpowered and underrepresented in some critical areas", the chair of the NPCC has said. Addressing the NPCC/APCC summit on Wednesday, chief constable Gavin Stephens warned against using the injection of new officers alone as a "benchmark of investment". "The… There are over 4,000 police staff vacancies nationally in critical roles NPCC summit told...

Dorset’s T/DCC to take on role on a permanent basis

Dorset Police has appointed their current Temporary Deputy Chief Constable Rachel Farrell to fill the role on a permanent basis moving forward. DCC Farrell had joined the force in March 2022 as Assistant Chief Constable. Before that she was a Chief Superintendent with Hampshire as Commander overseeing Prevention, Vulnerability and… DCC Rachel Farrell has been carrying out the role on a temporary basis since the summer....

Offshore enforcement: the possibilities in Guernsey

Guernsey Police offers the same opportunities as any force in the UK mainland, but with benefits that go beyond the idyllic backdrop and community feel of island life in the Bailiwick. The force’s Head of Law Enforcement, Ruari Hardy, moved from the Metropolitan Police 21 years ago and hasn’t looked… Police Oracle talks to the Head of Law Enforcement at Guernsey Police about what the force can offer potential transferees. ...

DCC Maggie Blyth appointed as deputy CEO at the College

The College of Policing has appointed DCC Maggie Blyth as their new deputy CEO. She begins in the role today.  DCC Blyth began working in the Probation Service in the 1990s before specialising in youth justice across London and Oxford and within national government. She went on to work for… DCC Blyth will continue to oversee her national work to improve the response to VAWG. ...

New Deputy Chief Constable selected in North Wales

Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman has appointed a new Deputy Chief Constable for North Wales.  DCC Nigel Harrison joined the force as a special constable in 1995 before becoming an officer in 1997.  He has experience as a Firearms, Public Order and Civil Contingencies Commander and in 2020 undertook the role… DCC Nigel Harrison has worked in all policing areas across North Wales Police, the force said. ...