I thought it'd be worth highlighting the actual text of the report rather than the media spin.
There are 27 recommendations, although number 27 is a recommendation that the Government implement the previous 26 recommendations, so take that as you will.
There's nothing in there that is especially controversial, but it's good to see the concept of a senior constable get traction (#13)
I need to request a welfare check for a friend near London. Im in the North West. Im assuming i can still do it. I know the textphone number, but am unaware how to use it. Online it only says reporting crimes. Can I still request a welfare check through it?
Edit: Im hard of hearing and cant hear on the phone. I forgot to add that, sorry!
Hi,
When a call comes through for a fight in a house or domestic incident at someone's home, how do you know where to go? Do you have a navigation system to guide you within the police car and is it automatically programmed when you receive a call?
Or do you just need to learn every street in your area...
Today, on my normal commute to work, I passed a BTP PCSO and, owing to the additional hour I had to travel, started thinking about what their role could be day to day.
Is it like PCSOs in Home Office forces? Foot patrolling, dealing with low level offences etc, or is there more of a security element to it, guarding trains and train stations?
I also noticed they carry cuffs, does this mean they deploy to incidents alongside PCs? Or is it purely a PPE item?
Would appreciate some insight to satisfy my curiosity :)
I am looking to become a Roads Policing Officer in the future.
As part of this looking to build a portfolio of evidence to strengthen my application.
Please may I have suggestions of evidence beyond the usual No insurance, impaired drivers and also if anyone has any ideas as to how to record this evidence
What opportunities would there be for pcs moving to another country? I'm assuming most countries wouldn't accept you as an officer there unless you speak the language perfectly, so I'm wondering what other work opportunities there would be following work in the police?
My partner is currently going through the process of moving into a career as a police officer in Scotland and I’m just wondering if anyone currently in the police could give a bit of insight into the shift patterns and how this affects your relationship.
Do you get to see each other often? Do you find yourself bringing issues at work home with you? Any insight would be appreciated thanks just want a bit of a heads up for any issues we might face.
Happened to me this morning on my way home from work.
I work for ambulance control and finished my shift at 2am. I was driving home and during the drive a marked police car was following behind me.
Paid it absolutely 0 mind because i figured they were out on patrol or heading to a lower priority incident and we were on a semi-rural road so I just shrugged it off.
They followed me for maybe 2 or three minutes before putting on the blues and signaling for me to pull over. I thought maybe one of my break lights was out since I know that can get you tugged.
Anyway they come up to the car and I asked them what was going on - they asked me where I was going and I told them I was heading home from work. I was still in my ambulance greens so I pointed to the crest on the uniform and explained i work at ambulance control and had just finished a late shift.
Both officers were very nice blokes and they explained that it was just a weird time to be driving and they wanted to make sure that "with the football on, i wasn't a drunk driver" before telling me I'd done nothing wrong and was absolutely fine. We had a bit of chit chat about both of us being busier in the heatwave and they let me go. Not asked for my licence, documents or anything else.
Understandably I was baffled and I'm now feeling a tad on edge around driving home. I finish the shift I'm working now at 3am and frequently finish between 2am to 4am. I really really don't want to be pulled over just for going home.
Is driving at a weird time really something you can be pulled over for? I wasn't swerving or driving in any strange way, the only reason they pulled me over was for driving at 2.16am on a Friday morning, as confirmed by the officers when I asked them.
After mentioning it to friends it's been suggested maybe my car itself is the reason I was pulled over but I dont think a Honda Civic is really that suspicious.
So TL;DR:
Can you really be pulled over just for driving home at a 'weird' time, or was there some other reason they pulled me over?
Say a car failed to stop, all occupants de-camp and no visual or cctv of who the driver was. All occupants are caught.
I’ve had a job like this recently where everything was NFA’d because no driver could be identified. Was gutted as the pursuit was so risky, it felt like justice hadn’t been done.
Sorry if there is already a similar offence, but why couldn’t one be created, or like a special warning interview question, where failure to identify who the driver was is a separate offence?
I’m struggling to see any sort of defence they could give? If they say they don’t know the name etc, fine, point him out in the BWV etc.
If they all commit to no comment, they all get charged. I know there is the offence for ‘allowing to be carried’ but this is different. The creation of the offence would be to identify the driver so that it prevents NOTHING happening if the police don’t know who the driver was.
And yes, I realise this isn’t all airtight.
Is it worth reporting him?
I ask, as he lives a couple doors down from my brother who is a detective, and i am concerned the police force might think my brother knows about it but is ignoring it.
He doesnt know because I havent shared this information.
My sister is thinking about moving in with this partner. She has 3 daughters, and I dont want them to be subject to this in their home.
We come from a decent background, this partner of hers is a homeowner, and lives in a decent area. I do not know if he sells the weed or just consumes it. He also has an XL bully type dog, and by all accounts is a bit of a twat.
i got blackmailed recently and police came to my house to ask me questions about their details and what i know about them and then they talked with my parents and my dad comes up to my room after they leave and asks “why did police just ask me if you have firearms in the house?” and which i was confused as i never post on social media and never really do. If anyone has any idea why please let me know, am i in some watch list?, is this a routine question they ask? If anyone needs more info please ask as this has me wondering
Hello all,
I'm up at tulliallan next week for the first of my 16 weeks of training, any last minute bits of advice would be greatly appreciated.
Not necessarily just police Scotland cops but anyone with advice for a new probationer, I'd love to hear it.
Advice other than "apply to the railway" that is..
Hypothetically this occurred in 2008 in a very remote area in Scotland.
Child A reported they were being abused by their parent to a teacher in their high school. Following this the child was sent home with a different relative. The child then had semi-regular meetings during which multiple people were present, including: a police officer, a social worker, some kind of mental health or medical professional, the relative they were sent home with, and the abusive parent.
If this did occur, is there any sliver of a chance of any of the people involved having any record of any of this happening after 18 years?
Was working a 4pm-2am shift this Sunday but just been informed the shift is changing to a 5pm-5am shift due to the England game. Are we entitled to anything? They are claiming the usual ‘exigent circumstances’ .
I can't find that this has come up before and having done some Google and PNLD scrolling I can't find anything to show me otherwise...
So, I've had it a few times of recent where we've sent a job to CPS as a red case (remand for those who don't know), and CPS have refused to charge... not on the basis of a lack of evidence, but because they think it should be a green case. They then dictate for it to be sent 'slow time' and for the detainee to be bailed.
My current understanding is that this is beyond CPS' remit and that the decision to grant or refuse bail is for a Custody Officer (Sergeant) to make. Whether CPS agree with a remand or not, I can't find anything that says they can simply refuse to make a charging decision. It looks to me that they can offer their views on remand, but not decide on it.
However, this always goes unchallenged and it feels like they're taking advantage of this.. if I'm mistaken then I'll gladly be corrected, if only for my own piece of mind.
I'm aware of the changes to the Bail Act, as per Sentencing Act 26 - in essence, most cases that are likely to receive convictions of 12 months or less will typically be suspended - though there are caveats built in. I can't see that the Sentencing Act grants the CPS the authority to refuse a remand - as someone has previously suggested to me, without showing me where this is detailed.
Is anyone able to shed some light on my bewildered brain here or am I indeed correct that CPS don't have that authority.
For the avoidance of doubt, I'm also not talking about CPS refusing charge and coming back with an action plan... literally to just refer as a green case instead of red.
Thanks in advance.
Hi all,
I've started to suspect I may have CPTSD from certain things that happened to me earlier on in my life. It doesn't affect my work performance - I don't red mist or freeze up or have trouble with safeguarding/mh/domestics, but socially it causes me to act really differently. It causes me to be quite closed with colleagues and when I'm in the office I often zone out which people pick up on.
I'm looking at raising this with my GP - but I have concerns as firearms is one of the career paths I'd be open to apply for. It isn't the ultimate goal but I don't want to end up limiting my career options. I'm hoping that because it doesn't affect my work performance it shouldn't cause any problems if I did try and get on the IFC, it's ultimately just a thing that causes people to think I'm strange socially which just makes me feel like shit lol.
Appreciate any insights from those with knowledge on the topic.
Hello, I’m 21F from midlands England and I have unfortunately had a few instances where I’ve had to report things to the police. I’ve come to terms with the fact that I was raped in December but I don’t know if I should report it because I’m scared I won’t be taken seriously after reporting two separate incidents in the past - domestic abuse from my dad and a separate SA incident three years ago. Is there anyone I can contact for advice without reporting right away?