Resignation of chair from the employers’ side reveals scale of the crisis in the service
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Police staff pay freeze ‘deeply insulting’
Unions representing police staff, including control room operatives, 999 calls handlers and forensic specialists, have written to the home secretary Priti Patel asking her to urgently reconsider the…Read more…
Emergency Crime Scrutiny Meeting of Newham Council (5 May 2021)
The Chair of Crime Scrutiny, Councillor Daniel Lee-Phakoe, a father and local resident tells it as it is, about the recent tragic deaths of our young people in a meeting of police, senior council officers and politicians.
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‘Never been a better time to care’
I’m the Labour Party candidate for West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, and currently work as legal aid solicitor and member of Unite. I represent people at risk of eviction from their homes,…Read more…
‘Profound concern and alarm’
The fundamental freedom to protest is under grave threat, Unite has warned, as new draconian legislation significantly expanding police powers over public demonstration is being rushed through…Read more…
Government must intervene to protect policing in Warwickshire
Plans to cut 85 police staff roles must be halted
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Self isolate or this may happen in UK
Hat tip UK Government website
“This is a non-professional translation of the French personal travel exemption relating to the COVID-19 decree.
You must download the French form below, print it and complete it and carry it on your person for each outi…Read more…
Newham Walkabouts – Repairs, ASB & Building New Homes
Last week I went on two walkabouts with my Cllr colleague, Shaban Mohammed. First was to Drakes Walk, East Ham where we met up with the local Newham Council Housing liaison officer and a resident concerned about people gaining entry into her housing bl…Read more…
Haters are not welcome!
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‘Deeply sinister’
Unite has accused Merseyside police of being heavy handed with union activists protesting against working conditions at a construction site near Ellesmere Port.
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St Matthews public meeting on Crime and ASB
A lovely picture from last Friday evening when Councillors and officers met Residents and Police to discuss how to tackle jointly crime and anti-social behaviour in the area (Forest Gate South ward adjacent to Romford Road).
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Drug crime soars in rural areas
Drug crime has significantly increased in towns and villages over the last five years, driven in part by a practice known as ‘county lines’, or drug trafficking in rural areas. A new analysis…Read more…
Police staff now less representative of communities, says UNISON
The proportion of police staff from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds (BME) employed by police forces in England and Wales has fallen dramatically, says UNISON research published today…Read more…
Crossing the line – the worrying rise of the volunteer police force
More police forces are using more volunteers in more roles as they reduce the number of staff they employ – so UNISON asked forces in England and Wales to try and explain what is happening
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A good news story – Baby Maria is safe
Newham LondonVerified account @NewhamLondonFollowingFollowing @NewhamLondonMoreNewham London Retweeted Metropolitan PoliceMayor @rokhsanafiaz and @NewhamLondon thanks all residents who supported the search for missing Maria.Newham London add…Read more…
Volunteers taking on police roles as cuts continue to bite
Cash-strapped police forces are filling some key job vacancies with unpaid volunteers amid ongoing cutbacks, says a report published today (Friday) by UNISON. The number of police support volunteers…Read more…
Finding the truth
She met him at one of the largest protests in UK history. As a million people marched through the streets of London demonstrating against the war in Iraq, there he was – her one in a million, a…Read more…
‘Dangerous development’
Paramedics in the south of England will receive “restraint training” because there are not enough police to respond to dangerous callouts, as Tory cuts to the police numbers continue to be felt…Read more…
Cuts to police and justice sector puts communities at risk, says UNISON
Rising crime rates can no longer be ignored by the government
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Probation rescue plans will be disastrous
This is the last chance saloon for the probation service and rescue plans proposed by the MoJ just don’t cut the mustard.
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