Police Scotland is designing a new testing system which aims to “level the playing field” for BAME candidates applying to join the force as just over 1% of officers are from a minority background. The force’s HR director also said diversity in the leadership team is “not where we want… HR Manager tells MSPs that current test produced a 20% discrepancy between ethnic minority and white Scottish candidates....
The current Assistant Chief Constable at Derbyshire Police has been selected as the new Chief Constable for Lincolnshire. Dr Paul Gibson, 46, has been selected by a panel led by Police and Crime Commissioner Marc Jones as the replacement for Bill Skelly who is retiring after 31 years of service.… A career Lincolnshire officer who left to progress up the ranks is set to become the force’s new chief constable....
Nick Adderley is a chief constable who seems to invoke faith and morale among the ranks, and is known for his straight-talking and down-to-earth attitude which appears to bridge the gap between management and frontline officers. He says the welfare of the workforce is his number one priority. “If we… Northamptonshire's Chief Constable, Nick Adderley, has just completed his first two years in the job and tells Police Oracle why he believes a certain type of leadership is important to workforce morale...
Officers from 46 forces in England and Wales were the first to sit a national online exam for career progression – in this case the NIE (National Investigators' Exam). Candidates from all 43 territorial forces and three non-Home Office forces (British Transport Police, Civil Nuclear Constabulary and Ministry of Defence… More than 1,390 officers sat the National Investigators’ Exam remotely in a first for policing....
Modernisation to working practice has sped up during the COVID-19 crisis and that must now extend into supporting and finding future leaders. The College’s head, Mike Cunningham told the Police Superintendents’ Association annual conference this would also be crucial in improving diversity among senior officers. HM Inspectorate has raised concerns… A new national approach is needed to identify leaders across the ranks according to the College of Policing....
Priti Patel confirmed at the Police Superintendents’ Association annual conference that the Police Covenant will be introduced in legislation in the new Parliamentary session. She announced it will be extended to cover all who work or have worked in policing and will be subject to a yearly review by Parliament.… The campaign backed by Police Oracle to get welfare protection enshrined in law is set to become a reality for current and retired officers and staff, Priti Patel has confirmed....
Avon and Somerset is using a recruitment campaign to sign up new Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) as an opportunity to highlight its commitment to diversity. The campaign, aimed at signing up 70 PCSOs, makes clear that the force was the first in the country to achieve the accreditation for… Avon and Somerset is using its accreditation for a diversity mark as part of a campaign to recruit more PCSOs. ...
Greater London Assembly members said Met officers needed training and refresher courses to improve BAME relations. Their concerns followed a series of incidents over the summer where stop and search incidents had been posted on social media. Siân Berry of the Green Party, said: “The police as a service is… Greater London Assembly members say all Metropolitan Police officers should be trained in recognising unconscious bias....
The force has recruited 1,369 officers this financial year, bringing the workforce to around 32,800 officers. It has now paused its recruitment until early 2021. The number of officers retiring or resigning also slowed during the pandemic with the result that there were fewer vacancies to fill, it said. The… Latest figures also show that 45 full time officers rejoined the force following the appeal in March to former PCs and sergeants ...
TeamPolice is a new joint-venture by Ethos and Police Sport UK. PSUK is in the process of becoming a registered charity and is the body responsible for supporting all sporting activities across the UK. It reaches a potential membership of over 300,000 serving police officers, police staff, retired officers and… TeamPolice is a new scheme run by the police, for the police and is dedicated to promoting and improving wellbeing in the service through sport. Louise Fenn who leads marketing and communications for the venture explains how it works ...