West Midlands PCC Jamieson extends CC Thompson's contract

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson has extended Chief Constable Dave Thompson’s contract by two years to “give continuity of leadership” through the Commonwealth Games. CC Thompson’s contract was due to expire in January 2021 – he will now serve until January 2023. PCC Jamieson made the announcement… West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, David Jamieson, has extended Chief Constable Dave Thompson's contract by two years....

Kent to make £9m budget savings

Kent revealed it is hiring senior officers at a lower rate than their predecessors which will help save £2.7m. Chief Constable Alan Pughsley has revealed plans to improve procurement and cut the costs of back office functions such as IT to meet a £9m savings target. The force is increasing… Kent Police is to cut the wages of new senior officers as part of plans to cut £9m from the budget....

Assistant Commissioner Simmons to retire from the Met

A recruitment process has begun after AC Mark Simmons gave extended notice that he will retire later this year from what the Met is describing as “one of the toughest but most rewarding jobs in policing”. AC Simmons runs the directorate that oversees day-to-day policing in the capital. He is… The race has begun to succeed the Met’s Assistant Commissioner for Frontline Policing who has revealed he is retiring....

Gwent Police commence training of police staff investigators

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 beefs up IT support in wake of post-Novichok cyber attacks

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....

The career detective

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. ...

New fast-track police degree for Nottinghamshire

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 background to the pay demand

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....

New commercial body to pool procurement power of 999 services

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 chief constable has contract extended by three years

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 ...