The Mayor of West Yorkshire has secured funding for training new PCSOs through a local business’ apprenticeship levy. The Leeds based supermarket chain Asda has allocated £99,000 of apprenticeship funding to support 11 new PCSOs who are currently in training through their apprenticeships. The apprenticeship levy is paid at a… The Leeds based Asda chain has allocated £99k of their apprenticeship levy to support new PCSOs....
South Wales Deputy Chief Constable Rachel Bacon has been named as the preferred candidate for the Durham Chief Constable position. PCC Joy Allen made the announcement this week and DCC Bacon’s appointment remains subject to a confirmation hearing by the Police and Crime panel. DCC Bacon has almost three decades… It follows CC Jo Farrell moving to Police Scotland....
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are recruiting for a new Commissioner. Mr Trevor Botting is coming to the end of his tenure after he was appointed as Commissioner in July 2019 having previously served as Deputy Commissioner from May 2017. He said it has been a "privilege"… Trevor Botting was appointed as the Commissioner of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force in July 2019. ...
West Midlands Police have today appointed four new Assistant Chief Constables. The new appointments were welcomed by Chief Constable Craig Guildford who chaired the board along with Debbie Tedds, Chief Constable of Warwickshire Police, and West Midlands Police Deputy Chief Constable Scott Green. Candidates included previous strategic command course (SCC)… The UK's second largest forces has appointed four ACCs in one extensive recruitment process ...
Nottinghamshire Police has become the first force to advertise for a digital investigation and evidence apprentice, as part of a qualification developed by the Forensic Capability Network (FCN). The Digital Forensic Technician Apprenticeship Level 4 standard has recently been approved by the Chartered Institute for IT, the Institute of Cyber Digital… Police forces using the national qualification will have the training costs for new recruits covered by the government’s apprenticeship levy....
Police Scotland will have a reshuffled leadership team for the two months between the departure of current chief constable Sir Iain Livingstone and the arrival of his replacement CC Jo Farrell. The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) has confirmed that the force's deputy chief constable designate Fiona Taylor will take on… Police Scotland's DCC Designate Fiona Taylor will be acting chief before Durham CC Jo Farrell takes up her new role on October 9....
Northumbria has appointed a new Deputy Chief Constable who will take up her role in October. Jayne Meir is currently serving in West Midlands Police as Assistant Chief Constable, a rank she has held since 2019. She moved to West Midlands in 2016 initially as the policing commander for Wolverhampton… Jayne Meir will join Northumbria from West Midlands Police where she is currently serving as Assistant Chief Constable. ...
Northumbria Police has been ranked as the top force for apprenticeships within 2023’s top 100 Apprenticeship Employers which are rated with input from the Department for Education. The force ranked 30th and had 177 new starters in 2022-23. The force’s biggest apprenticeship programme is through the PCDA but they also… The top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2023 have been announced by the Department for Education. ...
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary has appointed Dorset's current deputy chief constable to replace DCC Ben Snuggs who departed earlier this year. DCC Sam de Reya is joining Hampshire next month after two years as Dorset's deputy chief. She said: “I will use my experience and focus on performance… Sam de Reya will join the force on August 7 after spending two years as Dorset's deputy....
A deputy chief constable who has been a "key part" of the improvements made by Humberside Police in recent years has been selected as the preferred candidate to lead the force. DCC Paul Anderson, who has been chief constable Lee Freeman's deputy for the last two years – and part of… CC Lee Freeman is leaving this summer to take up a dual role as His Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary in England and Wales and Inspector of Fire and Rescue in England....