Substandard? Not just case files……
The HMIC has stated that most case files submitted for court are substandard. They inspected 40 files and only 3 were adequately summarised. Apparently officers ‘do not fully understand their role in taking cases to court’. The report is calling for an ‘urgent review’ of police training in legal procedures and that training would help ‘streamline’ … Continue reading
The low down at the end of the year….. April 2012 – June 2012 the first quarter report.
I decided that I would have a look back at the blogs I have written in the past ‘year’ (financial of course!) All the blogs written are linked, so if you want to read them again, feel free to click on the links. This is the first of four of my first quarter report. We … Continue reading
Tom Winsors HMIC application
Name: Tom Winsor Education: Oxbridge Social: Friends include Cameron, May, Herbert. Job History: Train Service Wrecker; Police Service Wrecker. Applying for: HMIC to keep a close eye on Police Services demise. Salary : £195,000 with bonuses and excellent pension Supporting Letter: After receiving a ‘wink wink’ phone call for the new HMIC post I don’t … Continue reading
Here here! McKeever 1v May 0
Having listened to Theresa May rattle on at the Police Federation Conference today I was boiling from the offset. She started off with our fallen colleagues, mispronouncing their names, and then went on about budget cuts and the current state of our economy blah blah blah, but she could not sorry, would not answer to … Continue reading
‘You should be out catching criminals’
Why do we try to explain? I have had, as have many of my colleagues, many conversations with people we stop and deal with and it is difficult to get through to some about the career path that we choose. I guess the most favourite phrase they use is I pay your wages It’s a … Continue reading
A positive attitude- Policing in the Modern Day UK
This blog is slightly different from the others as one of my subscribers told me I must hate my job because I constantly write negative things. Well not necessarily. I was also told that in order to be noticed for further promotion that I should swallow the corporate pill and act more in agreement with … Continue reading
The Winsor report- April Fool!
Now I say April Fool due to the date today of writing this, however, this is a tale from my last night shift, and this goes from the sublime to the ridiculous. Now it was a Friday night, which is always a bit busy with people getting drunk, going clubbing, falling over, being sick, having … Continue reading
When things just go from bad to worse…
Tonight is the last shift before rest days and I will be so glad to be home before it all goes round again. I love my job. I really do. I joined to help people and I still work on the ethic of treat people how you would want to be treated It makes sense. … Continue reading
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