Lord Stevens: Officers should not have right to strike

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Lord Stevens: 'Officers should not have right to strike'

Former Met commissioner says the Police Service is too crucial to public safety to contemplate industrial action in an independent report.

Date - 25th November 2013
By - Cliff Caswell - Police Oracle

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The Police Service needs a top-down overhaul to meet current demands and deal with financial pressures – but officers should not be allowed strike, a report published today will say.Former Met Commissioner Lord Stevens (pictured) – who...

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