







DC starts gross misconduct hearing nine years after alleged incident - Mark Alston appears before panel after force loses High Court ruling against IOPC last year. A City of London DC is appearing before a misconduct hearing this week nine years after an alleged incident after his force lost a court challenge of a ruling by the IOPC that he had a case to answe
Social media sites to become "one-stop grooming shop" - Facebook's plans to encrypt across all messaging platforms and Instagram's algorithm are described as "toxic combination" by NSPCC. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has warned Facebook will become a “one-stop grooming shop” if it goes ahead with pl
Two forces pilot digital driving licence photo upload from the DVLA - Two month trial reduced roadside identifications by more than 10 minutes developers claim. Surrey and Sussex Police have been taking part in a trial to identify motorists who have been stopped but are not carrying their driving licences via licence photos which are sent to them remotely by the DVL
Internet referral officers join forces to take down jihadist content - Officers from 10 countries target online tutorial manuals on building IEDs and using CBRN materials. Specialist officers from the Metropolitan Police-based national Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU) joined other specialists from nine countries at a Europol event aimed at bringing d
Forces praised for 'impressive' response to child offenders - Police forces have achieved 'an impressive cultural change' in dealing with child offenders, according prison reformers. Figures from the Howard League for Penal Reform show that police officers have focused resources on more complex cases to reduce child arrests by more than 70% in ei
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