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West Midlands trialing new body worn video camera - Eight Axon Body 4 cameras are being tested by the force over three months; four each in firearms and response. • A pilot involving the testing of eight Axon Body 4 (AB4) cameras went live last week in West Midlands Police. The force's BWV lead, Chief Superintendent Ian Green told Poli- Appointing temporary chief to lead PSNI 'open to legal challenge' - Deputy chief constable is not working in the office full time but uses section 34 powers when required. • Appointing a temporary chief constable to lead the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) risks leaving the force exposed to significant legal challenges, the chair of the Polic
- A&E a 'real blocker' when it comes to Right Person, Right Care - Humberside chief constable Paul Anderson told the Health and Social Care Committee that the current set-up of the healthcare system creates delays in A&E. • Having to negotiate with various aspects of the healthcare system when dealing with mental health detainees who have also suffered physical inj
- Hertfordshire PCC and Chief Constable launch review of force - A new joint Force Review Team has been established. • A review into the efficiency and effectiveness of Hertfordshire Constabulary is underway after it was agreed by the Police and Crime Commissioner and the Chief Constable in a bid to continue improving. A joint Force Review Team,
- West Midlands boosting roads safety team by two thirds - There are currently 11 officers in the road harm prevention team. • Seven new officers will be joining the West Midlands road harm prevention team in 2024 as part of plans to bolster the numbers tasked with improving road safety in the region. News of the increase comes just days bef
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Sgt who asked for overtime shifts at call centre 'failed to log crash call'
Anon
The same situation is evident all over the UK. Officers plugging gaps with little to no training or mentoring in many different operational areas. It is a mixture of luck and a miracle that disasters do not occur every day. Proper accredited training with genuine assessment, evaluation and CPD to recognised standards is expensive. Consequently senior officers demand cheap "Quick Fixes" and cross their fingers that nothing goes south!
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Anon
The same situation is evident all over the UK. Officers plugging gaps with little to no training or mentoring in many different operational areas. It is a mixture of luck and a miracle that disasters do not occur every day. Proper accredited training with genuine assessment, evaluation and CPD to recognised standards is expensive. Consequently senior officers demand cheap "Quick Fixes" and cross their fingers that nothing goes south!
