Recruiting at speed carries risk, says HMIC as Uplift target exceeded

Headlines

Commander Bennett hearing panel accused of appearance of bias - The Met Commander is facing gross misconduct proceedings over his alleged drug use.

PFNI Fed Chair: "tasers should be issued as standard" - It follows an incident last night where an officer was slashed on the neck.

NPCC and College publish police response to 2017 Hillsborough report - The College of Policing CEO and National Police Chiefs' Council Chair discussed how Bishop James Jones' report into the disaster has changed policing, and will continue to do so.

Closure orders 'worth their weight in gold' to Cambridgeshire Police - PC Brady Slack told Police Oracle that these orders 'massively' save police time by preventing activity that would otherwise require multiple call-outs.

Recruiting at speed carries risk, says HMIC as Uplift target exceeded

Sir Thomas Winsor has warned recruiting at speed carries risk as the government announced 11,000 of the 20,000 Uplift officers have been hired.

Date - 27th October 2021
By - Chloe Livadeas

10 Comments

More than half of the 20,000 officers the government pledged to recruit by 2023 have been hired according to the Home Office. But on the same day the figure was announced HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary Sir Thomas Winsor told the Home Affairs...

Do you have an interesting news story? Contact the newsdesk on 0203 119 3303
or alternatively get in touch via the contact form.

Hertfordshire needs to make space for 167 new Uplift recruits

An estate overhaul is set to begin to make room for Hertfordshire's Uplift recruits.

Patel vows thorough review on vetting as previous 'gaps' identified More headlines »

And also...

Commander Bennett hearing panel accused of appearance of bias

The Met Commander is facing gross misconduct proceedings over his alleged drug use.

PFNI Fed Chair: "tasers should be issued as standard" NPCC and College publish police response to 2017 Hillsborough report Latest headlines »

Features

Achieving Taser training 'standardisation' across the forces

The curriculum manager for Armed Policing and Less Lethal Weapons at the College of Policing spoke to Police Oracle about the 'pyramid' of learning that's key in this area.

Detective's Casebook: Learning points from the David Fuller case Interview: chief aiming to move out of special measures 'this year' More features »