Minister: Reforms 'have set police free'

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College updating APP on recording of non-crime hate incidents - The Home Office is introducing a new Code of Practice on recording and retaining personal data for non-crime hate incidents, a draft of which was laid before Parliament on March 13.

Action Fraud and forces overwhelmed by 'volume and complexity' of cases - Senior officials at the Home Office and National Crime Agency, alongside the Commissioner of the City of London Police, gave evidence to the Public Accounts Committee in December.

West Yorkshire pauses DHEP programme - The force has confirmed it will be re-opening the IPLDP route as an alternative.

Wiltshire creates RCT 'suitability framework' following online petition - The change follows protests and an online petition alleging an officer had links to a recently banned Hunt.

Minister: Reforms 'have set police free'

But Damian Green claims forces must become more efficient by embracing technology.

Date - 4th April 2014
By - Cliff Caswell - Police Oracle

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Comprehensive reforms have “set officers free” from targets and given them “a single mission of cutting crime”, the policing minister has said.Damian Green (pictured) reiterated that a challenging fiscal situation had...

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