COVID 19: Building capacity and retaining corporate memory

Headlines

Introduce mandatory breath tests in England and Wales, says study - Parliamentary advisory body says initial roadside checkpoint tests could be carried out by non-police staff.

'Ageing' fleet in focus after officers suffer carbon monoxide poisoning - Two Police Scotland traffic officers are recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning linked to their patrol car.

Officer given written warning for pursuing suspect in police van - A West Yorkshire PC has been given a written warning for pursuing a suspect vehicle using a police van "without proper authorisation".

Officer dismissed after relationship with relative linked to investigation - Officer placed on barred list after failing to disclose change in his relationship circumstances to force vetting.

COVID 19: Building capacity and retaining corporate memory

Delivery of policing and other criminal justice services is being re-calibrated but forces and their partners have proved both resilient and adaptable.

Date - 20th March 2020
By - Gary Mason

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When Assistant Commissioner Mark Simmons put his papers in a few weeks ago he was probably looking forward to either a quiet retirement or a new challenge in another area perhaps in the private sector. He couldn’t have guessed that before...

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