Hotspot policing is rolled out to 18 more forces with funding

Headlines

Nottinghamshire chief constable set to lead West Midlands - The leading Chief on BAME issues is set to lead the country's second biggest force.

Retired NI officers launch judicial review against Police Ombudsman - Former NI officers are challenging the policing ombudsman over claims of sectarian bias during The Troubles.

Fed accuses forces of misleading officers on Time Off for Dependants - The Federation has said a number of forces are misleading officers and denying them their entitlements to Time Off for Dependants and Parental Bereavement Leave.

Police Scotland managed Cop26 response with £13m underspend - Papers have been presented to the Scottish Police Authority which showed that the cost of policing the event was £13m below the original budget.

Hotspot policing is rolled out to 18 more forces with funding

An initiative that enables officers to intensively target violence hot spots is becoming a pilot scheme backed with £4m of Home Office funding.

Date - 17th September 2021
By - Chris Smith

11 Comments

Eighteen forces across England and Wales will share £4.12m to trial Hotspot Policing in towns and cities blighted by violent crime. Developed by Essex Police, the tactic involves operating regular, intensive and high-visibility foot patrols...

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

Mental health control room partnership shortlisted for an award

Specialist staff in control room save nearly 300 officer deployments to mental health crisis calls.

Force to issue yellow card warnings to suspected criminals Cambridgeshire pilot could cut cross-border offending More headlines »

And also...

Nottinghamshire chief constable set to lead West Midlands

The leading Chief on BAME issues is set to lead the country's second biggest force.

Retired NI officers launch judicial review against Police Ombudsman Fed accuses forces of misleading officers on Time Off for Dependants Latest headlines »

Features

Interview: 'Better maternity support would attract more women to service'

New national maternity guidance has just been approved by the NPCC and is due to be rolled out to forces imminently. Ahead of its release, Police Oracle spoke with one of the driving forces behind the guidance, DS Keri Alldritt.

Investigators: playing the long game with skills and training BTP on County Lines: "We didn't think it is as prevalent as it clearly is" More features »