PSNI chief criticised for armed police Christmas Day tweet

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ACC calling for change to under 18s strip search policy - ACC Chris Todd intends to 'go further' than the current policy by recommending that strip searches are not carried out on a young person 'unless there is an appropriate adult present'.

'Significant problems' with PACE reviews of detention says HMIC - HMICFRS said the rising custody throughput in GMP which is creating extra demand is down to the force's 'strategic priority to tackle crime and increase arrests'.

Stop and search proposal in Public Order Bill heavily defeated - Peers also back restrictions on the use of protest banning orders, and stripped out completely a provision that would have allowed the sanction to be imposed against people who had not been convicted of any offence.

Racial disparity in decisions to prosecute - The Crown Prosecution Service has today published research which has found that Black and minority ethnic defendants are significantly more likely to be charged for a comparable offence than white British defendants in England and Wales.

PSNI chief criticised for armed police Christmas Day tweet

Chief constable says weapons are a 'stark reality' after posing for picture with armed unit.

Date - 27th December 2019
By - Gary Mason

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Simon Byrne, chief constable of the PSNI, has defended tweeting a picture of himself with heavily armed officers in Country Armagh on Christmas Day after criticism from local politicians that the image sent the wrong message to the community. CC...

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