http://www.police-life.co.uk/news/ The latest news from Police Life Magazine. Copyright: (C) Police Life en-gb Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:05:07 GMT Householders across Suffolk can sleep easier in their beds following the launch of a unique safety scheme spearheaded by Suffolk Constabulary and Keycare, the UKs leader in the recovery and replacement of lost or stolen keys.In a UK first, the constabularys keyholder registration service, SAFEKey, will now benefit from Keycares... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/02/08/pioneering-police-scheme-reinforces-commitment-to-residents-safety http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/02/08/pioneering-police-scheme-reinforces-commitment-to-residents-safety Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:05:07 GMT info@police-life.co.uk Northamptonshire Police has developed a training package for its Response Officers, which has received international recognition and is being imitated by forces across the country. The groundbreaking tuition, which was launched in May last year, is termed High Risk Scenario Training and is devised to give officers the tools they... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/02/03/high-risk-police-training http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/02/03/high-risk-police-training Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:34:56 GMT info@police-life.co.uk Police officers on the streets of Essex have replaced their white shirt and tie with a new wicking shirt for operational officers. The shirts have been introduced as part of a wider review of uniform in order to bring substantial savings to the force.In the two years from 2009/10 to... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/02/03/new-look-for-essex http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/02/03/new-look-for-essex Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:24:34 GMT info@police-life.co.uk 2011 was the year that saw civil unrest in the UK, and worldwide, on an unprecedented scale. All in all it's been a testing year for the UK's frontline services and social media has been instrumental in the organisation of unrest, in responding to members of the public to address... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/02/03/bluelightcamp-at-bapco http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/02/03/bluelightcamp-at-bapco Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:15:02 GMT info@police-life.co.uk Derek Barnett, President of the PSAEW said;It is important that members of the public have confidence in the police to accurately record incidents of crime and disorder. This report clearly shows that we have in this country a robust and detailed regime of recording and categorising crime so that the... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/01/25/psaew-president-comments-on-hmic-report-the-crime-scene http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/01/25/psaew-president-comments-on-hmic-report-the-crime-scene Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:21:15 GMT info@police-life.co.uk The London Assembly Police and Crime Committee will meet for the first time tomorrow as part of new arrangements for the oversight of policing in London. [1"> The Committee will begin its work on crime reduction by examining programmes to tackle gang violence in London. The Committee will look at... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/01/25/police-and-crime-committee-examine-gang-violence http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/01/25/police-and-crime-committee-examine-gang-violence Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:19:56 GMT info@police-life.co.uk CHILDREN from a specialist care unit have named Lancashire Constabularys latest horse recruit.The youngsters who all have life threatening or terminal illnesses decided to name the four-year-old bay gelding Gisburn.Officers took the horse to Derian House to visit the children and for help in deciding on a working name for... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/01/24/youngsters-name-polices-latest-recruit http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/01/24/youngsters-name-polices-latest-recruit Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:38:57 GMT info@police-life.co.uk YOUNGSTERS are being offered an insight into policing as part of a cadet course in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale.Up to 40 people will be given the opportunity to take part in the 37-week course and gain experience in the many different departments of Lancashire Constabulary.At the end of the course,... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/01/13/youngsters-invited-to-join-police-cadet-scheme http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/01/13/youngsters-invited-to-join-police-cadet-scheme Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:34:34 GMT info@police-life.co.uk Police Authorities in South Yorkshire and Humberside have agreed to create a single Human Resources (HR) and Training function serving both counties. The collaboration between the forces is expected to generate annual cash savings estimated at up to 2.5m from the end of the programme of change. Ian Watson, joint... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/01/11/joint-hr-and-training-service-created-for-police-forces http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/01/11/joint-hr-and-training-service-created-for-police-forces Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:29:14 GMT info@police-life.co.uk Officers from Cleveland Police, in partnership with Stockton Council and Middlesbrough Council, attended Kirklevington Prison in Yarm to deliver a course on terrorist incidents the first of its kind to involve prisoners in the country.Course Co-ordinator Sergeant Harry Simpson said: Act Now is a table top exercise designed to engage... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/01/06/act-now-first-in-the-country http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/01/06/act-now-first-in-the-country Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:06:24 GMT info@police-life.co.uk Operation Tornado, a new trial scheme involving scrap metal recyclers throughout the North East to help combat the increasing problem of metal theft, will be officially launched by Minister for Crime Prevention and Anti-Social Behaviour Reduction, Lord Henley, on Friday, 6 January. The scheme requires anyone selling scrap metal to... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/01/04/crime-prevention-minister-launches-new-trial-to-help-combat-metal-theft http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/01/04/crime-prevention-minister-launches-new-trial-to-help-combat-metal-theft Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:25:31 GMT info@police-life.co.uk Last month, Scot lands Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill provided funding to three Scottish police forces, including Tayside, to allow their dedicated teams of financial investigators to continue tackling serious organised crime.The announcement of 625,000 enables Tayside, Strathclyde and Lothian and Borders police forces to continue to bolster the capacity within... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/01/03/funding-for-financial-investigators http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/01/03/funding-for-financial-investigators Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:08:36 GMT info@police-life.co.uk His Royal Highness Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex met last month many of the police officers who responded to the tragic M5 collision in November.Police along with fire, ambulance and highways worked tirelessly to rescue those involved in the collision that tragically took seven lives.Prince Edward was greeted at... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/01/03/earl-meets-key-staff http://www.police-life.co.uk/2012/01/03/earl-meets-key-staff Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:03:01 GMT info@police-life.co.uk A Derbyshire police officer who was madean MBE earlier last year in the Queens Birthday Honours travelled to Buckingham Palace, last month to collect his medal.Sgt Stephen Osbaldeston, who was recognised for his services to policingand for setting up a boxing scheme fortroubled youngsters, was presented with his MBE by... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2011/12/30/mbe-for-ozbox-founder http://www.police-life.co.uk/2011/12/30/mbe-for-ozbox-founder Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:15:32 GMT info@police-life.co.uk Public confidence in 21st century policingwill be the subject of a lecture givenby the Interim Chair of theIndependent Police Complaints Com -mission, Len Jackson OBE, at NottinghamTrent University on January 26. The talk will look at the major issues, which have sparked demands for more rigorous oversight of the police... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2011/12/30/public-confidence-in-policing http://www.police-life.co.uk/2011/12/30/public-confidence-in-policing Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:09:09 GMT info@police-life.co.uk