News

• Olympic terror test leaves nothing to chance

  London's Emergency Services made a combined show of strength with a simulation of their response to an attack on the London Underground this afternoon

• PCCS ask for kettling review

  The Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland has told Strathclyde Police to reconsider its use of 'kettling' after finding the Force didn't "reasonably handle" a complaint following a demonstration in January last year.

• CREST collaboration creates joined up EMS thinking

  Police, fire and ambulance chiefs all spoke of the importance of joined up working  at the launch of the Centre for Research in Emergency Services and Training in Liverpool this morning.

• Police Ambulance Partnership improves alcohol response

  West Yorkshire Police have joined forces with Yorkshire Ambulance Service in a new pilot scheme designed to reduce the resource impact of alcohol-related incidents on both blue-light services.

• London 2012 and intelligence-led policing

  Mark Gibson from SAS talks about the need for smart policing working during the Olympics   The London 2012 Olympic Games will be one of the largest events ever staged in the UK.  An estimated 15,000 athletes from 205 nations

• Ian Blair: The Met should look like London

  Former Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Lord Blair has spoken about the importance of the equality and diversity agenda to effective community policing

• New IPCC chief a timely appointment

  Dame Anne Owers has been appointed as the new Chair of the Independent Police Complaints Commission

• Gang crackdown just the start, says Met

  The Metropolitan Police has said that 515 gang-related arrests have been made so far following last week’s launch of its new strategy Trident Gang Crime Command

• Disappointment as Hampshire freezes policing precept

  Hampshire Police Authority has frozen the policing element of next year’s council tax contribution, prompting disappointment from the county’s Chief Constable

• CPS says Met commander committed deplorable corruption

  Metropolitan Police commander Ali Dizaei is to serve a second term in prison after Southwark Crown Court found him guilty of misconduct in public office and perverting the course of justice.