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| Sussex Police Female PC who groped colleagues and told one ‘I bet you’re a big boy’ on work night out is banned from policing Early in her Sussex police career she was part of a team tackling the impact of rural crime. She appeared with Chief Constable Jo Shiner and the county’s Crime Commissioner Katie Bourne launching the rural crime initiative. Daily Mail – 24/04/25 |
| Sussex Police post recruitment campaign on Facebook featuring plastic police ! Sussex Police took time out from “crime fighting and recording crimes” to post plastic doll figures as part of a recruitment campaign ! Facebook – 16/04/25 |
| West Yorkshire Police force blocks white applicants to boost diversity One of the UK’s biggest police forces, West Yorkshire Police, has temporarily blocked applications from white British candidates in an attempt to boost diversity. Telegraph – 10/04/025 |
| Ex Sussex PC jailed over driving offences fraud Seren Sriganesh a former Sussex police officer has been jailed after falsely claiming his parents had committed his three driving offences. He also unlawfully accessed police systems to view details of one of the offences. BBC News – 08/04/25 |
| Police Officer admits taking photos of corpse from footage A former special constable from Leicestershire Police pleaded guilty to 11 computer misuse and data protection offences after using his mobile phone to take photographs of police footage showing the body of a crime victim. BBC News – 21/03/25 |
| Police officer charged with making indecent images Callum Denley has been criminally charged in connection with indecent images of children while he was an officer with Wiltshire Police. The five charges include making indecent images of children which range in severity, possession of an extreme pornographic image and possession of a prohibited image of a child. BBC News – 19/03/25 |
| Met Police sued after reinstating 999 call handler who called rape victim a ‘slut’. He was originally sacked for gross misconduct in November 2023. The Telegraph – 17/03/25 |
| Police Scotland have been warned that they could face law suits for adopting gender self-identification policies which allows biological men to use female changing rooms. Scottish Daily Express – 10/03/25 |
| Leader of UK’s black police officers under investigation over tweet Ch Insp Andy George, the president of the National Black Police Association, said the decision to place him under a misconduct investigation over a tweet “sends a chilling message” and “stifles free speech”. The Guardian – 04/03/25 |
| Stop and Search The Metropolitan Police has launched a new set of commitments on how the controversial tactic of stop and search should be used. 17,500 weapons were seized over the past four years as the result, including at least 3,500 in 2024. BBC News – 27/02/25 |
| Crime and Policing Bill Police will be given new powers to search homes without a warrant for stolen mobile phones under major legislation which targets theft, street crime and anti-social behaviour. Daily Mail – 26/02/25 |
| Police Super Spreaders At the Scottish COVID-19 inquiry it was said that Police Scotland officers may have acted as “super-spreaders” during the pandemic as expert advice “ignored” by the government and the force’s ex-chief constable. Sky News – 26/02/25 |
| Sussex Police officer attacked woman in alley, court told A court has heard that a former Sussex Police inspector pinned a woman to a wall in an alleyway and sexually assaulted her. He denies the charge of sexual assault by penetration. BBC News – 25/02/25 |
| Manchester Thought Police Two Manchester Police officers caught on camera paying a visit to a grandmother who had criticised Labour politicians on Facebook. Daily Mail – 24/02/25 |
| Met Police Officer racially discriminatory behaviour PC Shaun Davies of the Met Police, based on the Central North Command Unit, dismissed without notice for racial abuse and assaulting a fellow officer. Met Police News – 19/02/25 |
| Sussex Police blasted for ‘weird’ Valentines stunt Sussex Police has raised eyebrows with their latest valentines publicity stunt, setting up a romantic dinner table complete with rose petals. “The police spend far too little time trying to catch criminals and solving crimes” GB News – 18/02/25 |
| Met refers itself to IOPC The Met Police has referred itself to the policing watchdog (IOPC) following the death of a man in South Norwood after officers were called to reports of a child being assaulted. BBC News – 17/02/25 |
| Met Police unlawful withdrawal of vetting High court rules that the Met Police was wrong to remove the vetting of a Police Officer, who had faced rape allegations. “We have no mechanism to rid the Met of officers who are not fit to hold vetting” Sky News – 13/02/25 |
| Met Police did nothing The Met Police failed to investigate a burglary despite having the thief’s name and address according to the victim who is a barrister. Telegraph – 11/02/25 |
| Police officer ‘threatened’ Tesco staff Special Constable Barrie Leigh-Anderson of Dorset Police who threatened Tesco staff into giving him a manager’s phone number has been dismissed from the force. Gloucestershire Live – 07/02/25 |
| Police refuse to give stolen phone back to its owner North Wales Police refused to return the phone to its owner, claiming it would infringe on GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) rights of the thief. “It just seems nonsensical. I do direct that North Wales Police return that telephone” Daily Mail – 06/02/25 |
| ‘Unhinged’ Sussex PC crashed into e-bike It is alleged Sussex Police PC Tim Bradshaw drove his police car at an e-bike causing serious injury by dangerous driving. “There’s a difference between protecting and serving our community and being unhinged” BBC News – 05/02/25 |
| Sussex armed police swoop on boys playing with toy Nerf guns Sussex Armed Police yelled at Two boys aged 12 and 13 to get on the ground and put down their ‘weapons’. Sussex Police only realised the nerf guns were toys when they shot the foam bullets for themselves. Daily Mail – 30/01/25 |
| Essex Police axe all its PCSOs Essex Police reveals plans to make all 99 of its PCSOs redundant. The force had been given “inadequate” funding from government and was faced with a budget shortfall of £5.3m. BBC News – 29/01/25 |
| Police officers told not to say ‘black sheep’ or ‘blacklisted’ Bedfordshire Police and Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire constabularies officers have been told not to use the terms “black sheep” and “blacklisted” in case they offend someone. Telegraph – 27/01/25 |
| Enhanced monitoring of Met Police comes to an end According to the His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services enhanced monitoring of the Metropolitan Police has ended. BBC News – 24/01/25 |
| E-scooters and e-bikes crushed in police crackdown Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary have crushed more than 100 e-scooters and related electric vehicles as part of a crackdown on their illegal use. BBC News – 21/01/25 |
| Police feel ‘hammer blow’ of further spending cuts Wiltshire Police is the latest force to warn of spending cuts. The Home Office said police have the funding needed to keep communities safe. BBC News – 20/01/25 |
| Thames Valley Police chief constable suspended Chief Constable Jason Hogg of Thames Valley Police suspended with immediate effect amid the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation into failure to properly investigate allegations against a former senior officer. Standard – 17/01/25 |
| Police misconduct hearing Three Lancashire Police officers are facing misconduct hearings following the death of a young mother who had suffered prolonged domestic abuse. BBC News – 15/01/25 |
| Stopping autistic police officer receiving firearms training discriminatory PC Lauren Crawford of Cumbria Constabulary was stopped from carrying out firearms training. A tribunal judge has ruled that preventing an autistic police officer from carrying a gun is discrimination. Telegraph – 14/01/25 |
| Police Race Action Plan agrees focus for the new year Every Chief Constable has signed up to support the Police Race Action Plan. The PRAP is the biggest coordinated effort ever across every police force in England and Wales to improve trust and confidence in policing among Black communities. Nation Police Chief’s Council – 10/01/25 |
| Norfolk Constabulary showing the rest of the UK how it’s done Norfolk Constabulary has an 11.99 per cent charging rate for offences – nearly three times that of the Metropolitan Police which came last with 4.28 per cent. Daily Mail – 08/01/25 |
| Police making ‘unnecessary’ arrests Former Greater Manchester Police detective Maggie Oliver suggested the Chief Constable’s pledge to make more arrests might be behind officers’ decisions to make unnecessary arrests. BBC News – 07/01/25 |
| Met Police start using spray to track phone thieves Met Police officers from the Waterloo & Southbank Neighbourhood Team will be provided with tagging sprays, which can be fired at phone thieves, marking them for potentially months after the crime. Metro – 06/01/25 |
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