The National Crime Agency has begun a bid to hire investigation specialists and support staff across multiple UK locations. The agency is looking to recruit to help meet three operational taskings agreed with the Home Office – County Lines, firearms and online fraud. Among the roles are digital media investigators,… The National Crime Agency has launched a major recruitment drive for roles across the entire organisation....
The next Norfolk Chief Constable isn’t guaranteed to come from within the force’s ranks, according to the final decision maker. Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner Giles Orpen-Smellie (Con) told Police Oracle he wants an open competition and reassured applicants the force won’t favour internal applicants because they are the safe… Norfolk’s Police and Crime Commissioner has written to every force in the country in a bid to find a new Chief Constable....
The College began looking for a replacement for Mike Cunningham more than a year ago when he announced he was standing down in June 2020. The interim lead, Bernie O'Reilly, has been in the post since November 2020. CC Marsh, who announced he would be leaving Avon and Somerset in… Former Avon and Somerset Chief Constable Andy Marsh has been appointed as the new CEO of the College of Policing...
As a large organisation based in North West England, Lancashire Constabulary employs over 5000 members of staff and officers, including a growing number of Special Constabulary Officers, Police Cadets and Community Volunteers. Something we are incredibly proud of as an organisation is our commitment to recruiting a diverse workforce. In recognition… Hayley Wallis, Recruitment Marketing Lead at Lancashire Police, explains how the implementation of a flexible communications platform at the organisation has helped to drive recruitment....
West Mercia’s Police and Crime Panel has confirmed Essex DCC as the new chief constable and she will take up the role in September. DCC Mills was recently named as the preferred candidate for the job by PCC John Campion after a selection process that involved four candidates. PCC Campion… Essex DCC will take up West Mercia role in September ...
There has been a lot of commentary recently in relation to the Police Educational Qualification Framework and the associated entry routes to policing. Much of this commentary has been unhelpful, and in many cases demotivating and off putting to those officers and students undertaking their qualifications both within police services,… The public rightly expects police officers to be educated professionally and trained to the highest standards argues Martin Tangen...
Cleveland Police’s Assistant Chief Constable Lisa Orchard retires today (11 July) after 30 years of service which has seen her move from ‘woman detective constable’ to Head of Crime at Northumbria Police and the senior officer responsible for Operation Lavender. Looking back over some of the highlights of her career,… Cleveland ACC Lisa Orchard retires after long and "distinguished" career ...
Finance teams have begun a new programme backed by the National Police Chefs’ Council to enable them to meet increasing demands for efficiencies. The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), the official body that oversees force finance, confirmed the launch of the latest stage of Achieving Finance Excellence… Finance teams in 39 forces have signed up to a new training programme to develop the next generation of finance leaders....
I actually had a great career and some amazing roles and consider myself to be incredibly lucky. That said, I did have some really low points, saw and dealt with incidents that haunt me even now, and on a number of occasions, I questioned what I was doing, and why,… Like many officers after 30 years’ service, Andy Labrum was struggling to figure out how to translate his skills and experience to a new role. In the first of a new regular column he explains how he got there and what inspired him to help other officers in a similar position ...
Ms Allen, who joined the Met Police in 1968 aged 29, making her the first black female police officer in the force and the UK, died at her family home in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, on Monday (5 July). Ms Allen was working as a nurse at Croydon’s Queens Hospital when… Sislin Fay Allen was described by the Met Commissioner as “a pioneer of her time and an inspiration for many” while former Met superintendent Leroy Logan called her a “remarkable” woman....