The College of Policing is closing the Initial Policing Learning and Development Program (IPLDP), claiming it no longer prepares officers for today’s policing. The Police Education Qualification Framework (PEQF) intends to professionalise the service by making it a requirement for a recruit to either have a degree or obtain one… End of IPLDP predicted by one force to reduce successful BAME applicants by 90 per cent. ...
Nottinghamshire's Superintendent Sukesh Verma has spoken out against the college's degree programme, saying policing has a long way to go on diversity – something he feels the exclusivity of a degree requirement will only set back. Supt Verma was the lead for Operation Uplift and in November last year he… The make-up of recruits via the degree programme is again under the spotlight as Superintendent Sukesh Verma tells Police Oracle how his force and others will be impacted by the loss of IPLDP. ...
The Police Service of Northern Ireland could make a major improvement in its religious and gender balance, its Chief Constable has revealed. In an update to the Policing Board, CC Simon Byrne revealed the recruitment campaign has not only attracted thousands of applications but also received them from across the… The recruitment drive in Northern Ireland looks set to significantly improve diversity....
Any department or individual in Cambridgeshire Constabulary who has gone through, or is experiencing, traumatic or challenging events can bid for time with Holly. She will come with either owner PC Paul Roe or Inspector Paul Law, who are both trained wellbeing champions. In May Oscar Kilo launched a wellbeing… Six-year-old Labrador Holly has finished her training and is ready to bring some 'paw-sitivity' to her colleagues....
Debbie Tedds today (1 July) becomes the new Chief Constable for Warwickshire Police. She takes over from outgoing Chief Constable Martin Jelley who retired yesterday (Wednesday, June 30) after six years leading the force. When CC Tedds joined Warwickshire in 1989 she was the only female on the shift, and… Warwickshire's new chief constable speaks to Police Oracle as she takes over leadership today of a force she has been with for 32 years...
DCC Pippa Mills who led the initial response to the discovery of 39 men, women and children inside a lorry trailer in Essex in October 2019 is the preferred candidate as the new chief constable of West Mercia, She replaces Chief Constable Anthony Bangham who retires in September. Her selection… Pippa Mills began her career in the Met before transferring to Essex ...
Chair of the BTP Federation, Nigel Goodband, said the Federation came under fire from disgruntled applicants after the chief opened up applications for promotion to sergeant to another 100 officers, reducing their chances and delaying their results. At first a closing date meant 100 qualified officers missed their chance to… BTP officers have expressed frustration over the fairness of the sergeant promotion board process after a closing date error meant the pool of applicants was doubled....
Fifteen years ago Ms Hawkins was promoted as a part-time Inspector in Norfolk. Since then only one other part time female officer had been promoted to the same rank, she told the Federation's annual conference. “It is difficult particularly if you've got children and caring responsibilities," she said. "There's this… End the misogyny in promotion process by giving flexible workers more opportunities, says Branch Secretary of Norfolk Federation Sam Hawkins....
The force’s Police and Crime commissioner announced Debbie Tedds as his preferred choice to lead the force. She is currently Temporary Deputy Chief Constable with Warwickshire. Subject to crime panel confirmation, Ms Tedds will replace Martin Jelley who is retiring at the end of the month. She will be the… Two records are about to be set with the appointment of a female Chief Constable for Warwickshire....
Detective Constable Clare Bevis, who worked in the Met’s Roads and Transport Policing Command’s (RTPC) Serious Collision Investigation Unit, was given the Livia Award for Professionalism and Service to Justice at a ceremony on Wednesday (26 May) evening. DC Bevis began working as a Family Liaison Officer (FLO) in 2007… A Metropolitan Police officer who has supported over 70 bereaved families affected by road traffic collisions has been recognised at an awards ceremony held at New Scotland Yard....