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Judges rebel over plans for police and crime commissioners
Government plans to put commissioners in charge of victims' support services are 'potentially disastrous', say judgesGovernment plans to put police and crime commissioners in charge of support services...
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Police commissioners: star quality is needed for this big idea to shine
The first elections of police and crime commissioners have raised serious doubts about a Conservative law and order reformThe first elections of police and crime commissioners (PCCs) across England and...
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Police and crime commissioners: a leap in the dark for law and order
No one seems to know what to expect from elections in November, with most voters only barely aware of the new roleBarely 10 weeks before voters from Cornwall to Cumbria are due to elect their first...
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Hillsborough victims' families call for resignation of senior police officer
Sir Norman Bettison accused of being part of a 'black propaganda campaign' to blame fans for disasterThe families of the Hillsborough victims called for one of the country's most senior police officers...
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Police commissioner candidate withdraws over teenage £5 fine
Long-term Lincolnshire councillor Phil Dilks says 'schoolboy prank' in 1968 means he cannot stand in November electionsA Labour candidate for a police and crime commissioner position says he has been...
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The police must no longer be immune from radical reform | Andrew Rawnsley
Hillsborough emphasises that the government must be bold in dealing with the last unreformed public serviceHe did it very well, did David Cameron. One of the dimensions of being prime minister at which...
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Ian Tomlinson case: PC Simon Harwood guilty of gross misconduct
Officer acquitted of killing Tomlinson faces certain dismissal from Met after disciplinary panel's rulingThe police officer acquitted of killing Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests in London faces...
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Met Deputy Assistant Commissioner Maxine de Brunner says she takes full responsibility for PC Simon Harwood and apologises to the family of Ian Tomlinson
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The Cardiff Three: the long wait for justice
The case of the Cardiff Three was a gross miscarriage of justice which, 24 years on, remains unresolved. Can a report into the failed prosecution of eight police officers shed new light?It is nearly 25...
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A troubled time for policing in the north of England
The tragedy in Tameside comes at a time of leadership issues in five forces, and stubborn forecasts of low turnout at the Police and Crime Commissioner elections in two months' timeThe shocking murders...
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How communities can work with the new police commissioners
The new police commissioners will be elected in November and voluntary organisations must be ready to work alongside themIn November, the first ever police and crime commissioner (PCC) elections will...
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Andrew Mitchell's changing tune: the papers quote his alleged police tirade
Media reports an evolving picture of what government's chief whip did and didn't say during Downing Street confrontationThursday 20 SeptemberGovernment chief whip Andrew Mitchell issues a statement in...
View ArticleJeremy Forrest's father appeals for missing son and teenager to get in touch...
Jim Forrest, the father of Jeremy Forrest, the 30-year-old Eastbourne teacher who ran away with 15-year-old Megan Stammers, appeals for their safe return
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Live discussion: how to boost police morale
Join us from 12pm until 2pm on Friday 05 October to discuss whether police and crime commissioners will boost police morale at a time of privatisation and cutsPrivatisation, cuts and low morale: the...
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Labour announces plans to replace police complaints commission
Yvette Cooper says reform is needed after IPCC's failures in a number of high-profile cases, including HillsboroughLabour would abolish the Independent Police Complaints Commission and replace it with...
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How should we police the police?
Northern forces are going through troubling times, but there seems little public appetite for new and different management. Ed Jacobs, the Northerner's political commentor, is not optimistic about...
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Police and crime commissioner candidates: the usual suspects?
What kinds of people are standing as police and crime commissioners across England and Wales? Get the full list• Full list• Download the data• More data journalism and data visualisations from the...
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Police commissioner election lists lacking 'big local figures'
Blow to David Cameron's hopes of attracting high-profile independents as majority of nominees already hold officeDavid Cameron's hopes of attracting "big local figures" and not just politicians to...
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A boycott of the police commissioner elections could let in extremists | Nina...
With low voter turnout expected on 15 November, we could see the quiet election of one of the many far-right candidatesThere's an election taking place in less than a month and I'm worried about it....
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Lancashire roadshow livens up Police and Crime Commissioner vote
The county now has its own election song and a van is nipping about between the major towns to encourage involvement in an issue which really matters for the northMuch lamentation has been going on...
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