FOI reveals fall in police dog and horse numbers
There have been significant reductions to UK police dog and horse units as a result of government spending curbs, figures obtained by BBC News reveal. Since 2009, police dogs have been cut by more...
View ArticleFOI reveals Number of police facing disciplinary action for posting offensive...
Police forces have seen a surge in the number of officers facing disciplinary action over inappropriate or offensive comments posted online. More than 500 policemen and women have been reported over...
View ArticleFOI reveals number of Met Police staff disciplined for racism doubles...
The number of Metropolitan Police staff members disciplined for racism has doubled year-on-year, the Standard reveals today. Figures show 22 people received formal disciplinary measures for an...
View ArticleFOI reveals police investigate children over ‘sexting’
Children as young as 10 are being reported to police for sharing explicit photos of each other over mobile phones and social media, a BBC investigation has found. Reported by the BBC. You can read the...
View ArticleChildren Accused Of Sexual Offences Against Children Number 8,000, Says NSPCC
More than 8,000 under-18s were accused of sexual offences against other children in the last two years, according to figures obtained by the NSPCC. The children’s charity contacted 42 police forces...
View ArticleFOI reveals Police forces hand £470,000 to group dubbed the ‘left-wing...
Police forces have spent almost £470,000 on training courses run by a group dubbed a ‘left-wing Freemasons’. Senior officers attended classes run by charity Common Purpose. Its trustees include a...
View ArticleFOI reveals police commissioner’s £7k spend on promotional items
Devon and Cornwall’s police commissioner has been criticised for spending more than £7,000 on promotional materials that include lip balms, magnets and sweets. Tony Hogg spent £7,617 in 16 months on...
View ArticleFOI reveals top police officers receive a total of £467,000 in pension payments
Two former senior police officers have received £467,000 in pension payments – despite being sacked for gross misconduct. Ex-Cleveland chief constable Sean Price and his deputy Derek Bonnard received...
View ArticleSpecialist nuclear search dog put down, FOI reveals
A specialist search dog working for the armed police force protecting nuclear power stations was put down after it bit an officer, it has been revealed. The collie-springer spaniel cross was one of...
View ArticleFOI reveals Cleveland Police staff lose more than £8k of police equipment
Staff at cash-strapped Cleveland Police have lost more than £8,000 worth of force equipment in just over a year. Amongst the items reported as missing were 10 mobile PDA devices – handheld computers –...
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