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ICO issues reprimand after suspects get hold of witness' address - A TVP officer had released contextual information to a Housing Authority.

Shared Dorset and D&C firearms licensing unit to separate - The joint firearms licensing unit will be realigned into separate units for each force.

Force improves child protection through major restructure - CATE teams grown by 12 and online exploitation teams doubled.

PC dismissed for misleading force about arrest and criminal associate - Officer who was training to be tutor constable had visited friend in prison who was serving robbery sentence.

Comment: a new Job description

There are no shocks for the service in the first part of the strategic policing review but it underlines some hard choices need to be made.

Date - 29th July 2020
By - Gary Mason

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When was the last time a politician, researcher or other public official asked a police officer what he or she thinks their role should be? It’s a fair question, after all, as joining the local constabulary was always seen to be a...

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