Category Archives: Community Safety

We live in a society that everyone would feel safe in if it wasn’t for the muck dished up on a daily basis by ‘newspapers’ such as the Daily Mail, and some of the less thoughtful commentators (such as MPs). Its time we changed the culture in our society.

The consequences of tough words

Posted on September 28, 2017 by ianchisnall

The announcement by the Labour leader of Brighton and Hove Council, Warren Morgan that he may ban future Labour Party conferences from the city following what has been described as an anti-semitic comment in a public meeting held in a … Continue reading →

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What we need to do to improve society

Posted on September 22, 2017 by ianchisnall

Yesterday I wrote a blog about how protecting children and their parents from Domestic Abuse and Domestic Violence will require a major shift in the way in which statutory agencies such as the Police and Local Government departments engage with … Continue reading →

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Critical path in stopping Domestic Abuse

Posted on September 21, 2017 by ianchisnall

On Tuesday a report into Domestic Abuse and Domestic Violence was jointly published by a number of national inspection agencies entitled “The multi-agency response to children living with domestic abuse”. The report raises a number of vital issues yet appears to have … Continue reading →

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Time for a quinquennial review?

Posted on September 19, 2017 by ianchisnall

In businesses and the charity sector, it is very common to hold medium term reviews of how well things have gone following a significant change. It is easy enough to give the impression of change over a six month period … Continue reading →

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The hard work must continue

Posted on August 22, 2017 by ianchisnall

Two years ago today I was at Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum near Uckfield, it was a lovely sunny afternoon, at some point in the afternoon it became clear from the smart phone that an incident had happened in Shoreham. … Continue reading →

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Something does need fixing Cressida

Posted on August 16, 2017 by ianchisnall

As this news report explains, the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Cressida Dick is defending her organisation from an attempt by the London Mayor to try to merge it with the City of London Police Force and the BTP. As … Continue reading →

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Making weak laws is the easy part

Posted on August 15, 2017 by ianchisnall

On Sunday night I was involved in a twitter debate organised by a group whose own twitter account is @PrisonStorm . The debate took place over a 2 hour period and covered a number of issues including the misuse of … Continue reading →

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A local Hero

Posted on August 4, 2017 by ianchisnall

Back in 2006 a man from Texas called Gordon Hartman and his wife Maggie along with their 12 year old daughter Morgan were on holiday together and the challenges faced by Morgan who is disabled as they all attempted to … Continue reading →

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Where was the Police & Crime Commissioner?

Posted on July 13, 2017 by ianchisnall

There is a disturbing story currently circulating of a brave woman called Faith Spear who comes from Ipswich where she served as a volunteer chair of a body known as the Independent Monitoring Board of Her Majesty’s Prison & Young … Continue reading →

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So how are you going to respond now?

Posted on July 11, 2017 by ianchisnall

Friday was the culmination of a long and complex peace process which our Government has been opposed to. Those words alone should be a wake up call to all of us, we have a Government that would rather go to … Continue reading →

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