Category Archives: Policing

We’ve got it so we must use it!

Posted on February 16, 2014 by ianchisnall

Some of us are occasionally tempted to buy gadgets that we don’t need right now, but look shiny and new and persuade us that they will come in useful before too long. So the gadget comes home and you spend time getting … Continue reading →

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Who stripped the Roof?

Posted on February 12, 2014 by ianchisnall

At the outset of the coalition Government one of the comments that was regularly rolled by some of the new Ministers, was that the Labour Government had failed to mend the roof whilst the sun was shining. This was used in conjunction … Continue reading →

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Five go to Stratford

Posted on February 3, 2014 by ianchisnall

This morning amongst the many other people attending Stratford Magistrates Court will be a small group of campaigners whose failure to move off from the entrance to a trade show in September has resulted in them being charged with aggravated … Continue reading →

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Are we ready for change?

Posted on January 24, 2014 by ianchisnall

Yesterday I attended two significant meetings each with a focus on the work of local statutory services in the period 2015-2020. Although substantial cuts have been made to many of our services (Police, Local Government, Health, Fire and Rescue) to … Continue reading →

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Innocent children deserve better

Posted on January 17, 2014 by ianchisnall

We are letting down significant numbers of young people each year according to Assistant Chief Constable Dawn Copley of Greater Manchester Police. She was speaking in to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Children according to this news report when she … Continue reading →

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White Ribbon Day – 25th NOvember

Posted on November 25, 2013 by ianchisnall

A year ago I was coming to terms with the results of the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner elections, having achieved a creditable third against the two best organised and resourced political parties in Sussex. The top three candidates all promised to … Continue reading →

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Young adults need better than this!

Posted on November 17, 2013 by ianchisnall

The way in which we incarcerate young people and young adults who have been convicted of crimes should reflect their needs and what will give them and society the best chance of them being rehabilitated as well as the need … Continue reading →

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The Inconsistency of Parliament

Posted on October 28, 2013 by ianchisnall

The failure by three Police Officers to give a fair, just and reasonable account of a meeting with Andrew Mitchell has cost all of us a great deal of money, let alone the deep reputational damage done to Policing. The Home … Continue reading →

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SERCO and G4S – too big to be excluded?

Posted on October 26, 2013 by ianchisnall

Yesterdays breaking news that Chris Hyman, UK CEO of SERCO is to step down comes on the heels of the previous days announcement that Richard Morris is to leave G4S. Both men are leaving in response to  the corruption in the organisations … Continue reading →

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Lets stop sending innocent children to prison!

Posted on October 22, 2013 by ianchisnall

According to a report recently published by the Howard League for Penal Reform, Sussex Police detained 1564 children in custody cells overnight during 2011. Although this was a drop of 9% when compared to 2010 the number of girls detained rose from … Continue reading →

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