Tag Archives: Home Office

Open Government?

Posted on January 24, 2017 by ianchisnall

The following blog has been published in a shortened form in today’s Argus Newspaper in the Opinion column: In the run up to Christmas, Tim Loughton MP for East Worthing and Shoreham asked Amber Rudd MP for Hastings and Rye … Continue reading →

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A shameful Government

Posted on January 15, 2017 by ianchisnall

Before Christmas I wrote about the case of a profoundly deaf Iraqui boy who fled from his home country with his family because he was under threat of death due to his disability. The Hamadamin family along with six year old … Continue reading →

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Something that should trouble all of us

Posted on August 15, 2016 by ianchisnall

The news that the Government has suppressed a report that shows one of their flagship schemes has been ineffective is not a shock. Sadly that sort of things happens all too often and Governments appear to believe that they are … Continue reading →

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Police boats and joined up thinking

Posted on June 21, 2016 by ianchisnall

The extent to which our various police services are able to cooperate and remain flexible depends on the idea that each of the 41 forces is largely autonomous but also that they are instructed to cooperate with one another using … Continue reading →

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Home Office delays

Posted on December 1, 2015 by ianchisnall

The process of approving new equipment as suitable for use by Police Officers needs to be rigorous if the equipment is something that could come into contact with the rest of society. However there is a difference between rigour and … Continue reading →

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The Borders in our minds

Posted on August 1, 2015 by ianchisnall

Its been a strange week. We had the news yesterday that after a ‘mistake’ by the Home Office over the visa for Ai Weiwei that Theresa May has overturned their decision. The HO had trawled the internet and believed him … Continue reading →

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Record keeping

Posted on November 12, 2014 by ianchisnall

The comments by Peter Wanless that record keeping in the Home Office has been something of a shambles has quite rightly caused a degree of political embarrassment in the context of the sexual exploitation enquiry. It raises all sorts of questions … Continue reading →

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A sense of isolation

Posted on November 1, 2014 by ianchisnall

Although the resignation of Fiona Woolf was predictable and necessary, the manner of her going leaves the Government looking even more inept than they did a few days ago. Political leadership in a democracy demands understanding the mood and views of … Continue reading →

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Selecting a Chair

Posted on October 22, 2014 by ianchisnall

The national inquiry into historic child abuse is an inquiry that many people are opposed to due to its potential scope, cost and the time it could take to arrive at its conclusions. There are clearly others with ulterior motives for opposing … Continue reading →

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43 is not a magic number

Posted on September 8, 2014 by ianchisnall

The call from Irene Curtis, President of the Policing Superintendents Association to reduce the number of Police Forces from the current 43 will not in itself threaten local policing standards. Her challenge deserves to be heard and supported by Ministers … Continue reading →

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