The English Defence League (EDL) held a “static protest” in Bradford yesterday which was typically marred by violence. The original plan was for the EDL to hold a march through Bradford but the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, Sir Norman Bettison, successfully got the Home Secretary, Theresa May, to ban any protest marches in
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WonkosWorld on 29th Aug 2010 (via wonkosworld.co.uk)
Funny how Labour seem happy for this to happen on their watch. From the BBC: David Blunkett, Labour's home secretary from 2001 to 2004, called for - and achieved - the removal of Sussex Chief Constable Paul Whitehouse in June 2001, over the police shooting of an unarmed, naked man, James Ashley. Three years later, Mr Blunkett demanded the removal of Humberside Chief Constable David Westwood
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James Cleverly on 9th Oct 2008 (via jamescleverly.blogspot.com)
Commenting on criticisms by the Chief Constable of Staffordshire Police, Chris Sims, of centralised targets, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said: "The Chief Constable is spot on about the ludicrous results of national targets, that fail to take account of local needs and priorities. "It is local people who should hold police to account for delivering local priorities."
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LibDems on 15th Aug 2008 (via libdems.org.uk)
I was so appalled at the treatment of a police officer by his colleagues that I emailed the Chief Constable of Norfolk today. Dear Chief Constable, This email will also
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StewartCowansWeblog on 28th Nov 2008 (via stewartcowan.wordpress.com)
THE Chief Constable of Scotland's biggest police beat believes his area is being excluded from the debate on restructuring police forces.
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Scotsman on 21st Sep 2010 (via news.scotsman.com)
THE Chief Constable of Scotland's biggest police beat believes his area is being excluded from the debate on restructuring police forces.
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Scotsman on 22nd Sep 2010 (via news.scotsman.com)
The following letter has today been emailed and posted to Chief Constable Steve Finnigan at Lancashire Police HQ, Preston. For Urgent Attention, Chief Constable, Lancashire Constabulary Police HQ Hutton Preston PR4 5SB 17th January 2009 Dear Chief Constable Finnigan, I wish to make a formal allegation of incitement to racial hatred, contrary to S.5 of the Public Order Act, whereby it is an
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LibertarianAlliance on 18th Jan 2009 (via libertarianalliance.wordpress.com)
A chief constable sparked a row over police funding yesterday after claiming her force cannot attend every emergency call because of a lack of resources.
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Telegraph on 5th Feb 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
Bob Russell, the Lib Dem MP for Colchester, has written to the Prime Minister and Home Secretary criticising the Chief Constable's proposals to close police stations in Essex.
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BBCPolitics on 31st Aug 2011 (via bbc.co.uk)
Police are still burdened by a myriad of Government-imposed targets, Britain's longest serving chief constable has told The Daily Telegraph.
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Telegraph on 7th Jan 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
Lincolnshire Police Authority has today appointed 49-year-old Neil Rhodes, presently Assistant Chief Constable of Cumbria, to the post of Deputy Chief Constable of Lincolnshire. Neil was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and joined Lincolnshire Police as a constable in 1986. He later served with Humberside Police and was appointed Assistant Chief Constable (Territorial Policing) for Cumbria in 20...
