Police Constable Kenneth Walmsley appeared at a misconduct hearing on Wednesday 1 November 2017 after admitting using a police pool car for personal use and improperly using the police computer information system.The panel found that the officer had breached the standards of professional behaviour for police relating to orders...
This August, Corporate Watch were asked to support a Global Week of Action to Shut Youth Prisons by providing research about Youth Prisons in the UK. This article highlights the companies profiting from the imprisonment of children and young people, as well as the trauma, abuse, and deaths that these institutions...
The money, found at an abandoned care complex in Strete Mount, Christchurch, will be invested into services that help keep Dorset residents safe. An 18 month long investigation was conducted, but after officers were unable to identify an owner, the Court formally awarded the money to the Police...
Since the report was announced two years ago, practitioners, campaigners and the families of those who have died in police custody have faced an agonising wait. Now, we at last have the chance to reflect on the findings. As Chair of the Independent Custody Visiting Association (ICVA), I’m immensely...
Dorset Police is issuing advice to those celebrating Halloween to make it is a happy and safe time for everyone.
If you are going trick or treating this Halloween we want you to have fun and be safe, but remember, not everyone wants you to call at their home.
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To mark this year’s Hate Crime Awareness Week, agencies from across the criminal justice system have expressed their commitment to increasing reporting and providing the best possible service for victims.It is vital that victims are empowered to come forward and we cannot overlook the importance of ensuring victims can...
Dorset Police’s new Assistant Chief Constable Julie Fielding says she is looking forward to the challenges the role will bring.Julie started in her new role this week and is delighted to become a part of the team at Dorset Police.Julie was previously Chief Superintendent with Devon & Cornwall Police,...
After careful consideration, Deputy PCC Colin Pipe has taken a decision to retire from the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner (OPCC) due to ill health. PCC Martyn Underhill said: “Colin has been a valued advocate for my office over the past two and a half years and I...
Representatives from partner organisations and the rural community have joined Dorset Police’s Rural Crime Team to launch a new partnership designed to combat rural crime. Partners include farmers, gamekeepers, countryside rangers, National Farmers Union, National Trust, Environment Agency, Angling Trust, Campaign to Protect Rural England, Historic England, Country Landowners Association,...
I would like to thank all those that completed the July consultation on this hugely important area of policing business. 1,621 people completed the survey, giving a valuable insight into the public’s understanding and opinions of issues such as Taser, firearms and handcuffing. The consultation aimed to complement new...
