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National Policing Improvement Agency

Type: Organization

Name: National Policing Improvement Agency

Nationality: United Kingdom

Web Address: http://www.npia.police.uk/

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Bedfordshire PCC chooses female chief constable

The preferred candidate to be the new chief constable of Bedfordshire Police has been named.Colette Paul, the current deputy chief constable of South Wales Police, was appointed from a shortlist of four and will be considered by the police and crime panel ... [Published PoliceProfessional.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Police, Peter Neyroud, National Policing Improvement Agency

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

PCC Olly Martins puts chief constable candidates through their paces

:05 AMWritten byPOLICE and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire, Olly Martins, has welcomed what he describes as an incredibly strong line-up of candidates for the post of Chief Constable, following a shortlisting process on Thursday (May 9).Commissioner ... [Published Bedfordshire on Sunday - May 10 2013]

Entities: PCC Police & Crime Commissioner, Peter Neyroud, National Policing Improvement Agency

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

UK Home Office

Home Office ''hampers police cooperation''

One of Britain's top police officers has criticised government policy and accused the Home Office of making necessary joint procurement arrangements more difficult.Sara Thornton, the chief constable of Thames Valley Police, told The Guardian that moving ... [Published Public Service - May 03 2013]

Entities: UK Home Office, National Policing Improvement Agency, Association of Chief Police Officers, Sara Thornton, Police

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

No new broom for policing

When Tom Winsor was appointed as the first non-police chief inspector of constabulary last year, I toyed with the idea that this could be a good thing. A breath of fresh air: focusing on the public rather than just the profession; allowing innovative ... [Published Progress Labour's Progressives - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Crime, Tom Winsor, Criminal, Ian Britton, National Policing Improvement Agency

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Royal United Services Institute

Primitive IT is impeding police efficiency

Primitive technology is impeding police efficiency, according to Tom Winsor, Her Majesty's chief inspector of constabulary.In a speech at the Royal United Services Institute think tank, he said the use of “primitive” police technology was a routine complaint ... [Published Computer Weekly - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Tom Winsor, Police, National Policing Improvement Agency, Royal United Services Institute

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

National Policing Improvement Agency

Doubts Raised Over Cautions Review

Government department declines to indicate whether it will investigate the effectiveness of simple cautions overall. There are doubts over the thoroughness of a government review into simple cautions after the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) declined to indicate ... [Published Police Oracle - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Peter Neyroud, Declination, National Policing Improvement Agency

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

NHS

Roundup: the problem with procurement

Our latest live chat considered the challenges of joint procurement and how these might be addressedPaul Mills, audit manager at the National Audit OfficeThere is support for mandatory frameworks: [In the report into police procurement] the NAO found ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Invention, NHS, Paul Mills (figure skater), Nick Gargan

First reported Apr 08 2013 - Updated Apr 08 2013 - 1 reports

Live chat: the problem with procurement

from 12-2pm to discuss the challenges of joint procurement and how these might be addressedA National Audit Office survey has reported that police forces could save up to a third on kit by agreeing common specifications. With the report revealing a 400% ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 08 2013]

Entities: Sara Thornton, Bill Crothers, National Policing Improvement Agency

First reported Apr 03 2013 - Updated Apr 03 2013 - 1 reports

Joint police procurement is a challenge - and government policy hasn't helped

Devolved structure and Home Office policy have contributed to difficulties in joint buying, but change is afootThe National Audit Office is right — many opportunities for more effective police procurement remain unexploited.Why is this? There are two ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 03 2013]

Entities: UK Home Office, Association of Chief Police Officers, Sara Thornton, Police

First reported Jan 30 2013 - Updated Jan 30 2013 - 1 reports

SiyonaTech Supports the National Multi-Agency Child Protection Conference and Announces New Mobile App

Primary sponsor for announces new mobile app as part of integrated learning programme to help the police tackle child sexual exploitation SiyonaTech, a performance technology provider, today announced that it is the primary sponsor of the that will take ... [Published PRWeb - Jan 30 2013]

Entities: National Policing Improvement Agency, Association of Chief Police Officers, Police, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse

Quotes

Commissioner Martins said: "The appointment of a new Chief Constable is a critical decision for any Commissioner, and I am fortunate to have been able to shortlist four very strong and highly experienced candidates. These four very able individuals will now go forward to the final interview and selection process which takes place next week."

PCC Olly Martins puts chief constable candidates through their paces [Published Bedfordshire on Sunday - May 10 2013]

..." She added: "The abolition of the NPIA, which was working with forces to converge the use of IT and develop joint approaches to procurement, and the withdrawal of Home Office funding from ACPO have both served to weaken the prospects of joint working."

Home Office ''hampers police cooperation'' [Published Public Service - May 03 2013]

She said: "We are working closely with a number of interested parties - including the police, CPS, magistrates and victims' groups - to scrutinise the way simple cautions are currently used by the police and to consider if changes to legislation or guidance are needed. This review is a significant step to ensuring cautions are used correctly and in the interests of justice. Mr Neyroud had said, in an article for PoliceOracle.com, that since the early 1980s, there had been five similar government reviews into the use of cautions. He said they tended to lack real methodology and confirm the view of whichever politician had triggered them."

Doubts Raised Over Cautions Review [Published Police Oracle - Apr 17 2013]

As Thames Valley chief constable Sara Thornton wrote on the PublicPublic Leaders Network last week, joint procurement means that "there will often be instances where the forces that were better equipped will go backwards not forwards" . Thornton, for example, says she had a difficult time convincing her officers that switching to a stab-proof vest which offered less protection than...

Live chat: the problem with procurement [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 08 2013]