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Police chiefs will automatically sack officers who fail background checks, allowing them to root out those who are unfit to serve and clean up their forces.
This note is part of the statutory guidance under s215 of the HRA 2008 (from 1 April 2024)
Police community support officers (PCSOs) and special constables - roles, powers and how they differ
Tom Winsor conducted an independent review of police officer and staff remuneration and conditions, published March 2011.
Police officers to no longer be able to escape the sack for gross misconduct as major government reforms to boost standards in policing continue.
Disgraced officers from law enforcement agencies are to be blocked from joining police forces in the government's drive to raise standards within law enforcement.
Guidance on the requirement for Chief Officers (or former Chief Officers) to provide notification of their post-service employment within 12 months of them leaving the police service.
The review was set up by the Home Secretary to ensure that the current police pay and conditions and the structures around them are the best they could be given the challenges facing the police service, which will see forces...
The Certification Officer (CO) and her team ensure that trade unions and employers’ associations carry out their statutory duties. Certification Officer works with the Department for Business and Trade .
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