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This Home Office Is More Arrogant Than Any I Can Remember

Reading Time: 3 minutes When the Winsor Independent Reviews were first published I asked the Home Office for copies of any Risk and/or Impact Assessments, their reply was this; No formal impact assessment has been carried out in relation to the recommendations.  Therefore, the Home Office does not hold the information you have requested. By “risk assessment”, we understand […]

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Home Secretaries In Glass Houses……..

Reading Time: 3 minutes A while ago I wrote a blog on the irony of the Home Office’s attitude towards Freedom of Information Requests. You can find that here if you’re interested.  I did ask the Home Office how many FOI requests they actually refused in a year, but they refused to answer that question. In her speech to

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Shouldn’t The College of Policing Be Better Behaved?

Reading Time: 2 minutes I thought that Policing was much about Right and Wrong, making sure people do things right and prosecuting (other methods of Disposal are also available) the ones who didn’t.  Am I very wide of the mark there?  Simplistic I know, but I find it’s best to keep things simple where the College is involved. Then,

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#AllInItTogether or Once Upon A Time

Reading Time: 2 minutes Once upon a time there was a politician who said “We’re all in this together” or something very similar. Soon after there followed one of the new breed, a Police and Crime Commissioner belonging to the same party as old “we’re all in this together” chops. We didn’t ask for this new thing called PCCs,

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On Balance, The Public Interest Is……

Reading Time: < 1 minute in favour of non -disclosure. Well, that’s a bloody surprise…….NOT. Today I received my final response from the Home Office in relation to my request regarding Risk and Impact Assessments re the further cuts to Police Budgets.  I have to admit I wasn’t expecting to see one, but I did think I’d just get an

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Home Office–A Rule Unto Themselves? Surely Not

Reading Time: 2 minutes I won’t bore you for long today. Basically, I made an FOI request to the Home Office asking for copies of Risk Assessments and Impact Assessments in relation to the previously announced 5% cut to Police Budgets. They were due to answer today. This is the response I have been given; We are considering your

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And The Melton Mowbray Award 2014/15 Goes To……..

Reading Time: 2 minutes Well, for me it’s a close-run thing between Diane Abbott and the BBC. I am indebted to Media Guido for the article below. Diane Abbott Pockets £110,000 of Licence Fee Payer Cash Feel free to follow the link and you will be further directed to a schedule of payments, that Diane Abbott has properly declared, showing

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