Iain Watkinson

Personal account. Police Inspector. Runner. L5 senior county football referee.

[Iain Watkinson @IainWatkinson]

To the 4 males who just ran away from me leaving all this behind in their car, please contact me to get your stuff back. Call 101 and we'll arrange an appointment

[Iain Watkinson @IainWatkinson]

@Consumer4You Explain what?

[Iain Watkinson @IainWatkinson]

With all the negativity in policing at the moment, it was a pleasure & privilege to be recognised, with many others, for some good work that had a sad outcome. Good work happens every day in policing all over the country but can often be forgotten or overlooked @ThamesVP

[Iain Watkinson @IainWatkinson]

Court system at 'brink of collapse', former senior judge warns
https://t.co/VbN3Lh17P0
"some suspects being charged with offences today are already being told their cases won't be dealt with until 2030."

[Iain Watkinson @IainWatkinson]

@LBC There was never a limit of what police would/wouldn't deal with. The £200 was whether it would be dealt with summarily or either way at Court.
Most shoplifters are career criminals. If people were stealing to feed a family there wouldn't be public interest in prosecuting

[Iain Watkinson @IainWatkinson]

Merry Christmas to you all. I worked an early shift today. It was busy enough but thankfully I finished on time. Hope you've all had/are having an amazing day #police #thinblueline #Christmas2025 #MerryChristmas

[Iain Watkinson @IainWatkinson]

2 1/2 yrs from offence to conviction, although unacceptable long, is much shorter than many other cases I'm aware of. Court delays are not fair on victims & put the public at risk.
Delays to my rapist's trial left me terrified, survivor tells BBC
https://t.co/sf5q7TR7T8

[Iain Watkinson @IainWatkinson]

@policecommander I did a transferee interview yesterday with a Met PC with 22 years service looking to leave for the same reason.....

[Iain Watkinson @IainWatkinson]

@Teamgrassroots_ It's a crazy world that we ha e to worry about thisnsort of things. I referee many girls and womens game and they all say "man on". I've never heard anyone say anything different

[Iain Watkinson @IainWatkinson]

@footballontnt @tntsports @discoveryplusUK Clear and obvious?

[Iain Watkinson @IainWatkinson]

Even though I'm on an early shift tomorrow, I still find myself hooked to watching the new season on @BBCMOTD. Caffeine will be needed in the morning!

[Iain Watkinson @IainWatkinson]

Remembering the victims plus their families & friends and all those affected from the Forbury Gardens terror attack 5 years ago today

[Iain Watkinson @IainWatkinson]

@ResponseMonkey 🤣

[Iain Watkinson @IainWatkinson]

@MarietteSohns @BerksandBucksFA I refereed from under 10 to adults. Most of my games were adult mens which were where the vast majority of cards were issued. Difficult to compare to last season as I refereed more adult games this season than last & didn't keep my own records of cards from last season.

[Iain Watkinson @IainWatkinson]

Reflection on the 2024/25 football season:
53 games as referee or AR across all age groups for females & males.
Promoted from L7-L6 & will hopefully get promoted to L5 early next season.
53 yellow cards & 12 red cards issued.
Here's to a great 2025/26 season
@BerksandBucksFA

[Iain Watkinson @IainWatkinson]

This suspect was charged with drink driving, dangerous driving, failing to provide a specimen for analysis & failing to stop for police. Bailed to court and a driving ban awaits!

[Iain Watkinson @IainWatkinson]

Cases like this remind you how dangerous policing is. Last night a car drove at me, failed to stop, drove at speed through a town centre. It was pursued by colleagues & eventually stopped & driver arrested who was more than x2 the drink drive limit 🤬
https://t.co/PlrZtwHbu0

[Iain Watkinson @IainWatkinson]

@DrRebeccaTidy Oh I'm fine but thank you

[Iain Watkinson @IainWatkinson]

Cases like this remind you how dangerous policing is. Last night a car drove at me, failed to stop, drove at speed through a town centre. It was pursued by colleagues & eventually stopped & driver arrested who was more than x2 the drink drive limit 🤬
https://t.co/PlrZtwHbu0

[Iain Watkinson @IainWatkinson]

@MarietteSohns No I'm all good thanks and wasn't hit. Sometimes you need a bit of luck!

[Iain Watkinson @IainWatkinson]

@Brick_Cop @HBO

[Police Federation of England and Wales @PFEW_HQ]

Almost a quarter of inspectors are working up to an extra 40 hours a month, mostly unpaid, prompting serious concerns over the mental health and wellbeing of members and the outdated 1994 PNB agreement.

Full findings from PFEW's Inspecting Ranks Survey 👇