Dan

Special Constable 👮🏽‍♂️
This is a personal account - all views & opinions are my own! RTs are not an endorsement.

[Dan @SC__Dan]

It was an honour:
To serve the Queen one last time.
To be 1 of only 30 @MPSSpecials wearing a Tunic today.
To be posted in such an iconic and critical location.
To now serve the King.
To be a part of such an emotional & historic event.
#QueenElizabethII #queensfuneral #TheMall

[Dan @SC__Dan]

@Ned_Donovan Don’t forget the Zumba warm up!!!

[Dan @SC__Dan]

How on earth does this stuff make it anywhere beyond the fact-finding stage.

The whole misconduct process in policing is a shambles, and PLAN seems to go out of the window when it comes to it.

[BettyBoo @BettyBoochichi2]

A police sergeant has been cleared of wrongdoing after being accused of making a false overtime claim.

Sergeant Richard Lewington, of Essex Police, was alleged to have falsely claimed overtime while acting as an on-call Essex Police Federation representative.

The claim related to an incident where the Professional Standards Department (PSD) requested assistance, but Sgt Lewington was not the designated primary on-call representative at the time.

A gross misconduct hearing was held at Colbea Central Colchester Business Centre from October 5 to 8.

The panel heard that Sgt Lewington had agreed with the primary on-call representative that he would attend in their place.

The panel concluded that he was properly on duty and entitled to claim overtime for the hours worked.

The allegations were found not proven.

Assistant chief constable Lucy Morris, who chaired the panel, said: "Where there are allegations of wrong doing or misconduct it is right that the evidence is tested and scrutinised.

"In this instance, the panel found that Sergeant Richard Lewington had not acted dishonestly or with improper intent.”

"His attendance to support with the incident in question was found to be proper and he was entitled to be paid for the work he had carried out.”

"The force will now work to support him following the conclusion of this hearing."

The panel found that Sgt Lewington had no case to answer.

Link: https://t.co/Ess85b1gVr

[Brian Williams @BriW74]

Police officers risk dismissal for writing fuck in private WhatsApp groups......

[Dan @SC__Dan]

@DorsetSpecials

[Dan @SC__Dan]

@paulHoop22 @MPSSpecials They can, but there aren’t any as far as I’m aware - more than likely due to the variety of kick off times etc.
Most PO trained (L3 aside) specials will opt for L2 or PLT duties, though I know county forces have specials that are also PO medics

[Rick Prior @mpfchairman]

This 👇

Serving officers please pay attention...

[Dan @SC__Dan]

@paulHoop22 @MPSSpecials Whilst not directly as L1 PO officers as a part of core TSG teams as far as I’m aware, there are Specials embedded within the wider Taskforce Interceptors team that fall under the TSG umbrella

[Dan @SC__Dan]

@Walkingafterdu @BettyBoochichi2 All the time (specials too👀), custody skippers love you for it and the whole booking in process goes so much quicker - especially as you occasionally get to jump the queue as the skippers can continue booking others in while you’re doing the procedure 🙃

[Dan @SC__Dan]

The current policing setup isn’t funded sufficiently and as a consequence isn’t implemented well… how can you realistically expect it to be any better with this “reform”

[HMICFRS @HMICFRS]

If implemented well and supported by sufficient funding, police reform could strengthen the service.

It must preserve policing by consent, protect operational independence and support officers and staff through significant change.

6/7

[Dan @SC__Dan]

@ResponseSc Thought it’d be more than that tbh

[Dan @SC__Dan]

Incident and outcome aside, what an extremely poor response from the IOPC - though I’d be silly to expect anything better from them

[Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) @policeconduct]

@MarkSmi46227472 @nottspolice Hi Mark. It's not for us to justify or explain the findings of a disciplinary panel. The misconduct hearing was held and overseen by Notts Police, so perhaps contact the force to see if a transcript is available.

[Dan @SC__Dan]

@WYP_BDSpecials @WYP_Specials Congratulations both!
Is this the equivalent of Special Inspectors?

[Dan @SC__Dan]

This is exactly why we can’t rely on Taser alone - especially in edged weapon situations that we routinely send unarmed officers to with only Taser

2 tasers failed here, but the lethal contingency option nullified the threat

You don’t always have enough time or space to retreat

[Citizen NYC @CitizenAppNYC]

A woman reportedly confronted NYPD officers while holding two knives, shortly after she allegedly stabbed multiple people, according to police reports. The scene remains active.

[Dan @SC__Dan]

Love seeing priorities in the right place.
Yes, it’s a historic event - but policing predates the first carnival in 1966 so why not scrap carnival and give the extra funding to the @metpoliceuk instead who serve and protect ALL of the London communities?

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

Hosting one of the world’s biggest street festivals is a huge endeavour.

A big thank you to the organisers and volunteers, along with our brilliant emergency services, who will be working hard over the weekend to ensure Carnival can be enjoyed safely by everyone.

I’m proud to have stepped forward once again to support them with the additional funding required to make this year's event happen.

[Lee Broadbent @leembroad]

You can not adopt the zero tolerance approach needed, and which many in the community want to see, with the current overzealous accountability framework adopted by forces and @policeconduct

Police officers have been raising concerns for many years and have been ignored. They have lost confidence in the misconduct system after a number perverse decisions have been made to pursue officers for doing their job. The result, officers adopt a defensive approach to policing and in some instances take the path of least resistance when it comes to using police powers. As recently expressed in @SkyNews Firing Point - why take the risk?

In addition, over the last 15yrs policing has been stripped of resources and funding, which are now required to flood the area, project force, clear the disruption, hold the ground and build a stronger community from it. The last push to increase numbers has produced a skills and experience gap at the precise point skills and experience are needed and the below inflation pay rises, changes to terms and conditions of service and pension have done nothing to aid retention.

[Dan @SC__Dan]

@Ned_Donovan Did you never get to try the hot food provision they brought in a couple years ago? Such a game changer (if you managed to get there in time)

[Police Federation of England and Wales @PFEW_HQ]

Acting National Chair Brian Booth: “Our most sincere condolences go to the families, friends and colleagues of the two police officers, and multiple members of the public, who lost their lives in the tragic incident in Cleveland. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this.”

[Cleveland Police Fed @ClevelandPolFed]

All at Cleveland Police Federation are completely devastated at the on duty death of two colleagues in the early hours of this morning.

All of our thoughts are with their families, friends and close colleagues at this time.

Full statement here https://t.co/wIWD28V3VY

[Dan @SC__Dan]

@obbsie Yep, it’s even worse that Drink Drivers are allowed straight back on the road whilst they wait for a court date even thought they’ll have blown an “evidential” sample in custody prior to being charged.