Today is Dame Lynne Owens' final day as Deputy Commissioner before her official retirement later this month.
Dame Lynne addressed new recruits during a Passing Out Parade in Hendon last week:
'As I hand this baton over to you, I know you will make us proud.'
The Parade of Force Standards with the @PoliceScotland and @ScotsPolFed Pipe Band on their way from George Square to Glasgow Royal Concert Hall fpr #NPMD24
Are your kids online this summer? Here are three steps to help them stay safe and legal online.
Let’s head down the right cyber pathway together. For more information head to the Cyber Choices website: https://t.co/Ni1kmJuTTf
#NCA#CyberPrevent#ProudToProtect
Two men who hid 350 kilos of cocaine in the hull of a boat and tried to escape arrest by swimming away have been convicted after an NCA investigation.
FULL STORY ➡️ https://t.co/4BGGB0bDcv
Trust me @matthewsyed, this kind of public support is exactly what’s needed right now. 👏
A heartfelt thank you for these words:
"So let me finish by saying to any police officer reading these words: I salute you. You make me proud to be British. And to those who attacked them — politicians, pundits, agitators — I say: you may have increased your follower counts but you debased your integrity. You are nothing compared with the heroes who defended our streets last week. Nothing at all."
#ThinBlueLine 🚨
Notable changes in 20 yrs of policing
-Expectations officers are university calibre without the same pay prospects of university grads (admin/files more complex)
- Significant rise in violence/workloads/competing demands with trial by public/media that is often unbalanced
Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley gave evidence to the body that makes recommendations on police officer pay today.
Sir Mark made the case that further increases in salaries and London Allowance are needed to deal with continued cost of living concerns and recruitment challenges.
Every good copper, I ever worked with joined the police for the same simple reason: to help people; to make places, safer; to make a difference in the world. Anyone who joined for any other reason needs to get the hell out.