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2 days ago | 
emergencyservicestimes.com | James Devonshire
Police forces across the country are supporting National Stalking Awareness Week 2025 (22 – 25 April). And a criminal investigation into suspended Devon & Cornwall Police Chief Constable Will Kerr has been dropped. Don’t forget to bookmark this page and check back daily to stay abreast of the latest news in the emergency services sector. For more emergency services news, views and insights, be sure to register for the weekly digest out every Friday.
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2 days ago | 
emergencyservicestimes.com | James Devonshire
Police forces across the country are supporting National Stalking Awareness Week 2025 (22 – 25 April), the theme of which this year is “Health Response to Spotting Stalking.”Run by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust, National Stalking Awareness Week is designed to raise awareness around stalking, including how to recognise stalking behaviour and encouraging people to take appropriate action against it.
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2 days ago | 
emergencyservicestimes.com | James Devonshire
Virgin Media O2 Business has donated over 500 mobile phones to help victims and survivors of domestic abuse or sexual assault living in East Anglia. The phones will be distributed in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk via support services. Through a recent police contract with 7F Commercial Services, Virgin Media O2 Business offered to donate new mobile phones to Leeway, Catch-22, and Mountain Healthcare free-of-charge as part of their social value commitment.
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2 days ago | 
emergencyservicestimes.com | James Devonshire
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Donna Jones has funded Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIOWFRS) to deliver courses for young people to reduce anti-social behaviour (ASB) in Waterlooville. The PCC met with young people enrolled on the course at Waterlooville Fire Station this week to see the intervention programme in action.
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2 days ago | 
emergencyservicestimes.com | James Devonshire
The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Devon & Cornwall has said she is “delighted” after a criminal investigation into suspended Devon & Cornwall Police Chief Constable Will Kerr was dropped. PCC Alison Hernandez suspended Kerr in July 2023 following a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
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2 days ago | 
emergencyservicestimes.com | James Devonshire
The Cabinet Secretary, with the approval of the Prime Minister, has announced the appointment of Samantha Jones as the new Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). Samantha is currently a non-executive director at DHSC and the Chief Operating Officer for renewable energy company Xlinks. Samantha began her career as a nurse in the NHS, and was a hospital Chief Executive before moving to NHS England to lead the New Models of Care programme.
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2 days ago | 
emergencyservicestimes.com | James Devonshire
The Liverpool Centre for Advanced Policing at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) will be an assessment partner for a College of Policing programme aimed at training future leaders in the police service. LJMU was selected to assess and moderate the learners’ academic assignments for the Executive Leaders Programme due to its extensive experience and proven track record in delivering leadership programmes.
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3 days ago | 
emergencyservicestimes.com | James Devonshire
Used fire hoses from Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service (WFRS) are being creatively repurposed into a variety of enrichment items for animals at Twycross Zoo. Used fire hoses from Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service are being creatively repurposed into a variety of enrichment items for animals at Twycross Zoo, with a particular focus on enhancing upcoming projects within the Ape department.
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3 days ago | 
emergencyservicestimes.com | James Devonshire
A targeted stop and search pilot in Merseyside has drawn to a close, ahead of a decision to roll the post-conviction powers out nationally. Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs) were introduced on 19 April 2023 in four force areas – Merseyside, Thames Valley, West Midlands and Sussex – for two years. The aim of SVROs was to tackle high-risk, habitual weapons carriers and help drive down reoffending to keep communities safe.
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3 days ago | 
emergencyservicestimes.com | James Devonshire
A chief superintendent at Essex Police has been dismissed with immediate effect for abusing his position for sexual purposes with female colleagues. And the Mayor of Greater Manchester has extended the Chief Constable’s contract, so he can finish the job of transforming Greater Manchester Police (GMP). Don’t forget to bookmark this page and check back daily to stay abreast of the latest news in the emergency services sector.
