w/c 27 June 2011

Coverage week commencing Monday 27th June 2011

Staff learn fate as GMP to cut £134m
Oldham Evening Chronicle (Web), 28/06/2011, Unattributed
Police staff in Oldham were learning today which posts were under threat as part of job cuts across Greater Manchester Police…
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900 Jobs to be Cut by Greater Manchester Police
ContactCenterWorld.com (Web), 28/06/2011, Unattributed
Chief Constable Peter Fahy said 616 civilian posts and 270 police officer jobs would go from the workforce in a second wave of cuts to the 12,000-strong workforce…
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Police Federation urges protests against Chorley station closures
People in Chorley are being urged to lobby their MP to attempt to fight the closure of five police stations in the borough…
Chorley Citizen (Web), 29/06/2011, Unattributed
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Police fight rising crime as frontline cuts bite
Burglary and car crime have rocketed in Hull…
East Riding Mail, 27/06/2011, p.1, Unattributed


999 crisis as 95pc of staff out
Scotland Yard face a staffing crisis…
The Daily Mirror, 01/07/2011, p.6, Unattributed


Police Officers Threatening to Quit over Pension Changes
Up to 500 police officers are lining up to leave the PSNI over planned changes to police pensions…
PLANSPONSOR Europe (Web), 01/07/2011, Unattributed
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What if nobody comes?
Senior policemen Steve White is the Inspectors’ National Representative for the South West…
Western Daily Press, 30/06/11, letters to editor