w/c 19 September 2011

Policing is too important for politicians to play with
New Statesman (Web), 22/09/2011, Paul McKeever
We face grave circumstances, says the chairman of the Police Federation…

Discomfort in the ranks
New Statesman (Web), 22/09/2011, Unattributed
From benign neglect to outright hostility, the party of law and order has fallen out of love with the police…

Police reform threatened by ministers' failure, MPs warn
guardian.co.uk (Web), 23/09/2011, Alan Travis
Key decisions not made, says home affairs group as select committee urges six-month delay…

Met terror role could end - MPs
BBC (Web), 23/09/2011, Unattributed
The Metropolitan Police's counter-terrorism role should be given to the new National Crime Agency when it becomes operational in 2013, MPs say…

MPs urge delay for key part of policing reform
Yorkshire Post, 23/09/2011, p.7, Rob Preece
Police are being forced to work in a “climate of uncertainty”…

The Met needs to think more radically
Evening Standard, 22/09/2011, p.16, Unattributed
The Metropolitan Police move to make 2,000 civilian staff redundant…

Remember to Forget
Huffington Post UK (Blog), 19/09/2011, Paul Mckeever
The Metropolitan Police has a new commissioner after what has been a traumatic couple of months
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Half of force's roles are filled by civilians
This is Surrey (Web), 21/09/2011, Surrey Mirror
Surrey Police is the most "civilianised" police force in the country, according to a new report…
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