w/c 25 July 2011

Police in warning on crime as funds are cut
East Anglian Daily Times (Essex), 25/07/2011, p.1, Unattributed
Swingeing cuts to Essex’s police budget will lead to rises in car crime and burglaries…

Police forces are due to be told whether they can cope with controversial Government spending cuts…
Crime will rise due to the scale of police cuts
PublicService.co.uk, 22/07/2011, Simon Reed

Plans to decide who gets detective jobs by lottery in budget cuts force slammed by officers
Mirror.co.uk (Web), 26/07/2011, Unattributed
Plans to run a lottery to decide who gets detective jobs in a police force facing huge budget cuts were slammed by officers yesterday.
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Fed Day Of Action 'A Great Success'
Police Oracle (Web), 25/07/2011, Unattributed
The Police Federation day of action achieved its objective of raising public awareness of the plight currently facing the Service, the staff association Chairman has said.
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Anger as talks stall on police pay and hours
Yorkshire Post, 28/07/2011, p.5, Rob Preece
Anger with the government is growing with Yorkshire police officers…

Police Reform Talks End In 'Anger And Disappointment' For Officers
Huffington Post UK (Blog), 27/07/2011, Unattributed
Negotiations over police cuts between officials and police staff ended in failure on Tuesday, with officers claiming that government reforms were being made on 'ideological' grounds…
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