Police reform will cause more problems than it will solve
Police reform is likely to create complex problems, making the service the public receives worse, not better
Matthew Scott PCC
Kent’s Police and Crime Commissioner. Writing on local and national issues. I'm also a co-founder of ReBuild, podcasting every week on policing and justice.
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Tackling the scourge of catapults
Addressing the growing rise of their usage linked to crime and antisocial behaviour
Goodbye to local policing?
Police reform on a national scale threatens local policing delivery.
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Next week, the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill completes its last stage in the House of Lords.
On police reform, we are yet to see the evidence
Change is necessary to support victims, frontline Officers and local neighbourhoods. But giant Forces is not the answer.
Government changes course on digital identity cards
On this week’s podcast we discuss Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s latest u-turn which was on digital ID cards.
Go now: West Midlands Police Chief must resign
In this special discussion between three Police and Crime Commissioners, the West Midlands Police fiasco is discussed and whether the Chief Constable can remain in post.
None for the road? The government’s new road strategy
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What does police re-organisation mean?
In the first episode for a while - PCCs Matthew Scott, Matthew Barber and Lisa Townsend are back to discuss the various reform programmes being proposed from devolution, local government reorganisation, police governance and police force mergers.
Is live facial recognition and AI used ethically in policing?
This is a recording of the fringe event hosted by the Conservative Group of Police and Crime Commissioners at Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.