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December Results Our Question of the Month for December focussed on the Cost of Living Crisis, in particular, the energy crisis. We’re concerned about whether people are ableto stay sufficiently warm in their homes – especiallyolder people. Cold housing affects dexterity and increases the risk of accidents, with attempts tosave money using electric fires increasing...
by Kevin Chase, National Development Officer On Friday 9th December, I attended the Police Mental Health and Vulnerability conference in Edinburgh, hosted by Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority. Why? Having recently retired from the police, from my own experience it is one of the biggest challenges facing policing in Scotland today. I will...
On Sunday 25 July 2021, an article written by Prime Minister Johnson was published in the Express newspaper, concerning policing, crime and justice priorities. In it, he speaks to the need for tougher sentencing, more prison places, increased tagging, and provocatively describes the “fury” and “rage” of victims of crime. The UK Government has since...