Category Archives: Perspectives

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The Church of ACPO

Posted on 11/10/2012 by samchapman

I had intended to say something about the Association of Chief Police Officers “Guidelines for Interaction with Police and Crime Commissioner Candidates” before it moved steadily down my list of things to do, until I was reminded by what Bernard … Continue reading →

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Not an easy fight, but the right fight

Posted on 09/10/2012 by samchapman

Anne Marie Carrie is Chief Executive of Barnardo’s, who have asked for this article to be posted on the same day as it is featured on the Huffington Post   In opening up law enforcement to public influence we must … Continue reading →

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Deep and wide?

Posted on 08/10/2012 by samchapman

Nominations are open, and will close a week on Friday, so the latest YouGov-Cambridge poll commissioned by the Royal United Services Institute is well-timed to give that final push to prospective Independent candidates balancing the decision to run against the … Continue reading →

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Labour Pains

Posted on 21/09/2012 by samchapman

There's a little more to the story of the unions funding the selection campaigns of their preferred candidates. If a union (or any single donor) gives a candidate who is a party member over £1,500, in cash or in kind, … Continue reading →

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APCC Briefing day for PCC Candidates

Posted on 12/09/2012 by samchapman

Miranda Carruthers-Watt is the Chief Executive of Lancashire Police Authority, which has a groundbreaking PCC Website. Here she gives her account of yesterday's Association of Police and Crime Commissioners Briefing Day. Well done to the APCC – the event was … Continue reading →

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On stolen pensions

Posted on 10/09/2012 by samchapman

It was Douglas Adams who perhaps best captured the conflict between the jobsworth official and the British sense of fair play, when in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy he depicted the Vogon Constructor Fleet ready to demolish earth, and … Continue reading →

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Deputy PCC – a post that raises questions

Posted on 09/09/2012 by samchapman

This article was first published in the Local Government Association First magazine – see here, where you can also find Dorset Labour’s PCC candidate Rachel Rogers giving her view that she doesn’t need a Deputy PCC, and Northamptonshire Conservative PCC … Continue reading →

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Revealing Questions

Posted on 08/09/2012 by samchapman

Earlier in this election I was advised by one candidate to take care about what questions you ask, as it can reveal more about your plans than your actual statements. It was a fair point, and one that police forces … Continue reading →

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Pride and f all

Posted on 05/09/2012 by samchapman

For the past few weeks Tory Police and Crime Commissioner candidates have been soaking up the reflected glory of a meeting with Police Minister Nick Herbert here, or a photo opp with Party Chairman Baroness Warsi there. It always struck … Continue reading →

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Community Sentences

Posted on 04/09/2012 by samchapman

Roma Hooper is Director And Founder of Make Justice Work. Here she gives a personal perspective on the effectiveness of community sentences and how this is relevant to the role of Police and Crime Commissioners. Prison has a poor record … Continue reading →

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