Richard Taylor

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  • Responding to Police Federation Calls for All Officers to be TASER Armed

    One of the major stories on BBC South East Today on the 26th of June 2012 was on the call by the Police Federation (which represents police officers) for all front-line police officers to be armed with TASER weapons. On the 25th of June 2012 the Police Federation released a letter they had written to […]

  • Policing Wisbech – June 2012

    On Monday the 25th of June 2012 I visited Wisbech to observe the process of setting the local police priorities in action. Key Points More than one hundred and ten people completed a questionnaire on Wisbech’s policing during the course of the day. Local County, District, and Town councillors discussed the policing of the town […]

  • Cambridgeshire Police Authority June 2012

    Full Police Authority Meeting 28 June 2012 A full meeting of Cambridgeshire Police Authority is to take place on the 28th of June 2012. I intend to seek to use the public speaking slot at the meeting to make a statement covering the following points: Was a secret, private, pre-meeting held before this public meeting? […]

  • 36 Barton Road Cambridge

    Rejected Proposal For New House at 36 Barton Rd On Thursday the 21st of June 2012 I attended Cambridge’s West/Central area committee, where the first item on the agenda was deciding on a planning application to build a substantial new detached house at 36 Barton Road, on the corner by Barton Close, with access to […]

  • Central Government Influencing Local Appointment of Chief Constables

    Home Office Header From One of the Released Documents This article is written by me, Richard Taylor, in an entirely personal capacity, and not as a WhatDoTheyKnow volunteer. On the 15th of September 2010 a document was sent by the UK Home Office to a request thread on mySociety’s Freedom of Information website WhatDoTheyKnow.com, the […]

  • Police Plan Coup d’état in Wisbech

    Police Plan Coup d’état in Wisbech It appears something extraordinary is due to happen in Wisbech on the 25th of June 2012. From what I can gather Fenland District Council are to hold their Wisbech and District Neighbourhood Forum meeting in the council chamber, however Cambridgeshire Police are not going to attend the meeting, but […]

  • Lighting Parkers Piece on West Central Area Committee Agenda

    Ground Level Lights at Cambridge Leisure In the run up to the 2012 local elections Cambridge Liberal Democrats decided to stand up to those who usually exert greatest influence in Cambridge, the largely elderly home owners who populate the residents associations, and made an election commitment to improve lighting on Cambridge’s green spaces. Specifically the […]

  • Domestic Abuse Review

    Domestic Abuse Member Led Review On the 14th of June 2012 I observed the Police and Crime Scrutiny Committee at Cambridgeshire County Council consider the final report of Cllr Samantha Hoy’s Member Led Review on Domestic Violence. I previously commented on this review in December, when the review’s interim report was put before the committee. […]

  • Cambridgeshire Police Authority Police and Crime Commissioner Briefing Event

    On the 18th of July 2012 Cambridgeshire Police Authority are to run a briefing session “about the current priorities of the Police Authority and how these are likely to affect the future working of the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner”. The event is to be public, and open to all, but aimed at […]

  • Cambridge City Council – Secret Private Local Plan Consultation Briefing

    Cambridge City Council launched its consultation on a new Local Plan for the city on the 15th of June 2012. The local plan is the policy document against which all planning applications made in forthcoming eight years or so will be assessed. It will shape the future of Cambridge. On the morning of Saturday the […]