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Setting Police Priorities for North Cambridge in December 2008
I attended Cambridge City Council’s North Area Committee on the 11th of December 2008. One of the things councillors had on their agenda for this meeting was the setting of the police priorities for North Cambridge for the forthcoming quarter. The policing section of the meeting is run as an open meeting to which members […]
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Policing North Cambridge – December 2008
On Thursday the 11th of December 2008 Cambridge City Council’s North Area Committee will be discussing policing. I have written the below to my local councillors, copying selected other members of the committee, suggesting items I believe it would be useful to discuss during the policing agenda item: SUMMARY: TASER – The Home Secretary has […]
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Damien Green and PACE Code B
David Howarth, I have been campaigning for some time for the strengthening of the authority carried by the PACE Codes, particularly following statements by Cambridgeshire Police in which they have made clear they consider the PACE codes are merely guidance and they believe they do not have to follow them. I have corresponded with you […]
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All UK Front Line Response Police to Carry TASERs
Hidden behind today’s big news of a pre-budget report which could determine the future economic prosperity of the country is an announcement from the Home Secretary that all the UK’s 30,000 front-line response officers will soon be carrying TASER weapons. This was reported in an article on the front page of the Sunday Times headlined […]
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Rampage in Arbury
A couple of youths went on the rampage in Arbury in the early hours of Saturday morning. Around twenty cars were damaged, many with their wing mirrors smashed off, three had widows broken. The trail of destruction ran from Carlyle Road right down to Searle Street. When I opened my curtains to look at the […]
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Police Consulatative Meeting – Arbury Ward October 2008
I attended an Arbury ward police consultative meeting which was held at the Meadows Community Centre on the 16th of October 2008. The police were represented by PC Rachel Ball and a new PCSO, Luke Upcott who had recently joined the force. Two Labour party representatives were present: County Councillor Elizabeth Hughes of Kings Hedges […]
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August 2008 North Area Committee
I attended the Cambridge City Council North Area Committee on Thursday August 14th 2008. Prior to the meeting I had advertised it with flyers in the local area, and had written to my ward councillors. Below are my recollections and comments on proceedings: Planning The committee first met at 18.30 to deal with planing applications. […]
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In advance of the August 2008 North Area Committee Meeting
I sent the below email to my local councillors in advance of Cambridge City Council’s August 2008 North Area Committee meeting. Councillors Mike Todd-Jones, Alan Levy, Tim Ward and Rupert Moss-Eccardt, I am making some suggestions in advance of this evening’s North Area Committee meeting on the subjects of: Policing Jesus Green Works and New […]
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FOI Request – Powers of PCSOs in Cambridgeshire
For quite some time now I have been asking Cambridgeshire Police to publicise, preferably on their website, exactly what powers our local PCSOs have been given by the Chief Constable. On the 12th of September 2007 I got a commitment from the Chief Constable live on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire to do just this but this […]