Stress-Testing Contingencies

About a decade ago, I was pottering about as the duty inspector in south Birmingham when a full-scale police mobilisation of public order units was ordered. This involves having to get together a sergeant and seven constables on to van, all of them ‘level two trained’ in public order tactics – riot police, to you […]

Minimum Standards

This one’s longer than normal – sorry! Thoughts just kept coming, so it’s probably best you put the kettle on first and ensure you have more than a few minutes! And treat yourself to a biscuit – non-chocolate hob nobs are best. There are a lot of conversations occurring nationally at the moment, at operational […]

Twenty Years and Counting

I recently passed a professional and personal milestone, having joined the police service twenty years ago and I hope to receive an email soon outlining I’ve qualified for a Long Service, Good Conduct medal. All things being as they were supposed to be, this would mean I’ve got just ten years left to do before […]