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Reporter: Stuart Littleford
A collaborative partnership between Sodexo’s Aberdeen-based Energy & Resources business and Sodexo-managed prison, HMP Addiewell will see 50 sleep pods donated to the Aberdeen Cyrenians, a registered charity dedicated to supporting vulnerable people and those experiencing homelessness.
Sodexo is committed to contributing positively to the communities in which it operates and
Continue reading Prison rehabilitation scheme helps fight homelessness with sleep pods donated to Aberdeen Cyrenians
Exterro FTK Gets Evidence Into the Hands of Investigators Faster Than Ever
Harsh Behl
Today, Exterro, Inc., the preferred provider of Legal GRC software specifically designed for law enforcement agencies as well as in-house legal, privacy, and IT teams at Global 2000 and Am Law 200 organizations, announced the debut of Exterro FTK®
Continue reading Exterro Launches FTK® Suite 7.6, Introducing Mobile Parsing, Automation Capabilities, and Industry-First Remote Endpoint Triage
Traka has launched a new white paper, investigating how security technology can support inmates, staff and rehabilitation programmes to reassign responsibility and reshape the prison landscape.
The downloadable white paper, created in partnership with Serco and Unilink, is entitled, “How technology can support 21st century prison systems.’ It highlights the evolving role of UK prisons,
Continue reading Traka highlights security technology’s role to support prison systems
New police officers, with Councillor Jas Athwal, Leader, London Borough of Redbridge (Photo: Andrew Baker)
An East London borough has adopted a pioneering, community-based approach to prevent and manage crime. In a move which could be replicated across the country, the London Borough of Redbridge is the first local authority to give residents
Continue reading Council promises to act on recommendations from pioneering community-based crime commission
Bolton-headquartered EdTech firm, Near-Life, has successfully launched a ground-breaking immersive learning programme for Greater Manchester Police (GMP) that will support their work tackling Child Sexual Exploitation and protect some of the most vulnerable members of society.
The pilot was awarded £241,000 in funding from Innovate UK in November 2020 to accelerate the development of an
Continue reading Near-Life launches pioneering immersive learning project in partnership with Greater Manchester Police
Barley Laing, UK Managing Director at Melissa
The Pandora Papers have focused attention on the sometimes questionable and corrupt practises of the politically connected and super wealthy.
They highlight how important it is for the public sector to have access to international sanctions lists or watchlists from governments and regulators of persons who
Continue reading The Pandora Papers highlight the importance of watchlists as part of KYC and AML efforts By Barley Laing, the UK Managing Director at Melissa
The officers arm bitten by the man
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
A man is in custody after an officer was badly bitten in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
Yesterday evening at around 6.40pm, a police constable was responding to reports of a man causing a disturbance on Drake Street in Rochdale, when she was bitten.
Attending
Continue reading Police officer bitten explaining government guidelines around Covid-19
The Society of Editors has issued the following statement after speculation that the media should be held responsible for the tragic death of TV personality Caroline Flack.
The death of Caroline Flack is indeed a tragedy, as is the case when anyone feels they have nowhere to turn and decide to take their
Continue reading Statement from the SoE following speculation that the media should be held responsible for the tragic death of Caroline Flack
CIoJ President-Elect Professor Tim Crook
The Chartered Institute of Journalists welcomes the historical development to permit the broadcasting of sentencing in criminal trials in England and Wales.
The initiative has been supported by the justice secretary, Robert Buckland QC, and the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett of Maldon.
The Institute has consistently campaigned
Continue reading CIoJ welcomes cameras in court
David Orme, SVP at IDEX Biometrics
The UK Government influences our lives on a daily basis through its plethora of public services, from the NHS and education to social benefits and national security. However, a re-occurring obstacle that presents a challenge for accessing these services is proving identity. There are also high instances of healthcare
Continue reading Tackling the UK Government’s identity crisis
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
Zonafide, the mobile app leveraging blockchain and collaboration technology to ensure Activities are secure and legitimate, today announces a partnership with Atos to help combat identity theft and cybercrime.
The partnership will see Atos assist their clients in the use of Zonafide’s blockchain-based technology in order to drive efficiencies and improve security
Continue reading ATOS AGREES PARTNERSHIP WITH BLOCKCHAIN SPECIALIST ZONAFIDE TO HELP COMBAT IDENTITY THEFT AND CYBERCRIME
Jon Fielding, Managing Director, EMEA Apricorn
By Jon Fielding, Managing Director, EMEA Apricorn
As the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline looms, organisations are scrambling to find all potential vulnerabilities that could lead to sensitive data being lost or exploited. GDPR will ensure all countries comply with the same comprehensive controls over the
Continue reading GDPR – Humanising Data Protection
Imran Razzaq, Public Sector Lead for UK, Ireland and European Union at MarkLogic
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
Each UK police officer could potentially be losing up to 28 working days a year due to siloed data, according to new research which has just been released by Dods Group PLC in partnership with MarkLogic Corporation.
Continue reading UK police officers risk losing up to 28 working days a year due to siloed data
Rita Ellis
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
19-year-old Rita Ellis was murdered at RAF Halton in Buckinghamshire on Saturday 11 November 1967.
At 10.30am on Sunday 12 November Rita’s body was found on the camp by a dog walker near a disused railway at the old coal yard about 250 yards from the main
Continue reading Appeal following murder of RAF Aircraftswoman
Oldham officers are presented with their GPSJ Above & Beyond Awards certificates by Bryn Hughes, father of PC Nichola Hughes (who was killed on duty) and Chief Superintendent Neil Davies. Pictured left to right: PCSO 66103 Lee Lockwood, PCSO 62643 Wayne Turley, PC 15574 Donna Youngjohns, PC 1315 Jordan Heaton, Sgt 2282 Toby
Continue reading OLDHAM POLICE OFFICERS RECEIVE GPSJ AWARD FOR ACTIONS ‘ABOVE AND BEYOND’ DUTY DURING LOCAL FLOODING
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
Local Government Minister Marcus Jones has today set out plans to strengthen rules to prevent anyone found guilty of serious crimes from serving on local councils.
Under the planned changes to criteria, it would ensure those who represent their communities are held to the highest
Continue reading Local Government Minister sets out plans to strengthen rules to prevent anyone found guilty of serious crimes from serving on local councils
Terry Woods
Lancashire Constabulary has today appointed a new Assistant Chief Constable.
Terry Woods, currently Chief Superintendent at Lancashire Constabulary will take over from ACC Mark Bates when he retires this summer.
The appointment of ACC Woods comes just a month after Sunita Gamblin, formally a Chief Superintendent at Derbyshire, was recruited to
Continue reading Lancashire Police appoint new Assistant Chief Constable
Richard Clayton QC
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
7BR, the leading multi-disciplinary barristers’ chambers, recently announced significant additions to the Set with five new barristers and the appointment of a new Senior Clerk to the Criminal Law team.
Acclaimed Public Law Barrister Richard Clayton QC and Lee Parkhill have joined 7BR from 4-5 Gray’s Inn
Continue reading 7BR sets sights on continued growth with the addition of five new barristers and a much strengthened specialist Public Law Team
Gary Plant, MD, Altius
By Gary Plant, Managing Director of supplier assessment and compliance specialist Altius
With stiffer sentencing guidelines for health and safety, corporate manslaughter and food safety and hygiene offences now in force for England and Wales, public sector organisations should tighten up health and safety compliance.
While organisations may have
Continue reading New sentencing guidelines mean there’s nowhere to hide on health and safety compliance
LEGALEX, 11-12 May 2016, ExCel London – stand L554
PHS Data Solutions, a division of the PHS Group, will be promoting at Legalex, their latest document protection and digitalisation schemes to help legal practices combat data security threats.
As data protection laws demand more proactivity from company executives, business information security defences must be strong
Continue reading PHS DATA SOLUTIONS TO SHOWCASE SECURE DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS AT LEGALEX
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