Three Chief Constables have outlined a proposal for the police to regain the right to charge suspects for a number of offences. and Castleford were closed. We used to do this, officers want it, victims want it, defence lawyers want it, and we are sure the courts do too, but the system keeps saying no. He was replaced by Temporary Chief Constable John Parkinson until the appointment of Mark Gilmore as chief constable on 1 February 2013. 13. "There was this constant confusion between what was legislation and what was guidance. Conor Ruane - Police Constable - West Yorkshire Police | LinkedIn You will also be sending us basic usage details to help us fix this problem. So for the sake of victims, witnesses and all in the criminal justice system, we need to replace it now, by restoring to the police the ability to charge most offences whilst suspects are in the cells.. We, the police, want to fix that. Sir Peter Fahy, the former chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, said the comments were not surprising. We also get your email address to automatically create an account for you in our website. West Midlands' Craig Guildford, GMP's Stephen Watson and West Yorkshire's John Robbins have penned an. Title Year Status Character; Born to Kill? As of September 2017 the service has 3,484 police officers, 1,619 police staff, 253 police community support officers, 155 designated officers and 208 special constables. Yet we appear to be trying to do the same things, despite some elements of the system being broken through no fault of any agency.. Former Police Scotland chief constable rapped over 'rape' comments. While serving police officers are allowed to access drivers' records through the DVLA in the line of duty, retired officers who use the system could be breaking data protection laws. POLICE RECORDS | The National Archives [12] West Yorkshire Police is the 'lead force' for scientific support and provides such services for North Yorkshire Police, South Yorkshire Police and Humberside Police.