Full Posts from Current Stories Mon, 9 Jan 2012 10:10:30 +0100 http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf images/rss.gif http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8QCDXMNoneWeb Adminhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8QCDXMhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8QCDXMFirstly Happy New Year to all who read this. We possibly hoped that things would quieten down between Christmas and New Year but that is not how policing is and certainly not in Greater Manchester. In the early hours of Boxing Day officers had to deal with a young man shot at the side of the road in the midst of a group of traumatised and horrified fellow students. This very quickly became a national and international news story. ]]>Mon, 9 Jan 2012 10:10:30 +01000http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=37E1665CCB37C620802579800037E4EDhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=37E1665CCB37C620802579800037E4EDhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8PDKP3NoneWeb Adminhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8PDKP3http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8PDKP3This week saw Operation Audacious one of the biggest operations we have ever run involving about 1,000 officers. ]]>Fri, 9 Dec 2011 15:04:02 +01000http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=817DE1CF44D76A27802579610052C4C1http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=817DE1CF44D76A27802579610052C4C1http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8NDDHANoneWeb Adminhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8NDDHAhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8NDDHAThe recent national crime figures showed a continued reduction in the level of crime in Greater Manchester with particular falls in the number of burglaries and robberies. ]]>Mon, 7 Nov 2011 09:47:35 +01000http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=0A30C68C94F34F79802579410035CB5Dhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=0A30C68C94F34F79802579410035CB5Dhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8KUD7NNoneWeb Adminhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8KUD7Nhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8KUD7NJust over 10 days ago I completed the tenth of our town hall meetings this time at Duckinfield in Tameside. ]]>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:32:13 +01000http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=F314CE651A063F84802578F0003463A9http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=F314CE651A063F84802578F0003463A9http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8JXEMGNoneWeb Adminhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8JXEMGhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8JXEMGThe events of the past few weeks have been bewildering for policing as we have seen events in London being used to effectively denigrate policing nationally. Obviously I know Sir Paul Stephenson and John Yates extremely well and have the highest regard for them both professionally and personally.   ]]>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:45:29 +01000http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=1894C716A0F46A87802578D3003B18AAhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=1894C716A0F46A87802578D3003B18AAhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8HTB7ZNoneWeb Adminhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8HTB7Zhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8HTB7ZThe next few weeks and months are going to be enormously difficult as we reach the next set of decisions about staffing reductions needed to manage our budget cuts. This is a very upsetting time for all the staff involved and they have now been invited to a briefing at the Reebok stadium, Bolton, on 27th June when we will start the communication process. The Chief Officer Group met for the day last Tuesday 7 June and agreed the recommendations to go to Greater Manchester Police Authority on 20 June. ]]>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:50:18 +01000http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=97179808057E3CF9802578AF002B0EFBhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=97179808057E3CF9802578AF002B0EFBhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8GHGMDNoneWeb Adminhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8GHGMDhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8GHGMDI have said a lot in the past about the amount of bureaucracy in policing and how this ties the hands of police officers and other staff members. Recent years have also seen the growth in the number of policies and procedures governing what you do as a member of the Police Service. Much of this is useful and provides guidance to staff dealing with the complexity of modern policing.  It has also resulted however in a growth of bureaucracy, the removal of discretion and the use of professional judgement and common sense. ]]>Tue, 3 May 2011 13:27:42 +01000http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=BAC520279799DCF3802578850044745Chttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=BAC520279799DCF3802578850044745Chttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8EMGFHNoneWeb Adminhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8EMGFHhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8EMGFHThe annual budget meeting of the Police Authority normally leaves you with a sense of satisfaction signing off an increase in funding for the year ahead to allow a growth in activities to serve the public. Of course this year's meeting held on 18th February was a very different affair. ]]>Fri, 4 Mar 2011 12:18:21 +01000http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=7D7C316881B4D86F8025784900439930http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=7D7C316881B4D86F8025784900439930http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8CSESNNoneWeb Adminhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8CSESNhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8CSESNI saw the New Year in on duty in Manchester City Centre. I started at 8pm and finished at 5am and it was a useful reminder of how tiring night duty is and how it disrupts the body clock. It certainly does not get any easier with age. A number of the officers I was with were kept on duty until 7am and were then back on duty at 3pm on New Year's Day. Not easy. ]]>Tue, 4 Jan 2011 10:53:47 +01000http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=D7CD62314888F6558025780E003BDB0Fhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=D7CD62314888F6558025780E003BDB0Fhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8BWLW9NoneWeb Adminhttp://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8BWLW9http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/d6plinks/WADN-8BWLW9Among all the other difficult issues over past few weeks, I have had the privilege of paying my respects at two funerals. One was for Janet Rigby, a detective from the interview skills training section, who had battled bravely against cancer. Her husband Robert, also a serving officer, described how cancer had psychologically taunted his family. ]]>Tue, 7 Dec 2010 16:06:44 +01000http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/CommentsRSS?Open&id=59BFD43AFF1BBED1802577F2005881E6http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/CommBlog.nsf/PostComment?RunAgent&id=59BFD43AFF1BBED1802577F2005881E6