Members of the public will be honoured for remarkable acts of bravery at the ACPO National Public Bravery Awards in Harrogate tonight. The police service will honour members of the public for remarkable acts of bravery at the ACPO National Public Bravery Awards tonight in Harrogate. The awards, which trace their history back to 1965, are to recognise members of the public for actions which support the police in preserving law and order. This year’s award ceremony will acknowledge 89 people for their courage and bravery. This year, for the first time, police forces in Scotland have also pu...

New legislation to give back bail powers to the police has been announced today by Home Secretary Theresa May. The Police (Detention and Bail) Bill will be pushed through the House of Commons in just one day to reverse a High Court ruling on police bail. Its judgment meant that the time suspects spend on bail counts towards the maximum period of pre-charge detention. But the police said this ruling would have a serious impact on their ability to investigate crime, and the Bill to restore their powers will complete all its House of Commons stages on Thursday. Power to protect public 'The ...

Theresa May A comprehensive programme of exercises to test the government, police and other key agencies’ readiness for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games was announced by Home Secretary Theresa May today. With a year to go until the games begin, the Home Office, supported by DCMS, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG), the police and other partners, have developed a bespoke programme of exercises ranging from table top discussions to live play exercises. Our exercises will test how those involved will manage the unprecedented nature and scale of the g...

After Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden, the White House released a photo of President Barack Obama and his Cabinet inside the Situation Room, watching the daring raid unfold. Hidden from view, standing just outside the frame of that now-famous photograph was a career CIA analyst. In the hunt for the world's most-wanted terrorist, there may have been no one more important. His job for nearly a decade was finding the al-Qaida leader. The analyst was the first to put in writing last summer that the CIA might have a legitimate lead on finding bin Laden. He oversaw the collection of clu...

When it came to Policing Reform, The President of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), Sir Hugh Orde, encouraged David Cameron, the Prime Minister, to follow his recent comments; “that listening to the professionals and being flexible is strength." Sir Hugh Continued, "It may now appear sensible to give serious consideration to reviewing and taking stock on just how many loose ends, some of them critical to policing, remain before deciding on whether the overarching plan is achievable within the current timescales.”  Speaking in the opening address at the Leading Change in...

As the anti Gaddafi protests broke out in Libya earlier this year, many businesses were confronted with life changing decisions that affected their employees, writes Infologue.com Editor Bobby Logue. Companies needed to be able to gauge the seriousness of the political situation and judge at what point it was appropriate to leave the country. The security and risk management consultancy Pilgrims was a reassuring presence for British business travellers, expatriates and families as the civil war intensified. Many of the hundreds of British citizens working or living in the country before the ou...

European law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty have been honoured with a new European law enforcement memorial in The Hague. The steel sculpture, which is prominently positioned in the new Headquarters of Europol, is created by the Hungarian artist Apolka Eros and donated to Europol by the National Police of Hungary during the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU. The fragmented look of the sculpted mask makes for a dramatic appearance and is intended to reflect the complexity of life, unpredictable fate, the diversity of human relationships and life, and the way these...

Policing Minister Nick Herbert has said the government will urgently bring forward emergency legislation to overturn a high court ruling on police bail. The judgment means the time suspects spend on bail could count towards any maximum period of pre-charge detention. The police have said the ruling will have a serious impact on their ability to investigate crime. Support for the police Nick Herbert confirmed that the government fully supports the police appealing the decision to the Supreme Court, saying: ‘We cannot, must not and will not ask the police to do their work with one hand ...

Last week Infologue.com undertook an exclusive behind the scenes tour of G4S Canine Security Services headquarters, training and kennel facilities near Luton, writes Infologue.com Editor, Bobby Logue. As a canine fanatic who has a jaundiced view of the canine security industry, I was pleasantly surprised. It was an open book visit; class rooms, training fields, kennels, interviews of the trainers and the tail wagging students. The first impressions were the flow of passion and professionalism in the organisation from top to bottom and that included the four pawed members of the team. The canin...

Last week Infologue.com undertook an exclusive behind the scenes tour of G4S Canine Security Services headquarters, training and kennel facilities near Luton, writes Infologue.com Editor, Bobby Logue. As a canine fanatic who has a jaundiced view of the canine security industry, I was pleasantly surprised. It was an open book visit; class rooms, training fields, kennels, interviews of the trainers and the tail wagging students. The first impressions were the flow of passion and professionalism in the organisation from top to bottom and that included the four pawed members of the team. The canin...