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Digest

The NPIA Digest is produced monthly by our Legal Services Unit as an environmental scanning publication.

The Digest aims to capture and consolidate topical and key issues, both current and future, impacting on all areas of policing.the digest front cover

The contents are an invaluable resource for those responsible for strategic decision-making, operational planning and police training. The legal sections are often particularly informative for trainers, students and operational officers.

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NPIA Digest November 2009

This edition contains a summary of new legislation and proposals and reviews of issues relating to policing practice including:

  • The Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Strategy for the Police Service
  • An update on the Equality Standard for the Police Service  
  • The EHRC report 'Integration in the Workplace: emerging employment practice on age, sexual orientation and religion or belief'
  • An update on the progress of Bills through Parliament
  • The latest IPCC 'Learning the Lessons' bulletin 
  • The IPCC Annual Report on Police Complaints
  • HSE and ACPO joint policy statement on health and safety
  • HMIC report on the delivery of the Policing Pledge
  • HMIC Review on the accuracy of counting the most serious violence offences and 
  • The public consultation of proposed changes to the 'Code for Crown Prosecutors'

There are also a number of articles outlining recently published Government and Parliamentary reports and initiatives including:

  • The Department for Work and Pensions research on continuing racially discriminatory practices in recruitment 
  • The investigation of the Home Office's counter-terrorism policy 
  • The consultation on misuse of personal data and 
  • The introduction of the Vetting and Barring Scheme

As usual, the Digest also covers the latest Home Office Circulars, research papers, as well as sections on recent case law and statutory instruments.

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