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17 September 2020

Consultation on draft practice advice for COVID-19 and potentially infectious people released

Powers under Schedule 21 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 designed to enable officers to support public health officials

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9 September 2020

Officers sit first national online exam in policing

National Investigators' Exam moved online in response to COVID-19 pandemic with officers from 46 forces in England and Wales taking test

David Bamber

8 September 2020

Recognising the needs of police officers and staff to help keep them safe

How the College and the Police Federation work together to influence and help shape decision-making processes and operational implementation

Two police officers

2 September 2020

New conflict management guidelines released

Supporting officers to practice de-escalation, communication and negotiation skills to avoid use of force where possible

Officer staff safety

2 September 2020

NPCC and College of Policing pledge to improve officer and staff safety

Officer safety training to be overhauled and every police chief to review equipment available to the front line, following findings of a review and safety survey

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Dave Thomason

2 September 2020

How an investigative detective helps keep people safe

A critical analysis role in the anti-stalking unit where the work is challenging, diverse and follows a case from start to finish

Female officer

Consultation on draft guidelines for effective supervision released

We want to hear from supervisors at all ranks, grades and roles within policing

Superintendent Neil Ralph

Dealing with the personal impact of crimes against children

Research into how viewing indecent images of children affects police wellness and wellbeing

Ben Forbes

Be the change

Best piece of advice: I wanted to bring about change and an experienced sergeant helped me understand how I could

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Matt Eld

Serving local communities as a neighbourhood police officer

Being on the beat involves patience, intelligence gathering and early intervention to help prevent crime

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Putting fraud protection advice into prescriptions

My idea: Getting fraud advice to the vulnerable and elderly

Specialist tactical firearms officers

Being a specialist tactical firearms commander

Spotlight on a role: The skills and experience needed for this fascinating operational duty

Going equipped

Going equipped is the College's operational and frontline publication written by and for police officers and staff.

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