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DORSET Police have responded to claims its force under-represents diverse communities amid the recruitment of new officers. Figures from the Home Office reveal Dorset Police recruited 45 new officers in the nine months to the end of 2020, but of the 44 new recruits who declared their ethnicity, just two were Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Groups. It leaves Dorset Police with 22 BAME officers overall, accounting for 1.8 percent of the 1,224 officers whose ethnicity was recorded. A Dorset Police spokesman said: "The national Police Uplift Programme has provided the force with an oppor...

Chief Constable of Suffolk Steve Jupp has urged people to take personal responsibility for their actions during the coronavirus lockdown.

Ipswich in lockdown. People have been urged to take responsibility for their actions - Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown I do hope you were able to enjoy a relaxing festive season under the present circumstances, and wish you all a happy and healthy new year.  Although there is hope on the horizon with a Covid-19 vaccine being rolled out, we are now at a critical point in the fight against the virus.   Chief Constable of Suffolk Steve Jupp - Credit: Archant However, as this new strain of Covid-19 is more transmissible, it has necessitated us going into another national lockdown, and I fully understa...

RESIDENTS in Oxfordshire are being asked to have their say on plans to increase the policing portion of council tax.

Have your say on an increase to council tax across the Thames Valley RESIDENTS in the Thames Valley area are being urged to have their say on an increase to council tax in the area, the Thames Valley Police have announced. The survey, once completed by residents before te deadline by mid-January, aims to influence the final decision on the raise of council tax in the Thames Valley area, including all of Berkshire. Anthony Stansfeld, Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, said: “The Government is encouraging all Police and Crime Commissioners to raise the policing element of ...