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Pressure to end unfair funding for West Midlands Police
West Midlands Police
System which leaves region's police poorer could be axed following pressure on the Home Office
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Over 1,000 assaults on West Midlands Police officers
West Midlands Police
New data shows 1,105 assaults were committed against officers both on and off duty over a three-year period
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High-tech kit to revolutionise smaller police force as jobs go
West Midlands Police
Private partnership to create a 'digitally capable force' as swingeing cuts hit home
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West Midlands Police chief to step down
West Midlands Police
Chris Sims announces his resignation from top job after six 'challenging' years in post as hunt starts to find his successor
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5pc police cut would 'put a spanner' in modernisation
West Midlands Police
Mr Jamieson has spoken out against further cuts which are expected to be announced in the Chancellor’s emergency budget next month
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MP: 'I'd want the right to die if I faced the prospect of a slow and painful death'
Politics
The Midland MP trying to change the law to give terminally-ill patients the right to die says he would want the opportunity to kill himself if he faced the prospect of a slow and painful death.
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Cuts have hit West Midlands Police harder than most
Economic Development
West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner condemns unfair Whitehall funding
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Machismo culture of police work ‘leading to mental problems’
Economic Development
Mental health problems among police officers are rife, with a ‘pressure-cooker’ workplace leaving many on the verge of breakdowns.
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SRA wans of rising tide of cybercrime
Professional Services
The SRA has said increasing numbers of reports are being received of firms either being contacted by con artists or falling victim to fraudulent activity, with potentially serious consequences for clients buying or selling property
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David Jamieson hints at West Midlands metro mayor bid
Politics
David Jamieson, the Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands, offered a warm welcome to the Government’s planned Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill.
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Merger sees Cartwright King establish North West presence
Professional Services
The deal, which takes effect from July 1, sees Cartwright King add offices in Manchester and Bolton
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West Midlands Police chief says 'No plan B' for force without change
Economic Development
Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson has warned of serious consequences if a reduction in the force's budget expected to be around 40 per cent is pushed through over the next five years.
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Fears over rising domestic violence in public places
Economic Development
A report by the West Midlands Police and Crime Board revealed violence in public had increased by more than 1,000 offences
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Wake-up call after rise in reports of sexual offences
Economic Development
Police commissioner David Jamieson gives stark warning over rising crime which is being fuelled by 20 per cent increase in sexual offences
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West Midland job hunters wait two months for criminal records check
Economic Development
More than 4,000 West Midlands job hunters have been waiting for more than 60 days for police to complete criminal record checks.
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Sex abuse report 'not covered up' insists city council chief
Economic Development
Report produced over two decades ago linked Asian private hire drivers to child sexual exploitation victims but researcher claims she was told to remove references to ethnicity
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West Midlands Police recruit one black officer in 160-strong intake
Economic Development
Commissioner David Jamieson calls on force to do more to 'look like the public it serves' following first round of recruitment since 2010
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West Midlands Police will be smallest in its history by 2020
Economic Development
Chief constable Chris Sims says we are building a model for future policing as five-year plan is outlined
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£4.5m rent fraudster jailed for five years
Economic Development
Former BNP Paribas and GVA Grimley professional syphoned off cash soon after starting work in 2006 with property group
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Shakespeares appoints David Roy as partner and head of business defence
Professional Services
Mr Roy joins the firm having led the tax investigations and prosecutions team at Cartwright King, where he specialised within all areas of financial crime. Before this, he was a founding partner at law firm Jonas Roy Bloom
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Gateley boosts Birmingham regulatory team with brace of hires
Professional Services
Pauline Munro has been appointed as legal director and Kate Oliver as a senior solicitor
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Police reject 'wild West Midlands' gun crime claim
Economic Development
West Midlands Police has rejected claims the region has become the gun crime capital of England and Wales.
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West Midlands Police push to educate firms about cyber crime
Economic Development
Police have launched an urgent initiative to try to counter the rise in highly sophisticated cyber-criminals targeting West Midlands firms.
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Askews Legal appoints new advocate
Professional Services
Richard Murray brings 18 years of criminal defence experience to the firm and particularly expert representation in Crown Court and Court of Appeal advocacy
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