A collection of news articles, reports, and publications available in the public domain, which are relevant to UK policing.
An open consultation was launched by the Home Office to gather views on the principle of implementing a Police Covenant in England and Wales. The consultation is to explore themes such as physical protection, health and wellbeing of police officers as well as support for their families.
The consultation closes on 22 April 2020.
Source: Gov.uk
The Global Risks Report 2019 is published against a backdrop of worrying geopolitical and geo-economic tensions. If unresolved, these tensions will hinder the world’s ability to deal with a growing range of collective challenges, from the mounting evidence of environmental degradation to the increasing disruptions of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
The report presents the results of our latest Global Risks Perception Survey, in which nearly 1,000 decision-makers from the public sector, private sector, academia and civil society assess the risks facing the world. Nine out of 10 respondents expect worsening economic and political confrontations between major powers this year. Over a ten-year horizon, extreme weather and climate-change policy failures are seen as the gravest threats.
This year’s report includes another series of “what-if” Future Shocks that examine quantum computing, weather manipulation, monetary populism, emotionally responsive artificial intelligence and other potential risks. The theme of emotions is also addressed in a chapter on the human causes and effects of global risks; the chapter calls for greater action around rising levels of psychological strain across the world
Source: World Economic Forum
The Environment Agency now has new powers to stop illegal waste sites posing a risk to the environment.
The measures follow an extra £30 million of funding from the Government in November 2017 to tackle waste crime – an issue that drives business away from legitimate operators, blights communities and endangers the environment.
Source: Gov.uk
Stress and anxiety caused by living in areas with high levels of damaging particulate matter are linked to a rise in violent crimes, robbery and burglary, according to a study published in the journal Psychological Science.
Source: Independent
Police Horizon Scanning 