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The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the College of Policing have published a new race strategy for the police service in England and Wales. Launching the Police Race Action Plan in May, the NPCC said it committed Chief Constables to establishing an "anti-racist police service and to explain or reform race disparities”. 

The Plan, which will be finalised in December after consultation, is subject to external scrutiny and oversight by an independent panel, known as ISOB, which says: "The focus of the Plan is on the experiences and concerns of Black people due to the starkness of the racial disparities present in policing's interactions with Black communities."

ISOB’s chair is a barrister, Abimbola Johnson, who practices from the London chambers, 25 Bedford Row. In the latest edition of ’Talking Crime’, Policing TV’s Chief Presenter, Danny Shaw, spoke to Abi about keeping the Police Race Action Plan on track, institutional racism in the service, Black representation among officers - and how she came to be apply for this crucial role.

In this episode we will be looking at trial by jury and whether the process, which is over a thousand years old and enshrined in the Magna Carta, is fit for the 21st century. 

Richard Horton continues his Night Jack blog and discusses the role of the police and crime commissioner.

The Thin Blue Line podcast in partnership with Policing TV, the leading policing media channel.

Policing TV brings you a new Podcast Series from Iain Donnelly :

In this episode, Iain has a fascinating conversation with Bob Gallagher MBE. 

Bob has had an incredible career, firstly in the Royal Navy, very nearly losing his life in the Falklands War of 1982. He went on to become one of the most experienced crime scene investigators in the UK. Bob began his career working on the Harold Shipman serial killer investigation and ended it as the lead crime scene investigator for the Manchester Arena attack that killed 22 people. 

***WARNING: This episode contains extremely graphic and potentially upsetting material***

First published 6th June 2022

By late February 2020 it had become clear to the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) that UK policing needed a dedicated co-ordination centre to deal with the coronavirus crisis. NPCC Chair Martin Hewitt became the ‘Gold' commander with Assistant Chief Constable Owen Weatherill as ’Silver’ of an operation that was codenamed ’Talla'.  

Over the following weeks and months the pair worked flat out on Operation Talla, drawing up guidance for officers, interpreting and disseminating constantly-changing Covid laws and leading efforts to procure personal protective equipment (PPE). 

In this edition of ‘Talking Crime’, Policing TV’s Chief Presenter, Danny Shaw, speaks to ACC Weatherill about the unprecedented police operation - and the Talla Awards Ceremony which recognised the many officers and staff who gave their all during the pandemic:

“In this episode we will be looking at the circumstances surrounding the Mets recent downfall into special measures and with other forces in the same position we look at how it came to this and why it’s just more than austerity.

Steve Bradshaw continues his Acting Inspector blog and discusses what makes a good TV detective.

The Thin Blue Line podcast in partnership with Policing TV, the leading policing media channel.”

Policing TV brings you a new Podcast Series from Iain Donnelly :

This week he interviews Tony Long, the ex-Metropolitan Police firearms officer, who in 2015, was cleared of murdering Azelle Rodney in the course of a police surveillance operation in 2005. Three firearms were found in the car. 

The internal Met Professional Standards Department and the Independent Police Complaints Commission ruled that Tony had acted correctly, however, after a high-profile public inquiry, Tony was then charged with murder almost ten years after the original incident. As if that wasn't stressful enough, the tabloids branded Tony "The Mets own Serial Killer", on the basis that Rodney was the fifth person that Tony had shot, and the third person that he had shot dead during his career in the firearms department.

First Broadcast: 22nd April 2021
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In this episode we will be looking at the Police right to strike. It is a topic that divides many officers but one thing is for sure. 

After a decade of austerity and wage cuts, the British Bobby has had a belly full of cuts and under investment.

Richard Horton continues his Night Jack blog and discusses the Airwaves police radio project. 


The Thin Blue Line podcast in partnership with Policing TV, the leading policing media channel.

Policing TV brings you a new Podcast Series from Iain Donnelly :

In the second and final part of his interview with Adrian, (one of the two surveillance officers who followed Jean Charles onto the Tube train at Stockwell where he was shot), Adrian describes the immediate aftermath of the incident and the impact on him and his colleagues in the days, weeks, months and years after this horrific incident.

First Published 26th April 2022

Policing TV brings you a new Podcast Series from Iain Donnelly :

In this episode he speaks to one of the two Special Branch surveillance officers who were with Jean Charles De Menezes on a tube train in July 2005, when he was shot dead by Met police firearms officers, mistakenly believing that he was a suicide bomber. 

This officer has never been interviewed publicly before and in this episode of the podcast, he describes the lead-up to the shooting in great detail as events unfolded.

First Published : 26th April 2022

In this episode we will be looking at Police recruitment and the bewildering various routes a potential applicant can follow. We will also be looking at how this impacts on retention and Steve Bradshaw gets quite passionate about the academic entry routes and how it is breaking student officers. 

We have also included a section of a previous interview with Mike Cunningham, the then CEO of the college of policing and we thank him for his generous time.

The Thin Blue Mind podcast in partnership with Policing TV, the leading policing media channel.