This month, Police Oracle's Deputy Editor Clive Hammond was joined by Commander Stephen Clayman, who is the National Police Chiefs’ Council national lead for knife crime. In April, the National Knife Crime Centre was launched to support the police in delivering the Government's ambition to halve knife crime over the next 10 years. Cdr Clayman led a significant review into how knives are sold online, identifying gaps in legislation that could prevent them from being sold illegally to under-18s. Here, Cdr Clayman discussed the findings of that review, as well as how the centre will help shape the policing of illegal knife selling for the next generation.

This episode of Talking Blues was presented by Clive Hammond and produced by Sam Spreadborough.

Find out more about the report here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-end-to-end-review-of-online-knife-sales/independent-end-to-end-review-of-online-knife-sales-accessible

Last month, the Road Safety Trust (RST) marked its 10th anniversary, publishing an independent study outlining how the charity's funding has helped build the evidence base for safer roads across the UK. Police Oracle's Deputy Editor, Clive Hammond, caught up with Chief Constable Jo Shiner, National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for Roads Policing and RST board member, and the charity's Chief Executive, Ruth Purdie OBE. This episode of Talking Blues was presented by Clive Hammond and produced by Sam Spreadborough.

In the latest episode of Talking Blues, Police Oracle's Deputy Editor, Clive Hammond, catches up with officers from Greater Manchester Police's Response Team to understand what life is like in the unit. This episode of Talking Blues was presented by Clive Hammond and produced by Sam Spreadborough.

After nearly 40 years, Sir Andy Marsh, the College of Policing's CEO, has been part of a revolutionary period in policing - and seen personal challenges too. Here, Sir Andy talks to Police Oracle's Deputy Editor, Clive Hammond, about the highs and lows of the sector, and speaks openly regarding how he dealt with a cancer diagnosis while working. This episode of Talking Blues was presented by Clive Hammond and produced by Sam Spreadborough.

Police Oracle's Deputy Editor, Clive Hammond, catches up with Stephen Russell, Director of Data, Strategy and Technology at Warwickshire Police. With the new policing reform white paper set to revolutionise policing, Stephen discussed what it means for officers and how technology could change how the sector operates. This episode of Talking Blues was presented by Clive Hammond and produced by Sam Spreadborough.

For more than 30 years, Lucy D'Orsi has worked tirelessly in policing, rising through the ranks to her current post as Chief Constable of British Transport Police, a title she's held since 2021. To mark the fifth anniversary of her appointment, CC D'Orsi sat down with Police Oracle's Deputy Editor, Clive Hammond, to discuss why she decided to get into policing and how the sector has changed since she first joined it in 1992. This episode of Talking Blues was presented by Clive Hammond and produced by Sam Spreadborough.

To mark International Women's Day, Police Oracle's Deputy Editor, Clive Hammond, caught up with Lisa Winward, the former chief constable of North Yorkshire Police. The pair discussed Lisa's three decades in policing and why supporting officers' mental health was vital to her leadership. 

This episode of Talking Blues was presented by Clive Hammond and produced by Sam Spreadborough.

In this episode, Police Oracle's Deputy Editor, Clive Hammond, catches up with Becky Riggs, Staffordshire Police's Acting Chief Constable, the NPCC’s Lead for Child Protection and Abuse Investigation. They speak at this year's CSAE Disruption Conference, discussing how these types of investigations have changed in the three decades since ACC Riggs joined policing.

The episode was presented and recorded by Clive Hammond, and produced by Sam Spreadborough.

Police Oracle's Deputy Editor, Clive Hammond, talks to Simon Megicks, Cambridgeshire Constabulary's Chief Constable, about his career and how policing has influenced his life.

The episode was presented and recorded by Clive Hammond, and produced by Sam Spreadborough.