At the time of this inspection, there were 86 apprentices on emergency service contact centre call handling standard at level 3. Hampshire Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney's 200,000 pay package highest Earlier this year, the Globe announced that current Chief Executive, Neil Constable, would step down from the role after almost 14 years leading the team which transformed the Globe into the world . AMID budget cuts and station closures Hampshire's top cop was paid more than 200,000 in salary and benefits last year. For PCSOs it consists of six weeks training and a one-year probationary period. The chief constable of Hampshire police, Olivia Pinkney, who chaired the hearing, said the former officer, identified only as X, would have been dismissed had he not resigned from the force. [56][57] In March 2001, the Islander was replaced by a Britten-Norman Defender 4000. budget and priorities). [72] This series first aired on BBC 1 in October 2007[73], The three-part, Channel 4 documentary, The Force followed the work of Hampshire detectives during the investigation of three serious crimes in the county. Hampshire and Isle of Wight confirms first homegrown Chief Constable - ITVX 1987 Introduction of tape recording of interviews with suspects to replace hand written interview notes. Ex-Hampshire police officer who used racist language found guilty of She will not take on any other role within the police force. Olivia Pinkney, Credit: Hampshire Constabulary. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Neighbourhood Watch provides a way for local people to play an important part in making their communities safer. Copyright 2023, All Rights Reserved | 2023 BBC. Right from joining as a new recruit in my teens to now, I have always found policing to be equal parts challenging and rewarding. [56][58][57] In 2010, the Air Support Unit was disbanded following a decision to establish a joint South East Air Support Unit with Sussex Police and Surrey Police operating two helicopters. [59], As of March 2017, Hampshire Constabulary has 2,896 police officers, 364 special constables, 304 designated officers, 385 police community support officers and 1,421 police staff. For more information please see our Cookies Page. [12] The Police Act 1964 led to the amalgamation of the city forces (Southampton and Portsmouth) into the Hampshire force. Initially the force had a chief constable and two superintendents: one was based in Winchester, and the second based on the Isle of Wight (then part of Hampshire). Three members of a "toxic" police unit have been sacked for gross misconduct after their "offensive" conversations were secretly bugged. Chief Constable 1842 - 1856. These cookies do not store any personal information. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Data shows that 13 constables, two inspectors and three sergeants were let go from the force in the past three years. Jason has 27 years police service and has worked in three police forces. The helmets worn by constables have larger helmet plates of uncoloured white metal whilst those worn by sergeants have slightly smaller helmet plates that includes blue and red enamelled detail on the crown, rose and county title. [67], The Stonewall Workplace Equality Index is an annual index of UK employers completed by the LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) rights charity Stonewall. Although this arrangement was originally intended only as a wartime measure, it continued after hostilities ended. The first female chief constable of Hampshire, Olivia Pinkney, announced in September she would be leaving the force in the spring after 31 years in the service. The force area includes Southampton, the largest city in South East England, and the naval city of Portsmouth. Women were described using derogatory terms and stared at in the canteen, he added. Constable is the first rank, one rank below a sergeant and five ranks below chief superintendent in all UK police forces. For information on Donna Jones, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, please visit her website. Hampshire Constabulary Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney to leave policing Hampshire Constabulary's air support unit initially operated an Edgley Optica, G-KATY, as an observation platform in the mid 1980s. Hampshire Constabulary and Thames Valley Police are inclusive employers and strive to have a workforce representative of the communities they police and serve. To thank the organizations that continue to forge ever stronger local partnerships with the police and to thank each and every member of the Hampshire Police Family for what you continue to do for us all. Finally, I would like to thank everyone who has supported me throughout my career, our fantastic communities across the county and my family.. The previous facility in Winchester, close to Winchester Prison sat on the site of the first county headquarters, built in 1847. Both county's Chief Constables have left their posts. Andy Marsh - Newquay Tretherras School - LinkedIn The two city forces, Southampton City Police and Portsmouth City Police, remained independent. Andy Marsh - Wikipedia UK Police Ranks | Police and Law Enforcement Wikia | Fandom Chief Constables - Hampshire Constabulary History Society This section consists of the units that are shared with Thames Valley Police. The new chief constable of Hampshire police has said recent 'horrific' actions by serving officers has 'damaged' the force's reputation. Find out whats happening in your neighbourhood, meet your local policing team and how to contact them. These include the road policing units, training sections, firearms units and dog units of the two forces. Its a real privilege to be the first home grown Chief Constable in the force where I began my career in policing, and to be given the opportunity to lead the dedicated and committed officers, staff and volunteers.. [48] The combined unit is overseen by the Joint Operations Unit. Female officers wear a bowler hat (with black and white chequered hat band), or a similar bowler hat for female RPU officers but with a white top. The first step in becoming a constable is to complete relevant educational programs, such as college or high school. Avon & Somerset Constabulary - Andy Marsh Email: andy.marsh@avonandsomerset.pnn.police.uk Email: chief.constable@avonandsomerset.pnn.police.uk . So both personally and professionally, I have the same expectations as you and I am committed to making sure that Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is safe for everyone.. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. <br>At the forefront of driving technological advances in law enforcement and public protection including initiating and overseeing the roll out of 60,000 body-worn video cams for police officers in the UK and . The first episode followed the progress of an enquiry into the murder of a woman whose body had been found in a field near Basingstoke[74] whilst the second revealed the work of Hampshire's dedicated rape unit during a live investigation in Portsmouth. The male sergeant used the N-word and a homophobic slur in phone messages with the female colleague, a misconduct hearing was told on Tuesday. He joined Dorset Police in July 2020 as Deputy Chief Constable and was then promoted to Chief Constable in July 2021. 1982 Havant Policing Scheme, pioneered by then Chief Constable John Duke, emphasizes the need for linking communication technology with beat officers. We use cookies to compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future. Set in Portsmouth and revolving around the fictional Detective Inspector Joe Faraday they portray a gritty picture of the city and its crime. The relationship ended in July 2005. However, details of complaints received are notified to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) which is a non-departmental public body responsible for overseeing the system for handling complaints made against police forces throughout England and Wales. VAT no 918 5617 01H Bauer Publishing are authorised and regulated for credit broking by the FCA (Ref No: 845898), Kier Pritchard and Olivia Pinkney are hanging up the uniforms, Scott Chilton has taken over as Hampshire Police Chief Constable. [2] From February 2016 to July 2021, he was chief constable of Avon and Somerset Police, [3] having previously been chief constable of Hampshire Constabulary . The unit, based at the support headquarters at Netley, near Southampton. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary - Wikipedia Stevens was educated at St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate, the University of Leicester, where he took an LL.B, and the University of Southampton, where he did his MPhil.Before becoming Chief Constable of Northumbria, he served as Assistant Chief Constable of the Hampshire Constabulary (1986-88) and Deputy Chief Constable of the Cambridgeshire Constabulary (1988-91). More than a dozen police officers have been dismissed from Hampshire Constabulary since 2018. 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Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney said the force's internal investigation had revealed a "catalogue of sexist, racist, homophobic and ableist language and commentary that has rightly shocked us all". [42] It also merged the six local policing divisions known as Operational Command Units (OCUs) into three Policing divisions known as the Northern, Eastern and Western areas. Hampshire Constabulary now has 3,403 officers - up from 2,775 in March 2020. In December, six members of the forces serious organised crime unit were found guilty of gross misconduct after a covert bug recorded them regularly making offensive remarks, including wishing death on foreigners. In the period April 2011 to December 2011, complaints and allegations made against officers of Hampshire Constabulary had decreased from the previous year (previous years figures in brackets). 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Speaking after the hearing, Hampshire police deputy chief constable, Sara Glen said: We will not tolerate the use of any offensive language, no matter when or where it is said, and will take the strongest possible action against this kind of behaviour. For example, they are able to find people who are trapped in collapsed buildings. After some delay Mr Hewlett applied to the High Court for leave, and added a disability discrimination claim under the Equality Act 2010. Chief Constable Pinkney will leave after 31 years of police service. Anderson asked for Sgt X not to be named on the barred list to avoid the public shame this would lead to. We believe that we will benefit from the variety of thinking, approach and skills that diversity can bring; all of which helps us to deliver a better policing service. This is Mr Chilton's second spell with Hampshire after joining in 1992. He did not attend the hearing but instructed his Police Federation representative, Moray Anderson, to say the proceedings infringed his right to a private life under article eight of the Human Rights Act. Hampshire Constabulary has featured in various series of Traffic Cops, an occasional BBC One documentary. I asked the Chief Constable a number of questions on a range of topics that concerned local residents including: police officers numbers and recruitment in Hampshire, anti-social behaviour, use of e-scooters, sexual violence against women and men, Hampshire Constabulary's approach to firearms licensing and the handling of 101 calls. This strand is the main user of the centralised, borderless model. Hampshire Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney has announced she will be leaving Hampshire in April 2023 after 31 years in police service. The IOPC may choose to manage or supervise investigations conducted into complaints and may conduct the investigations themselves in the most serious cases. Earlier this month, a highly experienced former police officer, Simon Hawxwell, was found guilty of gross misconduct after he choked a new female colleague, brandished scissors in her face and aimed highly sexualised insults at her. Historically, the force had used a distinctive vehicle paint scheme of retro-reflective red and white diagonal stripes above a retro-reflective chequered blue and white band. He's become one of the county's longest serving Chief Constables, and joined the force as a 19 year old. One also said they felt they were being "made an example of" by the force which should have learned from other previous incidents. [68], The crime fiction writer Graham Hurley draws on his knowledge of Hampshire Constabulary, and in particular Portsmouth CID, for his series of police procedural novels. The Hampshire Chief Constable announces that she is leaving Constables and Sergeants wear custodian helmet's and collar numbers on their epaulettes, officers above these ranks wear peaked caps, name badges and their rank on their epaulettes. As part of the programme of sharing resources (and thereby reducing costs) agreed between the two forces in late 2010, Hampshire's Roads Policing Unit commenced joint operations with Thames Valley Police's RPU in January 2012. I made the decision back at the end of June and am announcing it now to help ensure a smooth transition and handover., Also read: PCC announces preferred candidate for next Hampshire and Isle of Wight Chief Constable. The headquarters moved to their current locations in Eastleigh (Strategic HQ) and Winchester (Operational HQ) in 2015. Kier Pritchard steps down from the Wiltshire force today (Sunday 26th February) after 30 years of service. Salary and expenses The Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire receives. I share that view. Police vehicles may contain a variety of equipment, which can include traffic cones, road signs, breathalyzers, HOSTYD, speed guns, defibrillator, advanced first aid kit and the like. The core policing activities are organised into four Operational Command sections: Intelligence, Tasking and Development, Prevention and Neighbourhoods, Response and Patrol and Investigations. As of April2023[update], the force has the following chief officers:[39], The force is overseen by an elected police and crime commissioner (PCC) on non-operational matters (i.e. The men admitted some of the charges of breaching standards of professional behaviour against them but claimed it only amounted to misconduct not gross misconduct. But Ms Jones said these extra 600 officers were just "the first step" in increasing police numbers in her patch. Three of the motorway's four lanes were shut while the boat and van were recovered with tailbacks of about six miles (9.6km . Her overall 2017/18 package consisted of a base salary of 166,537, which was . A police force has surpassed a government target by recruiting more than 600 new officers since 2020. The event was attended by all living former chief constables and the daughter of former Hampshire chief constable, Sir John Hoddinott. In other forces MAST is sometimes known as the Territorial Support Group or L2. Any complaints received by the Police and Crime Commissioner about the service provided by Hampshire Constabulary will be forwarded to the force. Mlia & Anor v Chief Constable of Hampshire Police - Casemine Sep 15, 2021 By Tony Thompson DCC Maggie Blyth Ms Jones said: "Scott is a highly experienced senior police officer and I am very much looking forward to working closely with him.". However, this is still less than the 3,750 officers the force said it had in March 2010. We know that people want to feel connected with their local teams and to feel safe. Hampshire officers do not have Brunswick stars on their epaulettes, just the rank insignia if a Police Inspector or above, rank insignia and collar number for a Police Sergeant and just a collar number for a Police Constable. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Hampshire Police Chief Constable, Ms O Pinkney - Email address and Phone number (About Ms O Pinkney) Website for Hampshire Police Twitter Page for Hampshire Police Postal Address and Map for Hampshire Police Hampshire Police Customer Service telephone I dont know what the future holds beyond that, but my heart remains rooted in public service. 07 November 2022 The Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has named Scott Chilton as her proposed appointment for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary's next Chief Constable. This has led to some criticism from various sources around central government funding for the force. Sergeant used N-word and homophobic slur in messages to colleague with whom he was having affair. Not all chief constables have a Twitter account. Police review Vol 96 no 4943 Jan 1988 'A new era in police radio'. Source: For Chief Constables and Deputies salaries effective from September 2015 see Home Office Circular 026/2015, Police pay award 2015 to 2016 amendments to annex F, 4 November 2015; and Determinations of the Secretary of State under the Police Regulations 2003, pp13-14.For details of PCC salaries, see Review Body on Senior Salaries, Thirty-Seventh Annual Report on Senior Salaries 2015 . All change at the top at Wiltshire and Hampshire Police Hampshire Chief Constable grilled during Police and Crime Commissioner Ive said all along that Hampshire is my only main job and I stand by that.. She added: "These officers have failed to deliver on the promise they made to uphold fundamental human rights and accord equal respect to all people. He began his policing career as an 18 year old in the county and has 31 years of experience. [75] The last programme featured a re-investigation of the arson of a block of flats in Portsmouth as a result of which a young man died. Most populous nation: Should India rejoice or panic? [55] Subsequently Hampshire operated a fixed wing Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander from the former Royal Naval Air Station at Lee-on-the-Solent. In all, 20 police officers and staff from the unit have faced some sort of disciplinary action. Rolled out across Hampshire over a year. Find a Watch scheme in your community, and apply to join or send a message to the scheme coordinator. Hampshire officers generally wear black stab vests, although some officers wear fluorescent yellow stab vests for activities such as cycling. Chairman of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Panel, Simon Bound, said: The Panel has agreed that Scott Chilton is an excellent candidate for this position. He worked his way up to Assistant Chief Constable (Crime, Criminal Justice and Intelligence) at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, where he was strategic lead across all investigations teams, custody, the wider criminal justice system and intelligence. The First Claimant had a relationship with a man who has been referred to in this case as AB. The Guardian 3.9.2014 'Ashya King's parents: we told hospital we would take our son abroad Parents of boy with brain tumour say hospital knew 'from the beginning' of their intention to seek alternative treatment', Five police officers have been dismissed after covert recording equipment uncovered a "toxic" culture at an organised crime unit where abhorrent racist, sexist and homophobic language was the "stock in trade" reported, Details of the new-look policing model can be found in, Crime-recording: Making the victim count. Follow BBC South on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Together we want to make Hampshire and the Isle of Wight the safest places to live, work and visit, supported by strong, traditional local policing teams which connect and support communities to reduce crime. The No.1 uniform is accompanied by black boots or shoes and occasionally black gloves, or brown gloves for the rank of Inspector and above. In 1943, as part of the Defence (Amalgamation of Police Forces) Regulations 1942, Hampshire County Constabulary was amalgamated with the Isle of Wight and Winchester City Police forces to form the Hampshire Joint Police Force. He proved to be abusive, aggressive, violent and threatening. She tweeted about her final day with the force: She's been succeeded by Chief Constable Scott Chilton, who's been described as Hampshire's first 'hone grown' top officer. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. 'Horrific' actions by officers have 'damaged' police, new Hampshire Capital and Counties v Hampshire CC - LawTeacher.net Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney said the force's internal investigation had revealed a "catalogue of sexist, racist, homophobic and ableist language and commentary that has rightly shocked us all". Hampshire Constabulary History Society 2017-2020 -. In the books the town is described as being in Sussex, however when the books were televised, Romsey was chosen as the setting for the location filming. UK Police Chief Constables e-mail addresses and telephone numbers New chief constable for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Scott Chilton chosen as the preferred candidate to be Hampshire and The investigation strand is more centralised than before the reorganisation; with its detectives, other officers and police staff investigators (PSIs) being based at the four police stations with regularly-used custody suites: Within each PIC you will find specialist departments. Also read: The Chief Constable of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary wants to resign The need to reduce costs also led to the formation of a Joint Operations Unit with Thames Valley Police which, during the course of 2012, saw the amalgamation of Roads Policing Units, Training, Firearms and Dog Units of the two forces. On board the worlds last surviving turntable ferry. He initially worked his way through . [44] It also includes safeguarding units, partnership units and police initiatives such as Hampshire Horsewatch and Countrywatch. Chief Constable Pritchard will move, on attachment, to the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC), before retiring from policing completely in June. Just a matter of days ago, Hampshire's Chief Constable, Olivia Pinkney left her role too. In addition to providing an emergency response to incidents on the road its work is directed towards reducing casualties and offending and in particular at disrupting the activities of travelling criminals. The last major changes to the police area were in 1974, when the Local Government Act changed a number of local government areas, and the responsibility for policing Christchurch was transferred to Dorset Police. "I have since announced another 50 will be recruited in the coming year as part of my 2023/24 budget plan," she said. At the same time, the force moved its Operational Headquarters to Mottisfont Court in Winchester. 1893 Chief Constable Peregrine Fellowes, a former Assistant Adjutant General of Australia, who had been in office for less than two years, is fatally injured in Romsey Road, Winchester outside police headquarters when, together with other officers, he attempts to stop a runaway horse and trap.