Big precept increase will let us take fight to criminals, says chief constable I want to stop crime. That is the stark reasoning from the Chief Constable of Hampshire as she asks officials to increase the police precept by £15 per house, or 7.1 per cent. With the budget for policing being set at the end of the month, Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney has made a case to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), Michael Lane, for more funding for her force. The PCC undertook a consultation to see whether residents would agree on the increase that would see Band D properties paying £15 more a year.
The move appears to be supported by a public consultation. Via a survey, more than 8,000 people, across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, submitted their thoughts on the plans to raise the police precept. It sits on top of payments to the Isle of Wight Council and the town and parish councils. On the Island, just under 64 per cent of those who responded supported the rise, while just over 31 per cent did not. Around 5 per cent of Islanders who answered the question were not sure. The force s plan for the extra cash, across the two counties, includes:
146 police officers - new officers in 2021/22 - plus training and equipment
‘It’s Not OK That We Look Like We Do’ – Top Cop Says Force Is Too White
Jack Montgomery, Breitbart, January 10, 2021
A British police chief has lamented the fact that her leadership team is white, saying it is “not OK that we look like we do”.
“If we look at the Chief Officer group of this constabulary, we are half female and have all sorts of other diverse characteristics – but we are all white,” said Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney.
“I’m really aware of that and so I’m doing what I can to mitigate in the short term and I have a very detailed plan, which also national policing has as well, to try and shift that balance,” she vowed.
Olivia Pinkney of Hampshire Police says her force s lack of diversity is not ok
The Chief constable of the force where five officers have been sacked for abhorrent racist language says the police s lack of diversity is not ok .
Olivia Pinkney of Hampshire Police said she is very aware her senior leadership team team look the way they do and admitted she is concerned by the overall whiteness of the force.
The highest ranking officer from a minority background in the county is a chief inspector.
She said: [It] is a concern. If we look at the Chief Officer group of this constabulary, we are half female and have all sorts of other diverse characteristics - but we are all white.
The evening saw a wide variety of awards given out, celebrating the work of the volunteers and partners at the station. Dahlia Jamil, Chair of Art Asia since 2002 and Member of its Board for more than 25 years, took home the Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Olivia Pinkney, The Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary. Northam Community Centre, Dr Neeru Sodha and Team, Nagendra Mishra and Eastleigh and Southampton Community were all honoured in the Covid-19 awards which recognises those who have gone “over and above” to help the local community. Itchen Sixth Form College’s Sam Hammond, Richard Tauntons Sixth Form College’s Lauren Bevis, Barton Peveril Sixth Form College’s Charlotte Ginger, Oasis Academy Mayfield’s Kacey Scorey and Cantell School’s Rudi Funnell were all awarded a College and school award.