Officers need to turn up to more crimes - and the idea of a police state in the UK is ‘nonsense,’ says police watchdog
Matt Parr, His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, is stepping down at the end of this month.It is "nonsense" to suggest laws that make it easier for police forces to arrest protestors who cause significant disruption to the public make the UK a "police state", the police watchdog has said.
Police have also been given stronger powers to prevent "significant impact on persons or serious disruption to the activities of an organisation by noise". Mr Parr, who will step down from his role at the month, also said that police chiefs have "woken up" to the fact that public trust in policing is low.The police watchdog added that forces across the UK need to get three things right if they are to restore trust - and that includes turning up to more crimes.
"I think there's been a huge focus on aspects of bad behaviour - be it misogynistic, be it racist, be it homophobic - these have had a lot of attention and they at least part of the met being placed in special measures.
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