Victims to be given more protection in stalking crackdown

Stalking victims are to be given more protection and perpetrators will face robust management under a raft of new measures unveiled by the Home Office yesterday. And a new £26m police custody suite is set to open in Durham next week.

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Stalking victims are to be given more protection and perpetrators will face robust management under a raft of new measures unveiled by the Home Office yesterday. More via Emergency Services Times

New £26m police custody suite set to open in Durham next week

A new £26m police custody suite is set to open in Durham next week and will accept its first detainees on 12 December. More via Emergency Services Times

New partnership to drive police operations innovation through advanced digitalisation

A new partnership between Informed Solutions and the National Police Coordination Centre (NPoCC) is aiming to drive innovation in national police operations through advanced digitalisation. More via Emergency Services Times

Former air ambulance pilot named Pilot of the Year for a second time

A former air ambulance pilot from the East of England has been named Pilot of the Year for the second time at the Air Ambulances UK Awards of Excellence. More via Emergency Services Times

Avon Fire & Rescue Service welcomes two new 999 Fire Control Operators

Two new Fire Control Operators are now fully prepared to serve communities in Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire after they successfully graduated from the local fire & rescue service’s rigorous training programme. More via Avon Fire & Rescue Service

Patient Transfer Services benefit from shift to electric vehicles

In partnership with O&H Vehicle Conversions, Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) has successfully delivered the UK’s largest fleet of fully electric non-emergency Patient Transport Service (E-PTS) vehicles to date. More via Emergency Services Times