Comments on: Ruth Joyce - New Police Authority Member for Cambridge http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/ruth-joyce-new-police-authority-member-for-cambridge.html Cambridge, United Kingdom. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:52:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: A Cambridgeshire County Councillor (By Email) http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/ruth-joyce-new-police-authority-member-for-cambridge.html#comment-4309 A Cambridgeshire County Councillor (By Email) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:39:01 +0000 http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/ruth-joyce-new-police-authority-member-for-cambridge.html#comment-4309 I was aware that there was a "local" member but, as you might imagine, she is not keen to speak to me. This is a problem with all our representatives as I think they have to sign up to "confidentiality" before they become members. Rest assured I will be lobbying for more open stewardship and public accountability. I was aware that there was a “local” member but, as you might imagine, she is not keen to speak to me. This is a problem with all our representatives as I think they have to sign up to “confidentiality” before they become members. Rest assured I will be lobbying for more open stewardship and public accountability.

]]> By: Richard http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/ruth-joyce-new-police-authority-member-for-cambridge.html#comment-4291 Richard Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:15:39 +0000 http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/ruth-joyce-new-police-authority-member-for-cambridge.html#comment-4291 According the Police Authority website Ruth Joyce lives in Linton, Cambridgeshire. <a href="http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_cambridge/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=368216" rel="nofollow">It has been reported today that Linton may be losing its police station.</a> <blockquote>Councillors in Linton have accused Cambridgeshire Police Authority of acting "under a veil of secrecy" after they read of the plans in the News.</blockquote> As I mentioned above I believe the Police Authority website is inaccurate, as there is evidence (<a href="http://www.linton.info/lintonnews/0703.pdf" rel="nofollow">1<a>,<a href="http://www.linton.info/lintonnews/0704.pdf" rel="nofollow">2</a>) Ruth Joyce lives in Withersfield, Suffolk. According the Police Authority website Ruth Joyce lives in Linton, Cambridgeshire. It has been reported today that Linton may be losing its police station.

Councillors in Linton have accused Cambridgeshire Police Authority of acting “under a veil of secrecy” after they read of the plans in the News.

As I mentioned above I believe the Police Authority website is inaccurate, as there is evidence (1,2) Ruth Joyce lives in Withersfield, Suffolk.

]]> By: Richard http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/ruth-joyce-new-police-authority-member-for-cambridge.html#comment-3985 Richard Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:35:32 +0000 http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/ruth-joyce-new-police-authority-member-for-cambridge.html#comment-3985 On Tuesday the 11th of November 2008 Douglas Carswell the Conservative MP for Harwich sought and obtained permission to bring in a a bill aimed at abolishing police authorities and replacing them with democratically elected police commissioners. He is suggesting strengthening the link between the public and the police. He stated Chief Constables are more accountable to Home Office target setters than local people. He described Police Authorities as quangos of local worthies and said few people know that Police Authorities exist, fewer know who sit on them. That is hardly surprising if members of Police Authorities treat enquiries from the public in the manner Ruth Joyce has in my above correspondence. Sir Patrick Cormack MP dismissed Mr Carswell's proposals as "populist claptrap". <a href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2008-11-11a.637.0&s=speaker%3A11621#g637.1" rel="nofollow">Read the full debate here on TheyWorkForYou.com</a> On Tuesday the 11th of November 2008 Douglas Carswell the Conservative MP for Harwich sought and obtained permission to bring in a a bill aimed at abolishing police authorities and replacing them with democratically elected police commissioners. He is suggesting strengthening the link between the public and the police. He stated Chief Constables are more accountable to Home Office target setters than local people. He described Police Authorities as quangos of local worthies and said few people know that Police Authorities exist, fewer know who sit on them.

That is hardly surprising if members of Police Authorities treat enquiries from the public in the manner Ruth Joyce has in my above correspondence.

Sir Patrick Cormack MP dismissed Mr Carswell’s proposals as “populist claptrap”.

Read the full debate here on TheyWorkForYou.com

]]> By: Richard http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/ruth-joyce-new-police-authority-member-for-cambridge.html#comment-3641 Richard Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:46:28 +0000 http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/ruth-joyce-new-police-authority-member-for-cambridge.html#comment-3641 <a href="http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_home/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=362693" rel="nofollow">According to today's Cambridge Evening News, Jon Hutchinson is now: "Detective Chief Inspector Jon Hutchinson, crime manager for Cambridge"</a>. According to today’s Cambridge Evening News, Jon Hutchinson is now: “Detective Chief Inspector Jon Hutchinson, crime manager for Cambridge”.

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