Cambridgeshire Police Authority gave a presentation at the West / Central Area committee on the 4th of February 2010. While it wasn’t clear from the meeting I believe the intention may have been that it forms part of a consultation process before the Police Authority decide how much they’re going to charge us though [...]
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Cambridgeshire Police Authority at the February 2010 West Central Area Committee - Click for Full Article
Improving Public Access to Cambridgeshire Police Authority - Click for Full Article
For over a year now I have been lobbying for improvements in the way in which public questions to the Cambridgeshire Police Authority are handled. I have written to the Chief Executive and chair of the authority, spoken at the police authority in person to press the need for improvements to members, and have [...]
Police Ought Focus More on Criminals and Less on Those Reporting Crime - Click for Full Article
Cambridgeshire Police can’t cope with leaving questions on forms blank, even when they are irrelevant.
I attended Cambridge City Council’s North Area Committee on the 12th of November 2009. During the policing agenda item members of the public are given the opportunity to ask questions of the police and make suggestions. Councillors then vote [...]
Performance of NHS Cambridgeshire’s Exceptional Cases Panel - Click for Full Article
I have been looking into the performance of Cambridgeshire Primary Care Trust’s “Exceptional Cases Panel”.
The panel is tasked with deciding if public money ought be spent on a treatment which is not covered by existing NHS contracts and policies. The kind of requests which the panel deals with include high cost treatments [...]
Cambridgeshire NHS PCT Board Meeting and AGM - Click for Full Article
Chief Executive Chris Banks presents his report to the Cambridgeshire NHS PCT AGM.
This evening I attended a board meeting of Cambridgeshire NHS PCT followed by their AGM. The event was held at the South Fens Business Centre in Chatteris. I used the opportunity available for members of the public to speak to at [...]
Police Custody in Cambridge Condemned by Inspectorate - Click for Full Article
Cambridgeshire police say criticisms of uncaring attitudes amongst custody staff have caused great distress to the force. I am more concerned about those detained not being kept in a safe environment, not being offered access to medical care and not being given food.
On the 4th of August 2009 a damming report into police custody [...]
Chesterton Road Zebra Crossing - Lighting Maintenance Problems - Click for Full Article
The zebra crossing on Chesterton Road between Carlyle Road and the Jesus Lock footbridge has been an accident blackspot, however following the installation of fantastic quality floodlighting and orange LED halos around the belisha beacons (Zebrite Belisha Beacons ) the number of incidents appears to have been falling. From what I can glean from the [...]
Asking the Police to Record The Costs of Crime - Click for Full Article
I am concerned Cambridgeshire Police are not recording the costs of criminal damage like this.
During Sgt. Wragg’s update on North Area policing at Cambridge City Council’s North Area Committee on the 2nd of July 2009 he said he had received no suggestions on ways to improve the police’s regular reports. When he invited me to [...]
Giving Evidence to the Cambridgeshire Transport Commission - Click for Full Article
Cambridgeshire Transport Commissioners Brian Briscoe and Tony Travers heard from the police, academics, and city residents at a session on the 25th of June 2009.
On the 25th of June 2009 the Cambridgeshire Transport Commission held an evidence gathering session in the University Centre. I was one of a number of Cambridge residents asked, on the [...]
Cash Injection for More Affordable Housing Prompts Restart of Arbury Park Building Work - Click for Full Article
Some homes at Arbury Park are very close to the busy A14 dual carriageway. There are proposals both to widen the road and to build homes even closer to it.
Building work has restarted at Arbury Park in North Cambridge; this has been prompted by a relaxation of the rules intended to ensure that the [...]