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07/2026 – My experience appears relevant to some of the broader governance and accountability themes identified by the police leadership commission report:
‘We have also identified systemic causes for concern about the consistency, capability and culture of leadership across the service. Put simply, leadership in policing is not consistently of a high enough standard to provide confidence and trust in the attainment of the service which the public deserves’
07/2026 – The Critic writes:
“The reduction in the role of ministers and the Home Office through the passing on of a great deal of police-related policymaking to the College of Policing and National Police Chiefs’ Council during the coalition government was an error which has led to many of policing’s disastrous mis-steps over recent years.”
Circulating incorrect information
A policing complaints process found material deficiencies in the evidential basis, governance and handling of requester-specific commentary which had already been generated and circulated about me.
A Metropolitan Police complaint found the service provided was not acceptable in relation to its content, governance/decision-making and subsequent handling, and identified organisational learning.
- 22/08/2026 to the NPCC – seeking ‘Rectification & Restriction‘
- 26/08/2026 – LinkedIn article: “When an FOI Requester Becomes Part of the Information“
- 27/08/2026 – email to Mr Stephens regarding the requester-specific national circular issued by NPFDU on 25 June 2024
The Steering Group misrepresentation
Asked by NaVCIS and the NVCRP to be part of a small vehicle crime reduction group of course I agreed … only all was not as presented.
The National Vehicle Criminal Intelligence Service – NaVCIS
- The concerns raised
Freedom of Information Act requests
NPCC’s section 14 reasoning appears to adopt an exceptionally broad conception of “similar”
“Vehicle crime” cannot sensibly become a subject-area blacklist.
The varying requests can be found here.