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PSC backs down
The Police Service Commission (PSC) and the commissioner of police have backed down on a promotion decision and have confirmed Acting Inspector Nuffield Burnette, a full inspector. Burnette has held the rank of acting inspector for the past three years.

Burnette�s name did not appear on a recent promotions list, which placed some of his juniors in a higher rank than him. Now, that situation has been reversed.

The SUN, in its lead story, Wednesday reported that Burnette and Assistant Superintendent Wendell Robinson, who was also overlooked for promotion, had both threaten... Read more

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Police serious misconduct comp

Complaints of serious misconduct by police against police remain high.

New Police Complaints Authority figures show that in the year to June the Police Commissioner referred 155 cases of serious misconduct or neglect of duty.

That compares with 154 the year before and between 92 and 124 in the four years before that.

National manager of professional standards Superintendent Stuart Wildon says the rise reflects a heightened awareness of matters of integrity among police.

PCA head Ian Borrin believes the increase is partly due to a commission of inquiry into police conduct, launched nearly three years ago.

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