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NEWS > 01 January 2006

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ONE of Victoria's most senior police officers, the head of the elite Special Operations Group, has branded the state's independent Office of Police Integrity as "deplorably unprofessional, biased and unaccountable".

Inspector John Noonan, 52, who has resigned and will leave the force on Friday to take a senior executive position with transport magnate Lindsay Fox, told The Age the unit, "has been allowed to conduct investigations with sinister motives while illustrating no accountability". He claimed the anti-corruption unit appeared "more interested in headlines than evidence".
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UK police gain greater arrest

British police will be able to arrest anyone for any criminal offence, including minor misdemeanours such as dropping litter, under new laws which come into force with the new year.

Until now police have had the power to arrest only those suspected of committing an offence carrying a sentence of at least five years in prison.

The new law requires only that the police have reasonable grounds for believing that a person's arrest is necessary. This can include a suspect's refusal to give their name and address.

The changes are part of the Serious and Organised Crime Act 2005, which removes the distinction between "arrestable" and "non-arrestable" offences.


Offences that have until now been non-arrestable include impersonating a police officer, not stopping a vehicle when ordered to do so and making or selling an offensive weapon.

Police will in future be allowed to photograph suspects on the street where they have been arrested or issued with a fixed penalty notice, rather than back at a police station.

"The introduction of a single rationalised power of arrest simplifies arrest powers," said Home Office minister Hazel Blears.

"These tough new powers make a significant contribution to creating a modern, efficient police service equipping frontline officers with the tools they need to fight modern crime effectively and keep our neighbourhoods safe."

 

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