Talk:Devon and Cornwall Police

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Factual accuracy[edit]

Firstly, 'special branch' was a term used for a specific unit of the met police, before its amalgamation into the counter- terrorist command so, unless it can be verified, this sentence should be removed or re-phrased
The Covert Standards and Authorities Unit ensures force compliance with legislation allowing police forces to contravene the Human Rights Act??? Now, I'm 99% that the sentence should not read like that! I would be highly surprised to find a unit dedicating to ensuring the police breach the HRA! I'm guessing it should read allowing police forces to comply with the HRA.
We really need some references here and the article needs to be checked for any more glaring errors! HJ Mitchell (talk) 02:48, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The map is currently incorrect as it leaves out the Isles of Scilly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jamestavendale (talk • contribs) 00:59, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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John Alderson[edit]

During the controversies of some past decades, Devon & Cornwall was known for relatively "soft" policing, as opposed to the confrontational or "hard" policing in some other areas. It's a little surprising that this article doesn't mention John Alderson, since he was very well known. AnonMoos (talk) 08:11, 20 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

UAs[edit]

@2A02:C7D:93F3:4F00:35C7:4349:2A51:6EE3: It appears that you are misinformed about the status of the Isles of Scilly. Legally, it is not unitary authority (although it functions almost exactly as a UA does), but have a unique status in that they are administered separately from the Cornwall Council UA despite not being a UA itself (a sui generis authority). It's a complicated issue, but I suggest you look into the subject more, before making changes.

Hope this provides clarification:-) Anonymous MK2006 (talk) 22:55, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Stella the dog - trivia?[edit]

The section on "Stella the Dog" is not exactly encyclopaedic. The cited news article shows 9,000 dogs were seized by police in England over a five year period to 2015. Why does this one case merit mention? It seems to me like it is here because someone had an axe to grind. I think it should be removed. --10mmsocket (talk) 08:24, 16 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]