Talk:Devon and Cornwall Police

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BetacommandBot 11:15, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Factual accuracy

 * 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)
 * 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)

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John Alderson
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)

UAs
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)

Stella the dog - trivia?
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)