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The White House just released an update on implementation of the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database, which DOJ created pursuant to the President's Policing Executive Order. This database is evidence of meaningful action taken by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to advance the causes of transparency, accountability, and safety after the George Floyd Act stalled in the Senate. They didn't give up -- they used their own authority to advance reform. 90 federal agencies and 150,000 federal law enforcement officers are now covered by the database. It already has over 5,000 records, and it is built for local agencies to submit records, too, all consistent with due process and collective bargaining rights. Meanwhile, DOJ has also used the accreditation process -- another part of Pres. Biden's Policing EO -- to drive up local agencies' use of the National Decertification Index. These measures are good for communities and good for law enforcement. They ensure police departments have the information they need before making hiring decisions. Read the details: https://lnkd.in/ejrBvFJK

There is a crisis in the enforcement of civil judgments which should be of concern to all. The failure to ensure judgments granted by courts are worth the paper on which they are printed is as important to the Judgment holder as it is to society as a whole. According to the Government's Civil Justice statistics service in 2023 1,714,391 claims were issued in England and Wales. 971,816 led to a default judgment because the Defendant did nothing on receipt of the claim. Many are for lower value debts and these are often enforced by the Judgment holder issuing a Warrant of Control, formerly a Warrant of Execution with 288,642 Warrants of Control issued in 2023. The outcome of those Warrants is, like so many other outcomes in the Justice system, unknown because data is not kept. Or, if it is, that data is not in the public domain. Lower value judgments are typically enforced by employees of HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) called County Court Bailiffs (Bailiffs). I can find only one source that states the number of certificated Bailiffs: a firm of High Court Enforcement Officers (Frank G Whitworth) who say there are only 150-200 Bailiffs in England and Wales. The upshot is that there insufficient Bailiffs to take goods away to satisfy those 288,642 Warrants. As Whitworths explain: "...this means ...[Creditors] could be waiting months or even years before a bailiff can enforce their judgements from the court. Generally, the farther down South you are, the longer you might be waiting." A Public/Private partnership has been thriving in Civil Justice enforcement for a very long time. The enforcement of higher value judgments is undertaken by High Court Enforcement Officers (HCEO, formerly called Sheriffs) and their contractors, called Certificated Enforcement Agents (CEAs), Whitworths say there are 2,000 CEAs. Into the business end of our court system the Civil Justice Council has decided to launch a review of Enforcement. It started in January 2024 and there have been 3 engagement events over the Summer (I attended the August event). The consultation closes at 23:59 next Monday, 16 September, link below. Before recommendations can be made data must be shared. I hope the Working Group, led by HHJ Karen Walden-Smith, can obtain that data from HMCTS. Unless we can measure the issue we cannot propose reform. Unusually, there are no published Terms of Reference (other than to make clear possession cases are out of scope) which means there is plenty of scope to make views known on the issues I raise in this post and anything else that comes to mind about Enforcement. The responses should be of interest to all. DEF and AOI are hard at work getting ours ready. DisputesEfiling.com Limited ADR ODR International Limited Rahim Shamji DDRS Law for Life (Advicenow) High Court Enforcement Officers Association #a2j

New Dwellings Enforcement Notice Planning Appeal Barking and Dagenham Council This planning appeal was to overcome the refusal for a new dwellings enforcement notice planning appeal. That was refused Our client was initially booked in for a Free No Obligation Consultation to run through the refusal reasons that had been used by Barking and Dagenham Council and to evaluate if an appeal was viable or if an alternative option would be best suited. The Free No Obligation Consultation which took around 15 minutes found that this case was viable for appeal to the Planning Inspectorate, taking the decision process away from Barking and Dagenham Council. As an organisation we have been finding recently a large number of errors in local authority planning officers decisions, helping support the appeal cases. We do suspect this has been caused by cutbacks in planning officer numbers and unprecedented increased workloads. This goes hand in hand with clients repeatedly stating that they had little or no correspondence throughout the application process and the first thing they knew was receiving the refusal notice. Our Specialist Appeals Team who handle over 2.5% of all planning appeals in England and Wales that are currently produced and submitted, start by producing a comprehensive and robust appeal statement, that in this specific case covered 18 pages. It is important to detail in the appeal statement where the local authority failed in their assessment of the case, and how and where possible both local and national policy applies in favour of the appeal, additionally if possible brining in similar cases that the planning inspectorate found in favour of the appeal. To put in to context the detail required, this particular appeal was over 4100 words. Once an appeal statement is completed we send the document to our client asking them to check that they are happy for us to submit the case. If we need to add any additional information that the client may have forgotten previously to supply it is done at this point and the case is then submitted. For this appeal an independent planning inspector from the Planning Inspectorate visited the site on 29th March. And we are pleased to confirm that the appeal was upheld and the permission granted on 19th April in a 3 page appeal decision notice. https://lnkd.in/eBpYpPmQ

New Dwellings Enforcement Notice Planning Appeal Barking and Dagenham Council This planning appeal was to overcome the refusal for a new dwellings enforcement notice planning appeal. That was refused Our client was initially booked in for a Free No Obligation Consultation to run through the refusal reasons that had been used by Barking and Dagenham Council and to evaluate if an appeal was viable or if an alternative option would be best suited. The Free No Obligation Consultation which took around 15 minutes found that this case was viable for appeal to the Planning Inspectorate, taking the decision process away from Barking and Dagenham Council. As an organisation we have been finding recently a large number of errors in local authority planning officers decisions, helping support the appeal cases. We do suspect this has been caused by cutbacks in planning officer numbers and unprecedented increased workloads. This goes hand in hand with clients repeatedly stating that they had little or no correspondence throughout the application process and the first thing they knew was receiving the refusal notice. Our Specialist Appeals Team who handle over 2.5% of all planning appeals in England and Wales that are currently produced and submitted, start by producing a comprehensive and robust appeal statement, that in this specific case covered 18 pages. It is important to detail in the appeal statement where the local authority failed in their assessment of the case, and how and where possible both local and national policy applies in favour of the appeal, additionally if possible brining in similar cases that the planning inspectorate found in favour of the appeal. To put in to context the detail required, this particular appeal was over 4100 words. Once an appeal statement is completed we send the document to our client asking them to check that they are happy for us to submit the case. If we need to add any additional information that the client may have forgotten previously to supply it is done at this point and the case is then submitted. For this appeal an independent planning inspector from the Planning Inspectorate visited the site on 29th March. And we are pleased to confirm that the appeal was upheld and the permission granted on 19th April in a 3 page appeal decision notice. https://lnkd.in/eBpYpPmQ

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Training for effective use of ICT resources! Comprehensive training and awareness programs on ICT support services and tools were conducted, addressing High Court Judges, District Judiciary Judges, court staff, technical staff of High Courts, advocates, and more. It was made sure at least one staff member from each court in the District Judiciary was trained. #eCourtsPhaseIII #DoJ #eCourts #1yearmilestones

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The Recruit and Retain Act expands the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program to support recruitment efforts by law enforcement agencies. ? Expands COPS grant program for?law enforcement?recruitment and retention ? Requires the?government accountability office?to study and report on the effects of?recruitment and attrition rates on?law enforcement?agencies ? Allows funds to be used to reduce?law enforcement?application fees for things like psychological evaluations ? Learn more about The Recruit and Retain Act https://lnkd.in/ey-gw7hy #lawenforcement #law #politics

Law Enforcement In the current situation, it may be necessary to return to fundamental policing principles. With law enforcement resources strained and crime rates soaring, deploying all available officers to patrol the streets could be essential until we regain control of our cities or bolster staffing levels. This approach, in my view, is crucial for maintaining officer retention and preventing burnout. Specialized units are essentially support units for the basic patrol officer. If we don’t have the baseline staffed and we are stretched to thin then we need to regroup and revert to the basics until we have the man power. In my opinion since returning to law enforcement, politics and officer burnout seems to be the cause for poor officer retention. losing units is not necessarily moving backwards. It could be the bond and strength we need to regain control of the city’s and keep officers from burnout and leaving.