Police Improvements Create Confusion

This is a rather baffling one for us. Simon Collyer the ABC founder managed to aquire two speeding tickets from a local speed camera in Colchester on getting back to driving after five years. A notorious camera at the end of a long sloping road.The appauling road conditions a mitigating factor for those peering over the dashboard looking for the next pothole while avoiding cyclists and the like. Simon booked a Driver Awareness Course to avoid points on his licence. The case cannot be discussed as Mr Collyer plans to take a civil action against the Essex Police. What has transpires it that these driving courses could be booked via the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) website.

The only problem was that the NPIA disbanded in 2013! Police Federations and Police organisations are 'Companies' registered at Companies House. If the Company did not exits, did it means that motorists were not protected under the Data Protection Act for example, when they handed of over their personal details when booking? Could a contact or booking even exist if the NIPA did not exist? 

 We are asking the Shadow Justice Minister Sadiq Khan who is bidding to become Mayor of London to look into this one for us. 

The National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) was a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom, established to support police by providing expertise in such areas as information technology, information sharing, and recruitment.

It was announced in December 2011 that the NPIA would be gradually wound down and its functions transferred to other organisations. By December 2012, all operations had been transferred to the Home Office, the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and the newly established College of Policing.[1] SOCA was itself replaced by the National Crime Agency on 7 October 2013 as a feature of the Crime and Courts Act 2013, which also formally abolished the NPIA.

So often it seems that while the public are expected abide by the letter of the law, the Courts and Tribunals in the UK seem ready to overlook glaring breeches in 'Due Process' and chronic administrative flaws. We need a system of justice that is more than a tax collection system for the 'high ups'. We need a just and fair system that represents fairly all those in society. The Police and the authorities need a higher standards of care because they are paid professionals.  

Have you been caught up in this anomoly. We will keep you posted on any developments?