- •1. State and government of great britain
- •2. Government of great britain
- •3. The congress at work
- •4. The political system of the usa
- •5. The american political system
- •6. The political system of ukraine
- •7. The constitution of the usa
- •8. Amendments of the american constitution
- •9. The house of commons and the electoral system
- •10. The parliamentary parties
- •11. The major political parties
- •12. The work of parties
- •13. Judiciary in great britain - criminal proceedings
- •14. The court system of england and wales
- •15. The crown prosecution service (cps) – past event
- •16. The crown prosecution service (cps) – nowadays
- •17. Presenting cases in court
- •18. Legal professions in great britain
- •19. Work in the court
- •20. Solicitors
- •21. Barristers
- •22. Attorneys in the usa
- •23. Law enforcement in great britain
- •24. The home secretary
- •25. The police authority
- •26. The legal system in the united kingdom
- •27. The constitution and jurisdiction of the uk
- •28. How are laws made in the uk?
- •29. Passing an act
- •30. The work of barristers
- •31. Law of japan
- •32. History of japanese law
- •33. Historical development of japanese continental system
- •34. Japanese continental system
- •35. Common law system
- •36. Common law
- •37. Common-law courts
- •38. Court system
- •39. The early royal courts in england
- •40. King's bench or queen's bench
- •III. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate grammar form(s).
- •IV. Find the proper Ukrainian equivalent to the underlined law term(s).
- •If a person dies under unusual circumstances, an inquest is held at a special court and the judge is called a coroner (слідчий з випадків насильницької смерті).
- •V. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word.
24. The home secretary
The Home Secretary has responsibility to promote and maintain the effectiveness of police forces and has a range of powers. An important power is to determine annually the key operational objectives for police forces.
These are published after consultation with representatives of both police authorities and chief officers of police.
The functions of the Home Secretary include all training at recruit training centers, senior officer training at regional centers and the National Staff College at Bramshill; the Police National Computer; the National Criminal Intelligence Service; and central research and planning units.
A number of inspectors known as “Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabulary” (HMIC) assist the Home Secretary in the maintenance of efficiency and effectiveness.
Currently there are seven such appointments together with Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary (HMCIC).
The police forces are divided into five regions for inspectorate purposes and one of the HMIC’s has specific responsibility for forces in a region. Inspections take the form of an annual performance review of each force with a full examination of the organization and activity every three years.
Her Majesty’s Inspectors are particularly concerned with force strategic issues, quality of service, equal opportunities, the structure and the management and organization of crime investigation. All inspection reports are published publicly.
Choose one paragraph from the following reading that best suits each statement.
25. The police authority
The Police Authority has a range of duties and responsibilities. It must secure the maintenance of an efficient and effective police force for its area. It must determine local policing objectives set by the Home Secretary.
Before the beginning of each financial year the Authority must issue a plan setting out the proposed arrangements for policing the authority’s area during the coming year (“the local policing plan”).
At the end of each financial year the Police Authority must issue a report on the year’s policing. The Police Authority appoints the chief officers and is the disciplinary authority for those ranks.
The Chief Constable is responsible for the direction and control of the police force. The Chief Constable is the disciplinary authority for all ranks up to and including the superintending ranks.
The City of London Police Commissioner has the unique status of not holding the office of constable, but it is classed as a Justice of the Peace. This was the same for the Metropolitan Police Service until recent years with Sir Paul Condon being the last Commissioner to have this status, along with his deputies.
The Commissioner has the power to attest his own officers as constables without putting them before a local Magistrate to do so, as happened in the Metropolitan Police.
The City of London Police also have variations for some acting ranks such as Sergeant and Inspector. In the Metropolitan Police Service and the City of London Police, the term Chief Constable is not used. The most senior police officer in each of those two forces is titled Commissioner.
Choose one paragraph from the following reading that best suits each statement.