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Continuing his evidence on Wednesday, Beggs said: "All of the interactions with the police and VC from my constabulary were borne of mental illness."
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood also stated she had lost confidence in the chief constable, following an update on a "damning" review from the chief inspector of constabulary and what she called a "failure of leadership".
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
"I hope that our case will highlight failings within the constabulary and the chief constable will ensure that this never happens again."
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2025
Scotland's chief inspector of constabulary has called for a strategic whole system review of mental health services.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2023
The hermandad became, in fact, a constabulary, which, however, fell gradually into neglect.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
"There is data coming in from 43 different constabularies and there are varying levels of quality," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2023
"Changes need to be made across the board in all constabularies nationally," said Mr Spinks.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2022
The Guardian approached the remaining police forces in England and Wales, as well as constabularies in Scotland and Northern Ireland, none of whom are currently investigating allegations, fresh or historical, into Heath.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 6, 2015
Police commissioners were invented by the current government with the admirable motive of making constabularies accountable to their local communities.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 20, 2014
That is genuinely constructive work, and will do more to a humane solution of the class struggle than all the jails and state constabularies that ever betrayed the barbarism of the Twentieth Century.
From A Preface to Politics by Walter Lippmann
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