“We want to hear from our members on what they want from the Federation because we’re here for them” Blog from Zoe Wakefield, the New Chair of Hampshire Police Federation,…

A SENSIBLE and pragmatic approach should mean that officers should not be expected to work on their rest days to cover increased demand once lockdown is eased further, Hampshire Police…

UNLESS courts start jailing people for assaulting police officers, any increase in the maximum available sentence will be “pointless”. That is the view of Hampshire Police Federation Chairman Alex Charge,…

PROTESTS in Hampshire have been well-managed by police and passed off peacefully, according to Hampshire Police Federation. Chairman Alex Charge says officers dealing with such events have also had appropriate…

A LOT more can be done to help police officers who are reporting high levels of fatigue, according to Hampshire Police Federation. Vice-Chair Zoe Wakefield was responding to a survey…

THE first ever national police wellbeing survey has revealed high levels of fatigue among police officers and staff – with almost half of respondents saying they frequently getting less than…

OFFICERS in Hampshire are working hard to support victims of domestic abuse as new figures show there has been a surge in the number of domestic incidents in the county…

HAMPSHIRE Police Federation has dismissed reports in the press that police forces are “dumbing down” their entry requirements. Vice-Chair Zoe Wakefield said that although some of Hampshire’s new entrants would…

HAMPSHIRE Police Federation is “massively invested” in improving its members’ physical and mental health – and debunked a claim that 70% of the county’s officers were overweight. The claim was…

CUTBACKS in roads policing have been criticised in a new report from the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety. The report highlights a widespread belief that a failure to reduce…

HAMPSHIRE Police Federation says it has “limited confidence” in the IOPC, which says it will now inform officers who are under investigation within three months if they will be served…

MOVING Sergeants’ and Inspectors’ promotion exams online could be better for forces and candidates, Hampshire Police Federation has said. The exams were postponed this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic,…