There needs to be more investment in police uniform and body armour so that the need for protection is balanced with comfort, the Chair of Hampshire Police Federation has said. PFEW is pressing for improved uniform and body armour that is fit for the future, factoring in summers that now regularly reach 40℃. The national […]
“Police officers should not be facing criminal prosecution for doing their jobs, as long as they have acted in accordance with their training and the instructions they’re given during the incident”, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Federation Chair Zoë Wakefield was speaking after a jury at the Old Bailey cleared Met firearms officer Sgt Martyn […]
Federation support for officers going through a stressful PIP process is “absolutely crucial”, the Chair of Hampshire Police Federation said. Zoë Wakefield was speaking after the second consecutive Post Incident Procedures (PIP) Seminar took place at Federation House in early October. It welcomed a number of speakers, including retired Metropolitan Police Service officer Dave Blocksidge, […]
If the Government changes the rules on police pensions in the Budget officers could leave the service early, which would be “a kick in the teeth” for forces, Hampshire Police Federation has said. The Treasury is considering cutting the amount savers can withdraw from their pension without paying income tax from £268,275 to £100,000. Experts […]
Police forces need the best technology in order to improve productivity, but that means more investment, Hampshire Police Federation has said. The third and final Policing Productivity Review report has just been submitted to the Home Secretary, in which its authors make 61 recommendations that they say could free-up 61 million policing hours over five […]
Police officers with young families need more childcare support, the Chair of Hampshire Police Federation has said, adding that it has been a problem for “years and years”. A desperate lack of childcare – particularly in wraparound hours – is making it difficult for police officers to return to work if they don’t have family […]
More police officers are leaving the service due to overwork, burnout and pension changes, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Chair Zoë Wakefield was speaking after the Police Federation of England and Wales’ 2024 Police Leavers’ Survey found that, between 2017 and 2024, 27% of police officers resigned before reaching pension age. Officers who resigned cited […]
The Government needs to invest in policing to ensure there is a well-resourced service that can quell disorder when it flares up, Hampshire Police Federation Chair Zoë Wakefield has said. Zoë was speaking after Nick Smart, President of the Superintendents’ Association, told its annual conference that “the police service has been financially drowning for more […]
It is “a massive concern” that 80% of serious assaults on officers occur when they’re in their first five years of service, the Chair of Hampshire Police Federation has said, adding it may be connected to the amount of people leaving the police. Federation Chair Zoë Wakefield said that the police service needed to examine […]
“It’s a crazy world if we get to the point where officers can’t use the powers they’ve been given without the risk of finding themselves being prosecuted.” Hampshire Police Federation Chair Zoë Wakefield was commenting after British Transport Police Federation Chair Stuart Cowan told the BTPF annual conference that police officers were afraid to use […]
