Overworked police officers are having their rest days cancelled to keep forces afloat, Hampshire Police Federation has warned. New figures show 2,438 years are owed to exhausted officers as a result of more than 890,078 rest days being axed by forces. The situation was worsened over the summer when officers, who regularly give up time […]
Overreliance on data to determine how police forces are performing will leave officers having to “tick boxes” rather than tackle serious issues, Hampshire Police Federation has warned. The Government announced a new Police Performance Unit to track national figures during a conference earlier this month. However, it attracted criticism from sceptics who believed it could […]
Hampshire Police Federation has called on the Government to bring in severe penalties to deliver speedy justice against offenders who assault police officers. It followed the BBC revealing 125 officers in England and Wales were being assaulted at work on a daily basis. Zoe Wakefield, the outgoing Federation Chair, said the issue was being felt […]
The son of a Hampshire Constabulary officer has been hailed by the county’s Police Federation after he was commended in a new award for emergency service workers. Martin Wiltshire received the Elizabeth Emblem, named after the late Queen, on behalf of his father, Detective Constable Malcolm Wiltshire. Malcolm died in the line of duty in […]
Police officers are less willing to take up high risk roles due to fear of being prosecuted for doing the job, Hampshire Police Federation says. Outgoing Federation Chair Zoe Wakefield said high-profile incidents of police being publicly scrutinised for doing their job had created an “absurd situation” for officers to act under. She said officers […]
Hampshire Police Federation has offered initial support to the idea of creating a national policing body that could save money among forces. Outgoing Federation Chair Zoe Wakefield said having one authority looking at national threats rather than 43 forces could be more efficient for policing. Furthermore, she suggested having a national police uniform rather than […]
The outgoing Chair of Hampshire Police Federation has thanked the “amazing people” she worked with during a career spanning three decades. Policing stalwart Zoe Wakefield first joined the service in 1994 and became a Fed Rep in Hampshire almost 20 years ago. Now retiring after an impressive 30-year stint, Zoe urged officers to “keep doing […]
Police officers are facing a “force lottery” as to what support they receive from senior leaders, Hampshire Police Federation has warned. Zoe Wakefield, the outgoing Federation Chair, said the level of help officers received was wholly dependent on the force they worked for. It came after Oscar Kilo launched a new families toolkit for policing, […]
The outgoing Chair of Hampshire Police Federation says she wants clarity from the IOPC over its claim that 83% of investigations were completed within a year. Zoe Wakefield said her experienced showed “very few” police investigations reached their conclusion within that time period, let alone probes into officers. She claimed some IOPC investigations that she […]
Hampshire Police Federation has urged the Government to relinquish control from pay reviews and help to provide a fairer mechanism for officers. The Government currently sets the parameters for what the pay review body may consider but it is not bound by the recommendations made. Hampshire Federation outgoing Chair Zoe Wakefield has insisted the process […]
