POLICE officers are – as things stand – coping well with unlocking after all Covid restrictions were dropped towards the end of July The force has seen large crowds back at St Mary’s Stadium and Fratton Park and officers have been busy keeping festivals and people enjoying the night time economy safe. Zoë Wakefield, Hampshire […]
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IOPC report into police Taser use “not worth the paper it’s written on”
AN INDEPENDENT Office for Police Conduct report on Taser use is “not worth the paper its written on”, Hampshire Police Federation’s Chair has said. The study, released earlier this month, made 17 recommendations for improvement to national guidance and training; scrutiny and monitoring of Taser use; and data and research. But it has been widely […]
Federation Chair: Lack of pay rise is a “slap in the face” for officers
THE lack of pay rise for police officers this year is a “slap in the face”, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Police officers declared they had “no confidence” in Home Secretary Priti Patel last month after a pay freeze was announced for officers earning over £24,000. John Apter, Police Federation of England and Wales Chair, […]
Better funding needed for mental health services to stop leaving the vulnerable in police care
MENTAL health services need better funding so vulnerable people aren’t left in police care, Hampshire Police Federation has said. She was speaking after statistics obtained by the BBC under Freedom of Information law suggested up to 4,500 people in mental health crisis were held in police custody in England and Wales in a year. Zoë […]
National Police Memorial Day set to return to Lincoln this September
NATIONAL Police Memorial Day will be held in Lincoln on 26 September – and it will be the first time the police family will have gathered to remember fallen friends since 2019. Zoë Wakefield, Hampshire Police Federation Chair, said it was really important that officers can meet in person again. The 2020 event was held […]
Increase of officer numbers could help ease the mental health burden on Hampshire officers
AN increase in officer numbers at Hampshire Police could help ease the mental health burden on colleagues, the force’s Federation Chair has said. Zoë Wakefield said the toll on officers over the pandemic has been made worse by low numbers. She said: “If anybody was experiencing problems before the pandemic, that will have been been […]
Police officers an “easy target” for media criticism when things go wrong
POLICE officers are an “easy target” for media criticism when things go wrong, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Zoë Wakefield, Federation Chair, was speaking after the Police Federation of England and Wales hit out at the public criticism of the police that ensues whenever a tragic incident takes place. John Apter, PFEW Chair, said: “It […]
Hampshire Police Federation continues in its force area visits
HAMPSHIRE Police Federation will continue its mission to try and visit every police area in the force over the next few months as part of the plan to talk to members about pressing issues. Federation Chair Zoë Wakefield and colleagues have just visited officers at the Isle of Wight to find out which areas need […]
One in four roads policing officers needed medical help after work-related violence
ONE in four roads policing officers needed medical help after work-related violence in the last year, new figures have revealed. Steps taken to protect roads officers will be discussed at the Police Federation of England and Wales Roads Policing Conference, which will take place virtually on 29 September. Zoë Wakefield, Hampshire Police Federation Chair, said […]
PFEW launch myth-busting campaign
THE Police Federation of England and Wales has launched a myth-busting campaign to help sift out truth from spin. First-up, the Federation took on the Government line that the police service will have 20,000 more police officers on our streets by 2023. It countered: “Truth: The 20,000 uplift will only bring us to the same […]