A record 13,294 UK police officers have been signed off work over the past year due to stress, depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – 80% up on a decade ago. A Freedom of Information request to all forces covered the financial year 2022/23. This year’s figure is slightly up on last year (13,263), […]
The service needs to do more to intervene when officers are struggling with mental ill health to prevent suicide, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Zoë Wakefield, Federation Chair, has called on colleagues and line managers to look out for officers that may be struggling. She said: “I think there’s a lot that can be done, […]
Hampshire Police officers have been urged to fill in the latest pay and morale survey which has just gone live. The research will be used so the Police Federation of England and Wales can lobby the Government “for a truly independent and impartial pay mechanism for police officers and remuneration which factors in the dangers […]
Forces are struggling with resources and they need sustained investment: that is Hampshire Police Federation’s message to politicians during the party conference season. Experienced officers were leaving policing, Federation Chair Zoë Wakefield said, adding that in Hampshire, officers with fewer than three years’ service were tutoring brand new recruits. She said: “My message to politicians […]
Reform is needed in all aspects of police accountability, the Chair of Hampshire Police Federation has said, as the Home Secretary announced an emergency review of armed policing. Suella Braverman ordered the review after Metropolitan Police firearms officers handed in their weapons in protest at one of their colleagues being charged with murder. It follows […]
Increasing numbers of Hampshire officers are “completely breaking” due to trauma, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Chair Zoë Wakefield was speaking as Police Care UK produced a Police Traumatic Events Checklist, which shows what experiences are most commonly considered traumatic by officers and staff of all ranks across policing. The checklist, which was produced in […]
The families of three fallen Hampshire officers joined Federation representatives in Cardiff this weekend to pay tribute to their loved ones and other lost colleagues. Susan Golding, Martin Wiltshire and Andy Gower attended the service on Sunday (24 September) to honour more than 5,000 lost officers at the 20th annual National Police Memorial Day. Martin, […]
Thousands of police officers who have died on duty have been honoured at the annual National Police Memorial Day. Zoe Wakefield, Chair of Hampshire Police Federation, joined family members of fallen Hampshire officers in Cardiff on Sunday 24 September, to honour more than 5,000 officers who have lost their lives on duty across the country. […]
The families of police officers who are killed in the execution of their duties should be given a medal similar to the Elizabeth Cross, the Chair of Hampshire Police Federation has said. Zoë Wakefield was speaking as the both Labour Party and Welsh Parliament pledged their support for the Medals for Heroes campaign, which would […]
The reopening of a number of Hampshire police stations is “brilliant news” for officers as well as the public, the Chair of Hampshire Police Federation has said. Police stations in Totton and Park Gate are set to be reopened in 2024, while a brand-new station in Eastleigh is slated for 2025. There are also plans […]
