It’s important that the Home Secretary attends the Police Federation of England and Wales’s virtual annual conference and listens to the concerns of officers, Hampshire Police Federation has said. This year’s conference takes place online on 10-11 October, but Hampshire Police Federation Chair Zoë Wakefield said it was “disappointing” that it wasn’t in person. Zoë […]
Hampshire Police Federation represent all members up to and including the rank of Chief Inspectors. Most recently, we have been representing senior officers on misconduct matters, raising issues with excess hours and giving advice to colleagues in relation to staffing concerns (see more here: www.polfed.org/news/blogs/2023/inspecting-ranks-part-2-understanding-rest-days-in-lieu/). We wanted to remind you Hampshire Police Federation is here […]
Hampshire Police Federation has paid tribute to the heroic officer who lost his life after trying to rescue a man from railway tracks. Nottinghamshire Police’s Sgt Graham Saville, 46, died after being struck in Balderton, near Newark, last month. Zoë Wakefield, Federation Chair, said: “It is absolutely heartbreaking that he said goodbye to his wife […]
Zoë Wakefield, Chair of Hampshire Police Federation, has urged all officers to sign up to Flint House for their own wellbeing and for the benefit of others. Flint House Police Rehabilitation is a charity, funded by donations from those in the police service and their families which helps and heals thousands of serving and retired […]
Zoë Wakefield, Federation Chair, has paid tribute to the many officers who cycled to Staffordshire to raise money and honour officers who have lost their lives on duty. She said: “I am immensely proud of all the officers that took part. We joined with Thames Valley Police this year and we had a record number […]
Hampshire Police Federation will be travelling to Wales on Sunday 24 September to pay respect to fallen officers. This year’s National Police Memorial Day will be held at St David’s Hall in Cardiff and Hampshire Police Federation and colleagues will be travelling alongside a number of family members of fallen officers. Zoë said: “This is […]
Police officers are still not getting enough sleep – and they need to feel rested to do a good job and stay safe on the roads, Hampshire Police Federation has warned. Zoë Wakefield, Federation Chair, said: “The biggest killer of police officers is car crashes driving home after late and night shifts – which is […]
Officers are working on their days off because they are being tied up with a ridiculous amount of paperwork, Hampshire Police Federation has warned. Zoë Wakefield, Federation Chair, said: “It’s absolutely ridiculous how much time officers have to spend doing paperwork. It’s not just the redacting, but it’s the amount of paperwork that has to […]
A shocking 27 Hampshire Police officers are attacked every week on duty – amounting to an average of four assaults every single day, new figures have revealed. There were an average of 110 assaults on Police Officers in England and Wales every single day – a total of 40,330 assaults on police officers were committed […]
Officers need to ensure they only drive up to the level to which they are trained – and ensure their training is up-to-date – Hampshire Police Federation has said. Zoë Wakefield, Federation Chair, issued the warning to ensure officers don’t fall foul of changes to legislation designed to support them. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and […]
