Changes to the police conduct system that will make it easier for chiefs and other senior officers to sack officers are “unnecessary” and amount to little more than a knee-jerk reaction, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Chief officers are to take on the role previously held by legally qualified chairs in deciding how to deal […]
A record number of police officers voluntarily resigned from Hampshire Constabulary last year, new figures have shown. Home Office figures show 129 full-time police officers voluntarily left the force in the year to March. It is up from 94 the year before and the highest number since records began in 2006-07. Nationally, 9,200 officers handed […]
It is an impossible task to expect police officers to investigate every single crime – despite the fact there is nothing they would love more to do – Hampshire Police Federation has said. Zoë Wakefield, Federation Chair, was speaking after Home Secretary Suella Braverman said officers must investigate every theft and follow all reasonable leads […]
Overall crime in Hampshire is down on pre-pandemic levels, which is a “massive credit” to Hampshire Police officers, the Federation has said. Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that, although robberies recorded by Hampshire Constabulary in the year to March 2023 were 5% up on the previous year, they were down on pre-pandemic […]
Hampshire officers are being put under even more pressure due to the number of non-emergency 999 calls, Hampshire Police Federation has said. A recent survey found that, on a given day, only 49% of calls received by Hampshire Constabulary were genuine emergencies. Hampshire Police Federation Chair Zoë Wakefield said this not only affects over-stretched call […]
This weekend’s UK Police Unity Tour is an important event to remember fallen officers, and more family members than ever will be taking part, Hampshire Police Federation has said. The challenging cycling route of around 180 miles will take place on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 July, arriving at the Care of Police Survivors (COPS) […]
Three Hampshire Police officers were recognised at the National Police Bravery Awards on 13 July. Back in June 2022, PC Robert Davies, PC James Pawley and PC James Langmead restrained a man holding a knife to a woman’s throat while also dealing with a dangerous house fire. Last month they attended the National Police Bravery […]
The increase in summer demand has seen Hampshire Constabulary struggling for resources, but it has come up with a good solution that helps officers, the Federation has said. Every summer an influx of tourists head to Hampshire for holidays and festivals, and at the same time officers want to take their annual leave to go […]
There is “no quick fix” to the problem of experienced officers leaving the police service and there being more young-in-service officers than ever before, the Chair of Hampshire Police Federation has said. A new HMICFRS report found that there were increasing attrition rates in the police and said that despite the Police Uplift Programme, forces […]
Officers don’t have the resources to respond to all mental health incidents, Hampshire Police Federation has said, after it was announced that Hampshire Constabulary will no longer respond to concerns about mental health if there is no risk to life, or crime being committed. Hampshire Constabulary is following the lead of Humberside Police, which has […]
