Officers are taking more sick days due to mental ill health, which is exacerbated by a lack of resource and support from managers, Hampshire Police Federation has said. A recent article in The Times reported that, last year, 39% of sick days taken by police officers nationally were due to mental ill health – up […]
More police officers, especially those who are single, are struggling with the high costs of housing, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Federation Chair Zoë Wakefield was commenting following an article in The Times about a police officer who couldn’t afford his energy bills and ended up sleeping in his car. She said: “It’s really difficult […]
Forces need to publish more positive stories on their social media accounts in order to support officers and show the public the reality of policing, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Federation Chair Zoë Wakefield was responding to the recent HMIC report into activism and impartiality in policing, in which many interviewees said they felt left […]
Investigations into officers accused of misconduct are taking far too long and are breeding a culture of fear, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Federation Chair Zoë Wakefield said the “pendulum had swung too far the other way” in the misconduct arena and that some Hampshire officers had been investigated for several years as the process […]
“We should have a pay mechanism that we can trust, that we know is going to treat police officers fairly.” Hampshire Police Federation Chair Zoë Wakefield was responding to comments made by national PFEW Acting Chair Tiffany Lynch in Police Oracle, where she called on politicians to reform the police officer pay body. Tiffany wrote: […]
Hampshire Police Federation members are being urged to vote for a new Chair. The current Chair, Zoë Wakefield, is standing down and three Fed Reps have put their names forward to be considered: Spencer Wragg, Stuart Freeston and Sean Duffy. There is an online hustings on 12 September and voting closes on 26 September. Zoë […]
“Those left behind are always part of the police family”, the Chair of Hampshire Police Federation has said in the lead-up to National Police Memorial Day. National Police Memorial Day is taking place in Glasgow on Sunday 29 September, giving formal recognition to police officers who have given their all to protect others and make […]
Hampshire Police Federation has said it looks forward to engaging with the independent review of the PFEW, with the hope that it will bring positive change for members. An independent panel is investigating the past failings at the Police Federation of England and Wales and assessing how the Federation should work in the future to […]
Hampshire police officers are being encouraged to attend a Federation webinar about mental health in policing, being held on World Suicide Prevention Day. The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) is running a webinar called Breaking the Silence: Conversations about Mental Health and Suicide Prevention from 10.30am-12pm on 10 September. During the session, a […]
Many new officers haven’t had the support they’ve needed because of a lack of resources, the Chair of Hampshire Police Federation has said. Zoë Wakefield was speaking after the College of Policing surveyed new recruits and found that only half or fewer of the respondents reported being satisfied with the overall education and training they […]
