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HAMPSHIRE Police has 91 new recruits as part of a training programme in partnership with the University of Portsmouth. They are the first group to join as part of the new Police Educational Qualification Framework. After 10 weeks of masterclasses and supported online learning, the new officers will join teams across the county to continue […]

NEW powers allowing tougher sentences for people who assault emergency service workers must be used if officers are to be protected on the frontline. Hampshire Police Federation says the introduction of a maximum sentence of two years in jail time for those who attack blue light staff sends out a strong message that these assaults […]

THE 17th National Police Memorial Day Service remembering thousands of police officers who have died on duty was as emotional and moving as ever this year, despite being held virtually. The online service – which featured police and religious leaders, politicians and families of fallen officers – was made even more poignant following the murder […]

A NEW offence for those deliberately using, threatening or attempting to use a vehicle to target a police employee and the potential to increase the availability of Tasers and Spit Guards for use by officers are just two of the recommendations in a new Safety Review. In total 28 recommendations have been made by the […]

HAMPSHIRE Police Federation’s new Equality Lead, Chrissie Wall, says she will continue to help people and fight discrimination, building on her experience of being Deputy Equality Lead for the past five years. Chrissie has been a Federation Rep for eight years and in the police for 22, working in a variety of areas from response […]

GOVERNMENT sanctioned £10,000 fines for organising mass gatherings should act as a deterrent, Hampshire Police Federation has said, but concerns remain about how officers will impose them. The new anti-COVID measures aim to stop illegal raves and get-togethers after huge parties sprung up across post lockdown England and Wales. While the tough stance is being […]

Hampshire Police Federation is 100% behind a new campaign aimed at putting people who kill police officers and emergency service workers behind bars for life. The ‘Harper’s Law’ campaign has been launched by Lissie Harper after her Thames Valley police officer husband Andrew was killed on duty in August last year. The perpetrators Henry Long, Albert […]

HAMPSHIRE Police Federation says it’s time to balance out some of the ‘grossly unfair’ clips of police action being shared on social media or published by the media.  The PFEW wants Chief Constables to allow more body-worn video footage to be released to the public to put arrests and police activities in context.  It says […]

HELPING officers deal with the menopause and encouraging more women to become Reps are at the top of the to-do list for the new chair of the PFEW’s Women’s Group – Hampshire Police Federation Chair Zoe Wakefield. “We had a really good network of women’s Reps, not just across the region but across the whole […]

COVID-19 will not stop Hampshire Police Federation from remembering fallen colleagues. The National Police Memorial Day, such an important date in the police calendar, has had to be moved online to comply with social distancing regulations. But it won’t prevent officers and police staff from across the country remembering friends, colleagues and fellow officers from […]