HAMPSHIRE Police Federation’s message to new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is: “Increase funding so that we can deal with the demand. We can’t investigate all the crime because there aren’t enough officers.” Tackling crime is reported to be one of the Prime Minister’s top priorities, but Hampshire Police Federation Chair Zoë Wakefield said that in […]
IT makes sense for officers to be double-crewed from a safety perspective, but also for morale, Hampshire Police Federation has said. New research focused on West Midlands Police shows that double-crewing increases detection rates by 44%, charges summonses and cautions go up by 82%, and serious officer injury rates almost drop to zero. In addition, […]
HAMPSHIRE Police officers continue to struggle with the cost-of-living crisis, with the Federation reporting a huge increase in people accessing the Welfare Fund. Hampshire Police Federation Chair Zoë Wakefield said that officers were also putting themselves forward for large amounts of overtime, while others were not able to afford enough food to last the month. […]
HAMPSHIRE PC Jordan Janaway has won a prestigious BBC Make A Difference award for her efforts in helping the community, just months after being nominated for The National Police Bravery Awards. Federation Chair Zoë Wakefield said it was “really positive and very well-deserved” that Jordan had been recognised by the public as well as her […]
THE current evidence disclosure guidance is “absolutely ridiculous”, Hampshire Police Federation has said, as PFEW launches a campaign for the Government to simplify it. Its campaign, #SimplifyDG6, also calls on the National Police Chiefs’ Council, the College of Policing and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to jointly work with PFEW in ensuring all officers receive […]
HAMPSHIRE Police Federation supports the force and the Police and Crime Commissioner’s pledge that officers will attend every report of a residential burglary. New Home Secretary Suella Braverman wrote an open letter to police chiefs on 24 September addressing the need to restore public trust in the police. In it, she said: “To put it […]
THE force and supervisors need to be more aware of how many traumatic incidents an officer has attended so they can keep an eye on their mental health, said Hampshire Police Federation. A Police Traumatic Event Checklist is currently being developed by the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) and Police Care UK, in […]
“A LOT of officers just don’t have any money left at the end of the month and are struggling to pay their bills,” Hampshire Police Federation has said. Rising energy and food bills, double-digit inflation, and worries about paying mortgages and rents were impacting officers who haven’t had a real-terms pay rise in years, said […]
THE number of Hampshire Police officers being signed off work for mental ill health has rocketed over the past year, and early support is vital, said the Federation. A FOI request revealed that 295 Hampshire officers took time off in 2021-2022 due to stress, depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder. Across all forces in England […]
NATIONAL Police Memorial Day means a lot to the families of fallen colleagues, and it is crucial that the police service continues to gather every year to honour their memories. Hampshire Police Federation Chair Zoë Wakefield and Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney joined 2,000 members of the police family in Belfast for this year’s service on […]
