HAMPSHIRE Police Federation has vowed to fight on for an increase to the South East Allowance. Officers were awarded an increase of £700, which brings the Allowance to £1,800 – but it could be £2,000 – which has left officers asking why they didn’t get the full amount. Zoë Wakefield, Federation Chair, said: “Obviously officers are very grateful for the […]
YOUNGER-IN-SERVICE officers are likely to struggle to pay their bills as the cost-of-living crisis bites and energy costs go through the roof, the Chair Hampshire Police Federation has warned. Zoë Wakefield has called on officers to contact their supervisors and the Federation if they find they are unable to pay the bills. Energy bills for a […]
EXPERIENCED and talented police officers are leaving Hampshire Police because of years of below-inflation pay rises, the force’s Federation has warned. In July, a detective chief inspector hung up their cuffs and this month a superintendent is leaving – both officers have been recruited in better-paid jobs outside policing. Zoë Wakefield, Federation Chair, said: “We’ve got lots […]
HAMPSHIRE Police Federation Chair Zoë Wakefield will once again be cycling for charity in the UK Police Unity Tour. The Tour, where participants cycle around 180 miles from 19-21 August, raises money for Care of Police Survivors (COPS). Every year it concludes at the National Memorial Arboretum, a national site of remembrance in Lichfield, Staffordshire, […]
IT is positive that Chief Constables are backing the Police Covenant, Hampshire Police Federation has said, but it questioned whether there would be there be the funding to implement everything in it. Chief Constables from all forces across England and Wales have pledged their support for the Police Covenant, which was recently enshrined in law. […]
POLICE officers will start leaving the service to get better-paid jobs as a result of poor pay and conditions, the Chair of Hampshire Police Federation has warned. The Government announced that all police officers would receive a £1,900 pay rise in September, which is 7% for new recruits but just 2% for Chief Inspectors, and […]
IT is “a real worry” that up to a third of police officers are inexperienced and so young in service, especially with a summer of large-scale events, Hampshire Police Federation has said. The Public Accounts Committee has published a report saying that up to a third of all police officers in England and Wales will […]
HAMPSHIRE Police officers struggled with overheating police buildings and having to wear stifling PPE on the hottest day ever recorded, Hampshire Police Federation has said. UK temperatures topped 40℃ for the first time ever on 18-19 July, and the national Federation called on Chief Constables to ensure working conditions were reasonable, comfortable and safe. It […]
HAMPSHIRE Police officers are having their rest days cancelled as they face a “horrendous” level of demand, the Federation has said. Zoë Wakefield, Chair of Hampshire Police Federation, said it was like nothing she had seen before in her career. She said: “It’s horrendous. I’ve not known anything like it in my service. We can’t […]
HAMPSHIRE Police officers who are helping to police the Commonwealth Games as part of mutual aid should make the most of the experience, the Federation has said. The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games is taking place from 28 July-8 August and Hampshire officers will be attending to help out with crowd control. Hampshire Police Federation Chair […]
