THE Home Secretary was put on the spot over police pay at the Police Federation of England and Wales’ annual conference. In a question-and-answer session during the Manchester conference this week, Priti Patel heard powerful stories of how officers are struggling to make ends meet. Rich Cooke, Chair of West Midlands Police Federation, angrily told […]
MORE than 360 current conduct investigations have gone on for more than a year in England and Wales, the Police Federation has revealed. Phill Matthews, PFEW Conduct and Performance Lead, said there are “360-odd” investigations that have gone on beyond 12 months and are now “on pause waiting for other processes to happen”. Lengthy investigations […]
THERE is a “crisis in policing” as officers, particularly detectives, are struggling to manage their workloads following changes in CPS guidance, the PFEW annual conference has heard. A panel session focused on last year’s changes to the Crown Prosecution Service Director’s guidance, DG6, which requires officers to provide the CPS with a trial-ready prosecution before […]
HAMPSHIRE Police Federation has issued an angry rebuttal to the Home Secretary after her unsatisfactory speech at the annual conference. Zoë Wakefield, Federation Chair, was speaking after Priti Patel addressed the Police Federation of England and Wales meeting in Manchester. A number of delegates served the Home Secretary with home truths about how they or […]
A NEW framework for mutual aid operations will help support the welfare of officers who are deployed, Hampshire Police Federation has said, following a session at the PFEW annual conference. Hampshire Police Federation Secretary Garry Smith was present the conference session ‘Mutual Aid: a postcode lottery for members’, with a panel including PFEW Treasurer Simon […]
“THE ill-health retirement process can be elongated and ultimately make people more poorly.” That is the view of Chrissie Wall, Hampshire Police Federation’s Equality Lead and single point of contact for ill-health retirement. She was speaking after attending a session on the subject at the PFEW Annual Conference, led by the national Federation’s Ill-Health Retirement […]
COURTS must use their new sentencing powers to send a message that assaulting police officers is unacceptable, according to Hampshire Police Federation. Chair Zoë Wakefield was speaking after The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act received Royal Assent – meaning the introduction of Harper’s Law and the Police Covenant. It also doubles the maximum jail […]
THE COVID-19 pandemic has had the unexpected benefit of helping police officers work from home, which could support disabled officers in the long run. Chrissie Wall, Hampshire Police Federation’s Equality Lead, was speaking after the PFEW conference examined “the tsunami of disability discrimination” facing the service. The workshop at the Manchester meeting examined adjusted duties […]
THERE is a positive and genuine attempt to change culture in policing, according to Hampshire Police Federation. CAPLO Moray Anderson made the comments after attending a conference session about whether a lack of cultural awareness played a part in the discipline system. Research has identified that officers from different ethnic backgrounds experience disproportionality within the […]
POLICE officers shouldn’t be afraid to ask colleagues if they are feeling suicidal, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Katie Clift, Professional Development Lead for Hampshire Police Federation, was speaking after the Police Federation of England and Wales’ annual conference in Manchester this week. During a session on mental health and suicide, delegates heard from one […]
