THE Secretary of Hampshire Police Federation – Garry Smith – will become a Trustee of The Gurney Fund in May. The Gurney Fund provides support for the children of police officers who have died or have been medically retired. It covers 22 subscribing forces, including Hampshire Police. The children receive an allowance and help with […]
BETTER information sharing systems with the Crown Prosecution Service could save officers hours and increase the time they spend with the public, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Zoë Wakefield was speaking after a Police Federation of England and Wales survey of detectives called for a fundamental review of the January 2021 changes to the Crown […]
A SHOCKING 20 police officers at Hampshire Constabulary have been assaulted five times in the last year, the Federation has revealed. The location where officers are most likely to be attacked on duty is Southampton, followed by Portsmouth. And racially aggravated assaults on police officers have skyrocketed by 60 per cent, the figures show. Hampshire […]
FORCES need to do more to challenge the Independent Office for Police Conduct and hold them to account, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Zoë Wakefield, Federation Chair, said: “Forces need to challenge them more. Too many investigations just go on for months. There isn’t enough meaningful information put out for officers and the investigation can […]
HAMPSHIRE Police officers will get more opportunities to talk to their Federation reps, who will be visiting stations regularly “so we can hear directly the issues that are important to you”, Chair Zoë Wakefield has said. Zoë was speaking at Hampshire Police Federation virtual Open Meeting on 22 February. She said that over the past […]
A HUGE 91% of Hampshire Police officers say they do not currently feel respected by the Government with 40% worrying about their finances every day. The new figures from the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 2021 Pay and Morale Survey come after 12 years of pay caps and pay freezes for the police. […]
HAMPSHIRE Police officers will get more opportunities to talk to their Federation reps, who will be visiting stations regularly “so we can hear directly the issues that are important to you”, Chair Zoë Wakefield has said. Zoë was speaking at Hampshire Police Federation virtual Open Meeting on 22 February. She said that over the past […]
HAMPSHIRE Police officers have until the end of this month to nominate a colleague for the Women in Policing Awards 2022. Hampshire Police Federation Chair Zoë Wakefield said it was a really important event in policing that recognised all the excellent work officers were doing nationally. She said: “We will be putting in at least […]
A NEW consensus statement setting out the police service’s commitment to suicide prevention is a positive step at a time when officers are facing more trauma than ever, Hampshire Police Federation has said. The consensus has been agreed by the Police Federation of England and Wales, the National Police Chiefs’ Council, the College of Policing, […]
“OFFICERS are stretched to breaking point with so many demands on their time and no one else to pass the work onto,” Hampshire Police Federation Chair Zoe Wakefield has said, following comments from the head of an independent review that policing is under-resourced. Sir Michael Barber is leading a Strategic Review of Policing, which will […]
