Scrutiny of officers is important but the current accountability system isn’t working, Hampshire Police Federation has said, as it welcomed the Government’s changes to the IOPC. On 21 March, the Government announced significant reforms to the police accountability system, promising that investigations would be sped up in order to provide “swifter clarity to both officers […]
Neighbourhood policing officers have a vital role in keeping communities safe, picking up intelligence and building trust in the public, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Chair Zoë Wakefield was speaking during Neighbouhood Policing Week (22-26 January). She said: “Neighbourhood policing is so important, because a lot of the time they are the face of the […]
Officers are encouraged to attend the Hampshire Police Federation Open Meeting on Wednesday 15 May, so that they can pose important policing questions to chief officers. Hampshire Police Federation Chair Zoë Wakefield said: “We are one of the few Federations that still hold open meetings. It’s great that our colleagues in Hampshire have the opportunity […]
The Government’s new police funding announcement is “really disappointing” and means that Hampshire Constabulary continues to be underfunded by £40 million, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Forces have been told they will get up to £922 million extra funding for 2024/25, but this amounts to a reduction in funding when considering their payroll commitments. The […]
With a general election likely to happen in 2024, politicians need to do more to fund and support the police, Hampshire Police Federation has said. In addition, Police and Crime Commissioner elections are taking place in May. Hampshire Police Federation Chair Zoë Wakefield said that politicians of all stripes needed to publicly back officers and […]
The new Government requirement for officers to have ‘a duty of candour’ is something officers are already doing as part of their Standards of Professional Behaviour, Hampshire Police Federation has said. The Government recently signed the Hillsborough Charter, which includes a duty of candour for policing being required by law, holding policing to the highest […]
There needs to be funding for more roads policing officers, Hampshire Police Federation has warned, as the number of people being killed and injured in road crashes hits a record high. New Department for Transport figures show that, in 2022, 2,715 people around the country were injured or killed, compared to 944 a decade ago. […]
There needs to be a better system to ensure police officers aren’t dangerously fatigued while driving home from night shifts, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Chair Zoë Wakefield was speaking after over half (51.9%) of officers and staff who responded to a survey said they had been involved in a ‘near miss’ incident, such as […]
Drastic cuts to resources mean that officers can no longer deal with every neighbourhood policing incident, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Federation Chair Zoë Wakefield said she “partly agreed” with a recent comment by the Chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) Gavin Stephens, who said that forces had lost sight of “bread-and-butter” neighbourhood […]
Police dog units provide an “amazing service to officers” and need continued funding, the Chair of Hampshire Police Federation has said. Zoë Wakefield was speaking as a public consultation opened on the National Police Chiefs’ Council Police Dog Standard – the questionnaire will close on 7 February 2024. It is gathering people’s feedback on new minimum […]
