THE idea of spot checking police officers phone is “absolutely ridiculous” and another example of “police bashing”, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Sir Tom Winsor, Chief Inspector of Constabulary, advocated random phone searches for police officers to check for inappropriate jokes and racist, sexist and homophobic slurs. His proposal, made during a newspaper interview last […]
A NEW set of uniform standards that has been set up to help protect police officers’ mental health “must be more than a wish list”, Hampshire Police Federation has said. The Royal Foundation’s Emergency Services Mental Health Symposium saw 200 leaders from across fire, ambulance, police, and search and rescue from all four nations come […]
PRAISE for Hampshire officers’ work in child protection is a testimony to how exceptionally hard they have worked in the face of cuts, Hampshire Police Federation has said. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services commended Hampshire Constabulary’s officers and staff for how they investigate child abuse, look after children in custody, and […]
THE historic introduction of Harper’s Law will help drive down police assaults across the board, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Named after the Thames Valley Police officer PC Andrew Harper, who was killed in the line of duty in 2019, the law will introduce mandatory life sentences for anyone convicted of killing an emergency worker […]
CHIEF officers must iron out problems with police officers’ pay for those who are deployed away from home ahead of the Commonwealth Games, Hampshire Police Federation has said. The Birmingham 2022 Games – to be held between 28 July and Monday 8 August – are just eight months away, and Hampshire officers will be sent […]
POLICE officers recruited during Covid are now leaving the service after realising the job “is not for them”, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Policing was one of the few industries to continue recruiting during the pandemic, meaning some applicants were joining who were not right for the job, the Federation said. “There are more officers […]
HAMPSHIRE Police faces another “two years of pain before the ultimate gain”, the Federation has said, as the force struggles to get officers to replenish the front line. Almost 400 additional police officers have been recruited this year, but while they are trained and skilled, officers on the front line are still taking up the […]
A Hampshire Police officer who stopped an extremely distressed man from setting himself on fire at a petrol station has been nominated for The National Police Bravery Awards. In the early hours 23 September last year, PC Jade Rudd attended a petrol station in Aldershot following a 999 call that a man had doused himself […]
THE Police Bravery Awards are really important for drawing attention to officers’ amazing courage in the line of duty, Hampshire Police Federation has said. The postponed 2020 Police Bravery Awards were held in London on 12 October, where nominees from across the UK attended a Downing Street reception before heading onto the Awards evening. The […]
OFFICERS who are feeling under pressure should not hesitate to seek help, Hampshire Police Federation has said on Stress Awareness Day. PFEW’s 2021 Demand, Capacity and Welfare Survey revealed that almost 80% of officers said they had struggled with their mental health and wellbeing over the previous year. Nearly 10,000 police officers took time off […]
