STUDENT officers in Hampshire will now receive an increased period of training so that they’re more equipped on the job. The Government’s uplift programme to recruit an extra 20,000 officers is underway, but new research from the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) found failings in the system to train these new intakes. In […]
HAMPSHIRE Police officers at COP26 in Glasgow are working hard side by side with forces from around the country, and Hampshire Police Federation said that most “teething problems” had been resolved. The policing operation at the UN Climate Change Conference is one of the biggest ever in the UK, with more than 10,000 officers attending […]
POLICE officers in England and Wales should receive a pay rise this year to be in line with Scottish officers who are getting an extra £950 in 2021, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Officers of all ranks in Police Scotland will receive an extra £700 from the Scottish Government this year, along with a one-off […]
IT is hugely important that Hampshire Police officers fill in the 2021/2022 Pay and Morale Survey, so that the Federation can push for better pay and allowances. The results of the survey inform the Federation’s work on pay and conditions and general police morale, and means it has more clout when dealing with politicians. Hampshire […]
THE pay increase police officers receive next year must make up for years of stagnant earnings – and recognise the hard work they put into policing the pandemic, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that the pay freeze imposed last year would end in April 2022, but the amount of the pay […]
THE Superintendents’ Association has joined the Police Federation in pulling out of the Government’s Police Officer pay rise process. “We no longer see the value of our involvement,” President Paul Griffiths told the organisation’s Annual Conference about the Police Remuneration Review Body. “Currently, we have no procedural justice when it comes to pay and police […]
SPECIAL Constables will be able to join the Police Federation from next year and get the same support, representation and rights as existing members. It is expected that 8-10,000 volunteer Specials will be eligible to join by March 2022, as permitted by the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, unless there is unexpected parliamentary intervention. […]
NEARLY 8,500 police officers have been signed off due to stress, depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the past year. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request showed that 8,450 officers had taken time off due to psychological problems in the financial year 2020/21. This is lower than last year’s figure of 9,874, but […]
THE pay freeze is “a kick in the teeth” for police officers, especially after they weren’t prioritised for Covid vaccines. Speaking at the British Transport Police Federation Conference, the first since 2019, Chair Nigel Goodband addressed a number of pressing concerns for officers, including safety, saying it was a “disgrace” that more than two BTP […]
A NEW law designed to protect police drivers could still leave them in danger of being prosecuted for their work at the wheel, the Police Federation of England and Wales’ Roads Policing Conference has heard. PFEW National Driver Training and Pursuits Lead Tim Rogers said this new law – currently working its way through Parliament […]
