HAMPSHIRE Police Federation joined Federation colleagues from across the country to remember the thousands of police officers who have died on police duty. Secretary Garry Smith paid his respects to fallen colleagues at the 18th annual National Police Memorial Day at Lincoln Cathedral on 26th September. The annual event honours more than 5,000 officers who […]
THE future of police officer pay is unclear now that both the Police Federation of England and Wales and the Police Superintendents Association have pulled out of the Police Pay Review Body. The Supers’ President Paul Griffiths announced at its annual conference earlier this month that the Association has joined the Federation in abandoning the […]
THE Independent Office for Police Conduct has increased the speed of their investigations, but this needs to be sustained over coming years, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Representatives have complained for years that the IOPC’s investigations take too long, having an impact on officers’ professional and personal life, and their welfare. The Police Federation of […]
THE bravery of two Hampshire Police officers who detained a violent burglar – one being stabbed with a hypodermic needle in the process – will be celebrated at a glittering ceremony next month. PC Christi Hill and her partner PC Tristan Parsons, a PCSO at the time of the incident, were off duty on the […]
THERE are fears that more police officers will suffer from poor mental health in the coming years due to the long-term effects of the pandemic and the pressures colleagues are under. That’s the fear of Zoë Wakefield, Hampshire Police Federation Chair, who was speaking after new figures emerged showing 197 police officers were signed off […]
OFFICERS are now leaving Hampshire Constabulary for the private sector as they are unable to increase their pay in line with their skills, Zoë Wakefield, Hampshire Police Federation Chair has said. She was speaking about disappointment with the Government after the Home Secretary failed to show up for her address at the Police Superintendents Association’s […]
HAMPSHIRE Police Federation has called for proper investment in policing ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review next month. Zoë Wakefield, Hampshire Police Federation Chair, said: “We want to see a proper plan for some big investment in policing. We need investment in recruitment, investment in training more detectives, investment in proper IT to make it […]
HAMPSHIRE Police Federation will be welcoming the Special Constabulary into the fold as the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill moves through Parliament. Special Constables have been around for more than 200 years, but they have never been represented fully and have had very little legal protection despite facing the same threats as regular officers. This […]
POLICE drivers will become safer in their jobs with greater legal protections a step closer. Representatives of the Police Federation of England and Wales Federation met members of the House of Lords earlier this month to press for amendments to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. Zoë Wakefield said this should make a “real […]
POLICE officers are – as things stand – coping well with unlocking after all Covid restrictions were dropped towards the end of July The force has seen large crowds back at St Mary’s Stadium and Fratton Park and officers have been busy keeping festivals and people enjoying the night time economy safe. Zoë Wakefield, Hampshire […]
