The Police Family gathered on Sunday to remember thousands of police officers who have died on duty – and to support family members left behind. There were tears and laughter during the Annual Care of Police Survivors Service of Remembrance took place at the National Memorial Arboretum – for the first time since 2019 due […]
1,304 police officers in Hampshire were assaulted last year. That’s 25 every week. More than 3 officers assaulted every single day. Figures published by the Government show that nationally, there were 36,969 assaults on police officers in England and Wales last year. That’s a 20%+ annual national rise. It works out as 720 assaults a […]
The Hampshire Police Federation team has been continuing with our police station visits across the force area. You may have seen in the news about some of the issues our members have highlighted – that we in turn reported to the Constabulary – concerning the estate. We are pleased to advise that all identified issues […]
MORE concrete plans and proposals are being drawn up as part of the new Police Covenant, which will hopefully positively impact officers in Hampshire. Hampshire Police Federation said it was still early days to assess how the Covenant would protect officers’ mental and physical health and give them and their families the support they need […]
HAMPSHIRE Federation Chair Zoe Wakefield is getting on her bike for charity. She and five other Hampshire officers will be taking part in the Police Unity Tour this weekend to remember fallen colleagues and raise cash for COPs (Care of Police Survivors). The Hampshire team will be pedalling from Hungerford, where they’ll be joined by […]
EXHAUSTED police officers are struggling to ‘switch off’ from the pressures of the job – and it’s keeping them up at night. Hampshire Police Federation says the demands of the role and working shift patterns are partly why many officers say they only get six hours or less kip every night. The Oscar-Kilo National Police […]
THE national ‘pingdemic’ forcing workers to self-isolate is having a significant impact on ‘exhausted’ Hampshire Police Officers, their Federation has said. Around 100 officers are off work at any one time, having been told to stay at home by the NHS Covid App. It’s placed further stress and demands on officers who are left holding […]
HAMPSHIRE Police Federation is urging members to make their voice heard by voting in the upcoming Fed Rep elections. Candidates have all put themselves forward to take on the Rep roles, so now it’s over to Hampshire officers to cast their votes. “Members will be getting an email for their opportunity to vote for their […]
HAMPSHIRE Police Federation is backing calls for footage from officers’ body-worn video to be made more widely available. A national Federation campaign to put officers’ side of the story across and combat some of the misleading, often heavily edited social media footage of incidents has led to several guidelines for forces being able to release […]
POLICE officers have given everything – the Government has given us nothing. Officers have missed out on a wider public sector pay increase, which has seen nurses and NHS workers get a 3% rise and firefighters get a 1.5% pay rise. Whilst not begrudging their 999 colleagues their rise, officers feel they have been ‘singled […]
