After years of pressure from Hampshire Police Federation, Hampshire Police officers will receive the maximum South East Allowance of £2,000 a year. The increased payments will start for colleagues in January 2024. Hampshire Police Federation Chair Zoë Wakefield said she was pleased that Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones had agreed to the […]
Hampshire Police is losing between 25 and 30 officers a month. Zoê Wakefield, HPF Chair, listed the pandemic, poor police pay, the degree for new recruits problem and filmed recruitment interviews as reasons why the force recruited people who are now leaving. Zoë said: “The recruitment campaign started before Covid, and we were probably one […]
Front Line Police Officers are set to receive an information pack on the pros and cons of pursuing industrial rights, the Federation’s National Council has heard. The vote for industrial rights, which as yet has no timeframe, is currently being planned by working groups, with the south east region being led by Neil Mennie, […]
The new Home Secretary has been invited on the beat with Hampshire’s front line to hear first hand about the issues facing officers. James Cleverly took up the post earlier this month replacing Suella Braverman. She has now returned to the back benches and will spend her time serving Hampshire as Fareham’s MP. Zoë Wakefield, […]
Changes promised by the Government that will free up police working time will make a huge difference to officers, Zoë Wakefield, Hampshire Police Federation Chair has said. The Productivity Programme, announced this month, will introduce new technology and changes that will cut admin workloads to save 750,000 policing hours every week, according to the chancellor. […]
Crimes that merit jail sentences up to six months would not go via crown prosecutors if the new recommendations, which are currently being piloted by high performing forces, are adopted. Zoë Wakefield, Hampshire Police Federation Chair, welcomed the measures – as long as they do actually save officers’ time. She said: “It probably takes us […]
Police Officers are becoming far more wary of voluntarily carrying firearms. Simon Chesterman, NPCC armed policing lead, told an NPCC/APCC summit in November that “we could be sleepwalking into having to mandate officers to carry firearms”. Zoë Wakefield, Hampshire Police Federation Chair, said: “Taking on the responsibility of carrying a firearm is really admirable and I […]
That’s the message from Zoë Wakefield, Hampshire Police Federation Chair. Zoë was speaking about a Metropolitan Police case, in which an officer was cleared of dangerous driving after crashing while responding to a terrorist incident. PC Paul Fisher, 46, has been cleared following a trial – almost four years after having been charged. […]
“Awe-inspiring” technological advances – including automation, digital fingerprint matching, facial recognition and drones – will be the biggest driver of reform in policing over the next few years, the NPCC has said. The announcement is “great news”, according to Hampshire Police Federation, as it will save hard-pressed officers valuable time. Hampshire has trialled mobile […]
Police officers can look forward to a much more simplified processes as MPs move towards implementing a raft of improvements to working practices, Hampshire Police Federation has said. MPs sitting on the Home Affairs Committee on policing have recommended the creation of a “data bubble” trial between the police service nationally and the CPS […]
