TV presenter Nick Knowles has been defending the police from attacks in the media and outlining the challenges the country’s officers currently face. “I don’t know why we’ve got this thing in this country where we have to hammer the police,” the DIY SOS host told millions of people. He spoke to ITV’s Good Morning […]
SOUTH Yorkshire Police are mourning the loss of PC Matt Lannie, who died on duty on 21 April. PC Lannie, 40, was on a police motorcycle responding to an incident when it was in collision with a blue Toyota Avensis in the Ecclesfield area of Sheffield. He was pronounced dead a short time after the […]
THERE “must be a consequence” for those who spit at police officers and threaten to spread coronavirus. That is the view of PFEW Chair John Apter, who said anyone convicted of coughing or spitting at officers and threatening to spread Covid-19 should be jailed. Several offenders have been imprisoned in the past month for weaponising […]
THE Police Federation of England and Wales has cancelled its Annual Conference and postponed the Annual Police Bravery Awards ceremony due to the ongoing restrictions around Covid-19. Whilst the Conference will not be rearranged, the Federation are working on a new date to celebrate the 2020 police bravery nominees from across the country. John Apter, […]
PERSONAL protective equipment such as gloves and face masks will be shared out between forces to ensure all response officers are properly protected during the Covid-19 crisis. That was the pledge from DCC Paul Netherton, the NPCC lead for Civil Contingencies, when he gave evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee on 18 March. He […]
THE Government must protect the welfare of police officers as they battle on the frontline against COVID-19, the Shadow Minister of State for Policing has said. Louise Haigh has written an open letter to Home Secretary Priti Patel, urging her to ensure officers have access to the anti-viral personal protective equipment kit they need – […]
CURFEWS and fixed penalty notices could be used to crack down on police officer assaults while the courts are closed due to the coronavirus, the Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales has said. John Apter took to BBC News to condemn the “vile creatures” who spit at and deliberately cough on the […]
ANYONE using a “coronavirus cough” to threaten police officers faces serious criminal charges, the Director of Public Prosecutions has warned. The CPS intervention comes after reports of police, shop workers and vulnerable groups being deliberately coughed at by people claiming to have the disease. The CPS said: “Such behaviour is illegal and assaults specifically against […]
IT IS “sensible” that Special Constables should be able to support the police service during the coronavirus outbreak, Hampshire Police Federation has said. The National Police Chiefs’ Council has called on employers to consider providing paid leave to Special Constables so they can help the police at a time when they will need extra resources. […]
