WITH the county on COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, Hampshire Police officers are adopting an engagement policy with the public. It means they will continue to police with consent wherever possible, offering advice and encouragement should they find people pushing the boundaries of the stay at home policy. Having to enforce the new Government “lockdown” legislation will […]
THE importance of frontline policing, the NHS and other frontline emergency services must not be forgotten once the coronavirus crisis is over. Hampshire Police Federation said the impacts of the outbreak must be factored into future Government planning and that policing needs more than just bouquets and platitudes from Whitehall. Chairman Alex Charge said: “It’s […]
OFFICERS are motivated and ready to deal with the challenges of the developing coronavirus pandemic, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Speaking the day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a shutdown across the UK, Zoë Wakefield, Vice-Chair of Hampshire Police Federation said: “Morale is fine. [Coronavirus] is another challenge that we’ll get on and deal […]
HAMPSHIRE Police Federation is reporting a rise in the number of police officers being spat at during the coronavirus crisis. The disgusting assaults have appalled Federation Chairman Alex Charge, who wants perpetrators to receive prison sentences for the assaults. Alex said: “We’ve had an increase in spitting assaults. It is just so disgraceful that in […]
HAMPSHIRE Police officers are being encouraged to rest and recuperate while they can – because the challenges posed by COVID-19 could change at any moment. Coronavirus and the restrictions it has imposed has changed policing in the county, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Business-as-usual demand, such as policing Hampshire’s night-time economy, has dropped since lockdown […]
SOUTH East Allowance to increase for Hampshire Police officers by £100 – this is not a life-changing amount, but it is a start… The Chief Constable has recommended – and the Police and Crime Commissioner has agreed – that there will be an uplift of £100 in the South East Allowance for Hampshire Police officers […]
HAMPSHIRE Police Federation is sending out a welfare pack to help members cope with the stress of dealing with the effects of Coronavirus. Around 400 Federation members are currently listed as working away from home, in self-isolation or have reported symptoms of the virus. They’ll receive the pack first with a further rollout to all […]
PC Neil Nancarrow, who’s been a Hampshire Police officer for 20 years, decided to become a Police Federation Representative for reasons very close to his heart. Neil said: “I became a Fed Rep because they helped a lot when they supported a colleague of mine through cancer before he passed away. They gave him and […]
HAMPSHIRE Police Federation’s Welfare Van is back on the road after a bit of TLC. It’s now stocked with reuseable cups, as the Federation is doing its bit for the environment by discouraging the use of paper cups and plastic. There’s also a five-gallon drum of fresh water to refill officers’ water bottles. Southampton Police […]
THE Chairman of Hampshire Police Federation says he thinks Taser will become “a routine bit of kit for operational police officers” after the Home Office announced that the Hampshire force will be receiving funding for an extra 67 Taser. Police and Crime Commissioners across England and Wales bid for extra Taser in January, as part […]
