Hampshire Police Federation have handed over a cheque for £3,265 to Solent Mind. The Federation chose the charity for donations at their 2019 charity dinner. Solent Mind will use the generous donation for signposting and a information service which will benefit blue light workers, amongst others in our area by enabling them to quickly and […]
People Helping People Police Credit Union has been committed to the principle of people helping people since its creation over 17 years ago. We are a not-for-profit financial cooperative, providing a range of ethical savings and loans products with repayments straight from staff’s pay. The service is also available to any family members who live […]
POLICE officer pay: “We want an uplift of officers, we want local people to become local officers, so surely it’s reasonable to pay them enough to be able to afford a house.” The 2020 police officer pay rise submission has been made – with the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) calling for a […]
HAMPSHIRE Police federation are providing an opportunity to officers who retire on the next 12-18 months the option to attend a two day retirement course in partnership with ‘Mightify’ and Eight Wealth Management. We understand what a significant change it is to move on from emergency service careers and this course is designed and delivered […]
HAMPSHIRE Police Federation is committed to growing its wellbeing programme, offering support to any members who are struggling. Federation Secretary Garry Smith (pictured) said it was working together with the force to provide a variety of options to help officers’ wellbeing and that it had received extremely positive feedback. The Federation’s new welfare van gives […]
THE length of time suspects could be bailed for is set to be trebled under government plans. Under the proposals, officers will be told to impose bail conditions on suspects if there could be risks to victims, witnesses and the public. Time limits to keep suspects under such a restriction could be raised from 28 […]
HAMPSHIRE Police Federation hopes that the force isn’t “penalised” by the Government for investing in Taser early. Police forces across England and Wales are bidding for a share in the £10 million the Government has put towards equipping more officers with Taser. Each force has to decide how much funding they apply for based on […]
A RETURN to targets in policing “wouldn’t solve many problems” and neither would it help protect the public, according to Hampshire Police Federation. Senior police chiefs have claimed the Government is considering a move back to targets, in order to see a return on investment for the 20,000 police officers they have pledged to recruit. […]
IT’S worth looking at the possible benefits of restructuring policing, according to Hampshire Police Federation. Senior police officials have called on the Government to replace the 43 forces in England and Wales with fewer, larger forces, in order to better tackle organised crime. However The Times reported that Home Secretary Priti Patel was not considering […]
A new study has shown that police patrols for just four hours a week at busy Tube stations cut crime there by a fifth. The study, carried out by Cambridge University, showed that even 15-minute patrols were effective at deterring crime, and that the deterrent remained when the police weren’t there. Alex Charge, Hampshire Police […]
