THERE are “real positives for everybody” in the new police complaints and discipline process, according to the Hampshire Police Federation. The new legislation came into effect on 1 February and aims to ensure that complaints can be dealt with quickly, effectively and proportionately. There will be a greater emphasis on learning from mistakes. Federation Chairman […]
THERE need to be stronger sentences for those who attack police officers, the Chairman of the Hampshire Police Federation has said. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPO) has prosecuted more than 50 assaults a day in the past year since attacks on emergency workers became a specific offence. Nine out of 10 of these assaults were […]
THE funding settlement for police forces has been confirmed – and is described by the Home Office as a £1.1bn boost to policing. However, its calculations encompass funding commitments already announced: including £750m to recruit the first wave of the 20,000 new police officers; dedicated money allocated to fight organised crime, child abuse, serious violence, […]
POLICE officers are set to benefit from a simpler, ‘learning based’ complaints and disciplinary process. New misconduct legislation comes into force next month aimed at ‘shaking up’ the current system. The Home Office says the procedure will be more proportionate, and focus on allowing forces and officers to ‘learn from their mistakes’ – at the […]
HERO PC Andrew Harper has been given a prestigious posthumous honour by his colleagues at the Annual Police Federation Roads Policing Awards. Andrew was killed on duty in August 2019, and his widow Lissie received a standing ovation as she took to the stage to receive the Award at the event on her husband’s behalf. […]
A Hampshire Police officer has said the stress of going through a five-year-long IOPC investigation made him question his future on the force. PC Simon Pascoe says the drawn-out case has affected his confidence and he’s urging any officer who has a complaint made against them to speak to the Federation straight away. Simon moved […]
THE widow of hero police officer PC Andrew Harper has thanked the public and the police family for their overwhelming generosity, kindness and support following his death on duty. Lissie Harper said she would “never forget the generosity shown to me and my family and the respect to Andrew” – as the Memorial Fund in […]
NEW Police Regulations will go some way to ending the blame culture in policing, and allow officers to learn from their mistakes without fear of losing their jobs. The new guidelines, which have been continuously postponed, take effect in February 2020. Under the new guidelines, up to 80% of cases currently dealt with by Professional […]
POLICE officers with colour vision abnormalities may be able to carry Taser after the College of Policing announced a policy review. It means officers whose vision falls below the national standards could now be given enhanced training in Taser use and be assessed in using the device’s fixed sights and laser sight, instead of being […]
