THE longer an investigation into a police officer continues, the greater the impact it has on their mental health. That is the view of Hampshire Police Federation Chair Zoë Wakefield,…

A FORMAL inquiry into the Independent Office For Police Conduct (IOPC) has heard evidence about the detrimental effect of lengthy disciplinary investigations on police officers and their families. The Police…

THE new Police Covenant should be something that will support officers and their families and not just warm words, according to Hampshire Police Federation. The Police Federation of England and…

HAMPSHIRE Police has 91 new recruits as part of a training programme in partnership with the University of Portsmouth. They are the first group to join as part of the…

NEW powers allowing tougher sentences for people who assault emergency service workers must be used if officers are to be protected on the frontline. Hampshire Police Federation says the introduction…

THE 17th National Police Memorial Day Service remembering thousands of police officers who have died on duty was as emotional and moving as ever this year, despite being held virtually.…

A NEW offence for those deliberately using, threatening or attempting to use a vehicle to target a police employee and the potential to increase the availability of Tasers and Spit…

HAMPSHIRE Police Federation’s new Equality Lead, Chrissie Wall, says she will continue to help people and fight discrimination, building on her experience of being Deputy Equality Lead for the past…

GOVERNMENT sanctioned £10,000 fines for organising mass gatherings should act as a deterrent, Hampshire Police Federation has said, but concerns remain about how officers will impose them. The new anti-COVID…

Hampshire Police Federation is 100% behind a new campaign aimed at putting people who kill police officers and emergency service workers behind bars for life. The ‘Harper’s Law’ campaign has…

HAMPSHIRE Police Federation says it’s time to balance out some of the ‘grossly unfair’ clips of police action being shared on social media or published by the media.  The PFEW…

HELPING officers deal with the menopause and encouraging more women to become Reps are at the top of the to-do list for the new chair of the PFEW’s Women’s Group…