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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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 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…