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…

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…

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…

THE police funding formula, spending on Taser and improvements to officers’ cost of living are just three of the demands Hampshire Police Federation has for the new Government. Chairman Alex…

A VERY welcome Christmas present for Hampshire Police officers would be if the new Government delivers the five key pledges in the Hampshire Police Federation manifesto in the New Year…

CHRISTMAS has come early for some Hampshire Police officers as the Federation tours the policing area giving out festive treats to our hard working members. In an effort to be…