OFFICERS are now leaving Hampshire Constabulary for the private sector as they are unable to increase their pay in line with their skills, Zoë Wakefield, Hampshire Police Federation Chair has…

THE future of police officer pay is unclear now that both the Police Federation of England and Wales and the Police Superintendents Association have pulled out of the Police Pay…

THE Superintendents’ Association has joined the Police Federation in pulling out of the Government’s Police Officer pay rise process. “We no longer see the value of our involvement,” President Paul…

HAMPSHIRE Police Federation will be welcoming the Special Constabulary into the fold as the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill moves through Parliament. Special Constables have been around for more than…

SPECIAL Constables will be able to join the Police Federation from next year and get the same support, representation and rights as existing members. It is expected that 8-10,000 volunteer…

THE pay freeze is “a kick in the teeth” for police officers, especially after they weren’t prioritised for Covid vaccines. Speaking at the British Transport Police Federation Conference, the first…

POLICE officers are – as things stand – coping well with unlocking after all Covid restrictions were dropped towards the end of July The force has seen large crowds back…

AN INDEPENDENT Office for Police Conduct report on Taser use is “not worth the paper its written on”, Hampshire Police Federation’s Chair has said. The study, released earlier this month,…

THE lack of pay rise for police officers this year is a “slap in the face”, Hampshire Police Federation has said. Police officers declared they had “no confidence” in Home…

MENTAL health services need better funding so vulnerable people aren’t left in police care, Hampshire Police Federation has said. She was speaking after statistics obtained by the BBC under Freedom…

NATIONAL Police Memorial Day will be held in Lincoln on 26 September – and it will be the first time the police family will have gathered to remember fallen friends…