THE health service and not the police must take responsibility for members of the public suffering with mental health problems, the Police Federation of England and Wales has said. The… read more →
ESSEX Police has seen has seen a 70 per cent drop in traffic police officers over the last four years, from 257 officers in March 2010 to 76 in March… read more →
THE Labour Party has “unequivocally” promised not to use compulsory severance for police officers if it wins the general election in May. Jack Dromey, Labour’s Shadow Policing Minister, (pictured) has… read more →
POLICE officers were assaulted at least 6,854 times in the first six months of the last financial year, it can be revealed. However, as those numbers do not include the… read more →
THE first national picture of the breadth and complexity of the work undertaken by the police has revealed that “while crime may have fallen, level of demand on police resources… read more →
THE Police Federation of England and Wales voted unanimously that all operational police officers should have the opportunity to carry Taser. Steve White, Chairman of the Police Federation of England… read more →
THE police service has shrunk by 17,278 officers in England and Wales in the past five years. The service has lost the equivalent of a force the size of Police… read more →
CRIME figures is Essex – as well as response times – have gone up as the public see how #CutsHaveConsequences to policing. There has been an increase of 0.2 per… read more →
WHY do people join the police? When we decide to become police officers we swear an oath of allegiance to the Crown and by that the people of the UK. Police… read more →
ESSEX Police Federation members are being encouraged to continue promoting the #CutsHaveConsequences campaign. The three-month awareness campaign, launched in January, aims to provide the public with information about how they… read more →