AN ALREADY stretched police service is seeing an increasing number of calls to crimes committed online – and more responsibility needs to be taken by social media giants, police officers have said.… read more →
POLICE whistleblowers could be offered anonymity and immunity from prosecution if they uncover serious criminality, under new proposals from the Home Secretary. Theresa May (pictured) has launched a consultation on… read more →
POLICE officers will no longer be able to resign or retire if they are subject to a misconduct allegation that might lead to dismissal. The new Home Office regulations mean… read more →
POLICE officers will be able to test motorists for illegal drugs from this spring, ministers have announced Mike Penning, police minister, (pictured) and Robert Goodwill, roads minister told the national… read more →
DEMAND on the police service is already exceeding the resources available, the Chairman of Essex Police Federation has warned. Mark Smith was responding to comments from HM Chief Inspector of… read more →
“DISGUSTINGLY offensive, ignorant and deluded.” That’s the response from frontline police officers to Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary’s comments that “the demands made on the police” have fallen along with recorded crime.… read more →
OFFICERS have been unable to seek timely financial advice about the upcoming new pension scheme because the government is “dragging its heels” on the issue. The new career average salary… read more →
THE majority of police officers will be paying slightly less pension contributions than expected under the career average new scheme – set to come in on 1 April. Most officers (Tier… read more →
THE Police Federation of England and Wales should have asked for a better pay rise for officers, the Chairman of Essex Police Federation has said. In their joint submission to… read more →
THE General Secretary of the Police Federation of England and Wales has said he “appreciates” why some officers might feel the organisation should have asked the Government for more than… read more →