POLICE officer numbers across England and Wales have dropped by 1,674 in the past year. There were 127,909 police officers in the 43 police forces of England and Wales as… read more →
THE Ministry of Defence Police has been stripped so much it is in danger of no longer functioning, the force’s federation has warned. The once 3,500-strong force has shrunk to… read more →
FEMALE officers are in pain and discomfort at work because they are still wearing men’s police uniforms, a study has found. The research, conducted by the University of Dundee, found… read more →
FEMALE police officers saw less success in the new job-related fitness testing than their male counterparts, newly published figures have shown. The results of more than 30,000 police fitness tests… read more →
CHIEF officers have voted for their organisation ACPO to be dismantled and replaced by a new coordinating body. The decision was made following a three week ballot and will see… read more →
HIGHER numbers of Community Support Officers on neighbourhood policing teams have a significant impact on recorded crime levels, new research suggests. An evaluation examining the mix of police constables and… read more →
A FORMER soldier and firefighter has been named as the new policing minister following the Cabinet reshuffle this week. Mike Penning, the MP for Hemel Hempstead, has served both in… read more →
THE 65th NATO Summit will be held in September in Newport, South Wales and there will be a mutual aid deployment of around 10,000 officers to the event. This will… read more →
POLICE officers around the country are at “breaking point” with increasing numbers of them suffering from stress-related illness, according the Police Federation of England and Wales. Steve White, chairman of… read more →
SEVEN in ten people would feel comfortable filing a complaint about police officers, a study has shown. And two thirds of people are “happy” or “very happy” with their treatment… read more →