POLICE officers who “act improperly” for their own benefit could be charged with a new offence of police corruption – and face a jail term of 14 years. According to… read more →
HOW will Ian Rennie – the retiring general secretary of the Police Federation of England and Wales – be remembered? Will Mr Rennie, be remembered as a man who “sold… read more →
THE Police Federation of England and Wales will hold both officers and the public interest at the heart of the organisation after agreeing this will form part of their ‘core… read more →
OFFICERS at Essex Police have achieved a 96.5% pass rate in fitness testing, new figures have shown. The results of more than 30,000 police fitness tests taken nationwide have been… read more →
POLICE officers at Essex are finding it harder than ever to have their annual leave requests approved by their force, the Federation has said. Mark Smith, chairman of Essex Police… read more →
ESSEX Police Federation has vowed to work with the force to try and get to the bottom of high sickness rates in the force and to get officers fit and… read more →
GOVERNMENT cuts – and workload pressure because of falling officer numbers – have been blamed for a rise in police officer sickness rates in Essex. Mark Smith, chairman of Essex… read more →
WHY does Essex Police Federation need a new headquarters? How much did it cost? What benefits do serving front line officers get from this new office? Essex Police Federation secretary Monty Montgomery… read more →
THE new Essex Police Federation office has been described as a “member-safe environment” – due to its location not being shared with force headquarters. The new building in the heart… read more →
BLACK and minority ethnic officers feel they are being denied promotion and are being kept in front line posts to make the police service look diverse, it has been claimed.… read more →