POLICE officers are professionals who are ‘doing their best with the tools they have’, says Essex Police Federation. Federation Chairman Steve Taylor says officers are having to work harder every… read more →
A NEW police covenant which could see police officer welfare protected by law mustn’t bulldoze existing good practices out of the way, Essex Police Federation has warned. Home Secretary Priti… read more →
ESSEX Police Federation is calling on the criminal justice system to use the powers it’s been given by the Protect the Protectors Bill. New Ministry of Justice stats show that people… read more →
MENTAL health in policing must be treated as seriously as physical safety, the Police Federation has said. A new campaign, launched to coincide with ‘Time to Talk Day’, asks officers… read more →
HOLLY Lynch, the MP for Halifax who spearheaded the Protect The Protectors campaign, has spoken out against suspended sentences for those who assault police officers, and said her message to… read more →
Nonsense of HMICFRS report: “We were cut by 21,000+ police officers and yet those police officers who remain are being asked to do more and more. We need to be… read more →
THE Federation has shortlisted the police officers who’ll be invited to the first ever Essex Police Federation Bravery Awards in April 2020. Officers named as overall winners will go on… read more →
THE return of police targets would be “corrosive” and not in the best interests of the community, according to Essex Police Federation. Senior police chiefs have claimed the Government is… read more →
THE opportunity to bid for more Tasers has come at a fortuitous time for Essex Police, the Essex Police Federation has said. The Government is putting £10 million towards equipping… read more →
ESSEX Police Federation has said it wants to see “stronger, tougher sentences” for those who assault police officers. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has prosecuted more than 50 assaults a… read more →