CHIEF Constables are ploughing ahead with plans for performance-related pay for police officers based on their ‘capability’ and ‘productivity’. Chiefs are also considering moving from the current seven stages of… read more →
THE Police Federation of England and Wales has set out its response to a High Court decision on pension changes affecting police officers. The Government’s 2015 public sector pension changes… read more →
OFFICER safety training, equipment and sentencing are just some of the areas to be looked at as part of a National Police Chiefs’ Council review of police officer safety. The… read more →
THE future of the police service and officer health and welfare were top of the agenda when PFEW Chairman John Apter met new Home Secretary Priti Patel. Mr Apter tweeted… read more →
THE number of mental health incidents dealt with by the police has risen by more than a quarter in four years, new figures have found. There were 385,206 incidents flagged… read more →
ESSEX Police have received a touching thank you note from a local elderly resident, showing her support for the force on behalf of the public. PC Paul Walker unexpectedly received… read more →
A GROUP of seven Essex officers have been commended for their actions which helped save the lives of several individuals. The seven officers in question included one who single-handedly shut… read more →
AN Essex mum has praised two “amazing” Basildon officers who helped to make her young son’s day. On Sunday 11 August, Leah and her son Harvie-Jerrie were on their way… read more →
STOP and search is a vital tool in the fight against knife crime and the police service needs to be able to carry it out in order to keep people… read more →
THE new National Policing Board will only be effective if it involves frontline officers in its work, Essex Police Federation has said. The body, set up by the Government to… read more →