DISCUSSIONS between police bodies and the Government, aimed at getting better protection for police response and pursuit drivers, have been ‘kicked down the road’ again according to Essex Police Federation.
ESSEX Police officers must be given the time to rest and recuperate from their stressful role. That’s the message from Essex Police Federation Chairman Steve Taylor after it was revealed… read more →
A 15% pay increase has been requested for police officers over the next three years to help rescue them from a “financial cliff edge”. A 5% uplift in pay for… read more →
A JUDICIAL Review into how last year’s police pay review was handled has been given the go-ahead. The PFEW launched the legal proceedings after accusing the Government of failing to… read more →
OFFICERS are being traumatised and their lives are being ‘put in limbo’ because misconduct cases are taking too long to be resolved by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC),… read more →
THE Home Secretary has told the Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB) that he wants to see officers’ pay ‘properly targeted’ and that affordability must be considered in the next annual… read more →
INDEPENDENT Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigators and prosecutors must now take into account the ‘dynamic and fast-evolving’ situations firearms officers find themselves in when considering prosecutions, revised CPS guidance… read more →
Police work has become “more challenging and more taxing” as fewer police officers mean there are more opportunities for dangerous incidents to occur, according to Essex Federation Chairman Steve Taylor.… read more →
DRIVING ‘targeted pay’ through the next PRRB police pay calculations is a ‘very easy way’ to create division among officers, Essex Police Federation has warned. The Federation has joined others… read more →
THE stresses and strains of being a police officer can take their toll, sometimes tragically leading to them taking their own lives. Preventing suicides and tackling mental health in the… read more →