THE police service shouldn’t be afraid of recognising policing skills with a qualification – but should not require new recruits to have a degree before they sign up. Steve Taylor,… read more →
MENTAL health illnesses are twice as likely to force police officers and staff suffer to take significant time off work than physical injuries. More than 10,000 officers and staff participated… read more →
IT is cruel that more police officers are suffering from mental health problems, the Chairman of Essex Police Federation said. Steve Taylor said mental illness should not be a dirty… read more →
EVERY officer in Essex should have a spit guard, the Chairman of Essex Police Federation has said. Describing them as “really important pieces of personal protective equipment”, he said they… read more →
JUST one in seven criminals convicted of assaulting a police officer receives a prison sentence, Parliament has heard. Of 7,829 people convicted of assaults on police officers, just 1,002 were… read more →
A SENTENCE of three years in jail for a criminal who twice shot at an Essex Police officer is “disgusting”. That’s the view of Essex Police Federation Chairman Steve Taylor,… read more →
POLICE officers will be better protected after the force announced that many more Essex Police officers are to be trained to use Tasers. Essex Police Federation has spent months outlining… read more →
THE Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has criticised proposals for policing to become a graduate profession. The organisation – the professional body for human resources workers – said… read more →
POLICE chiefs believe a 50 per cent rise in detentions under the Mental Health Act over the past decade is because of cuts to community psychiatric care. The number of… read more →
ESSEX Police has recognised its bravest and most innovative frontline officers at the force’s annual awards ceremony at Chelmsford City Racecourse. Chief Constable Steven Kavanagh congratulated the winners of the… read more →