FIGURES published by the Government show Essex Police currently has 2,965 police officers – that is 641 fewer than there were in 2010. The police workforce strength statistics show there… read more →
THE Chairman of Essex Police Federation has said forcing budding Bobbies to have a degree before they join the job is “completely wrong” and risks ruling out half the country… read more →
A CONSULTATION has been launched on “academic recognition” for police officers – a degree for future entrants and new policing apprenticeships Chief Constable Alex Marshall, CEO of the College of… read more →
ESSEX Police is having to make difficult decisions over suspending neighbourhood policing as a result of there being 600 fewer police officers to deploy. That’s the view of Mark Smith,… read more →
POLICE officers now spend just half their working hours on the beat following Government cuts, HMIC has warned. The watchdog said overstretched officers are no longer able to spend much… read more →
POLICE officers who want promotion should spend at least a year working in units that support the vulnerable, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary has said in its annual report. In the… read more →
HAVE you gone to work feeling you should have taken sick leave? How often are your rest days cancelled? How many paid and unpaid hours of overtime do you do?… read more →
POLICE officers arrested 75,000 fewer people in England and Wales than the previous year. Home Office figures show that across the 43 forces there was a 7% average drop in… read more →
CRIME is up 6% across England and Wales, new figures have shown. Nationally, sex offences are up 36%, violent crime is up 27%, homicide is up 14%, knife crime is… read more →