THE staff associations representing police officers up to and including the rank of chief superintendent have asked for the country’s cops to receive a 2.8% pay rise in 2016. In… read more →
POLICE officers have shown courage and commitment against a backdrop of more pressure, the Chairman of Essex Police Federation said looking back on 2015. In a Christmas and New Year… read more →
POLICE officers in England and Wales are on the verge of being “overwhelmed” by “staggering” increases in reports of domestic abuse. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary said recorded cases rose… read more →
POLICE officers are at particular risk of burnout, say experts, with three in four officers admitting to using annual leave to complete work or to taking holiday rather than sick… read more →
AN INDEPENDENT panel should assist the Home Office in devising a new funding formula for police forces in England and Wales, a committee of MPs has said. A statistical error… read more →
FOUR police officers have been recognised for helping to save a woman’s life. Det Sgt Andy Drake, Det Insp Greg Wood, PC Darren Smith and PC Tony Mowling received commendations… read more →
ESSEX Police is to close half of its front counters in police stations in a bid to help save £63 million pounds in the next five years. The front counters… read more →
SIX officers received top honours from the chief constable of Essex after saving the life of a cyclist who had collapsed into a ditch following a cardiac arrest. PC Rob… read more →
A TOTAL of fifteen sergeants from Essex Police have seen success in the first step on the ladder to promotion to inspector, the College of Policing has confirmed. 31 per… read more →
ESSEX Police dealt with 3,438 reports of missing persons last year, new figures show. That’s nine calls every single day. A detailed breakdown of the figures shows that the 3,438 incidents… read more →