DIRECT Entry at the police inspector rank is to be introduced, the College of Policing has announced. Under the new programme, forces will be recruiting “exceptional external candidates to join the… read more →
THE Home Secretary has announced proposals to reform the governance structure of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). The proposals include replacing the existing Commission model with a single head… read more →
THE Police Federation of England and Wales has reached an agreement with the National Police Chiefs’ Council on potentially more holiday pay for officers. The national agreement – which will… read more →
RURAL villages in Essex may see fewer bobbies on the beat, the Police and Crime Commissioner Nick Alston has warned in a meeting about cuts to funding at the force.… read more →
THE Police Funding Grants from Government have been published – with most forces across England and Wales down by around £1 million year on year. With Chancellor George Osborne announcing that… read more →
CHANCELLOR George Osborne has announced there will no cuts to the police budget in the duration of this Parliament. Mr Osborne told Parliament in the Autumn Spending Review: “Now is… read more →
PHIL Suarez is the new Secretary of Essex Police Federation. He takes over from the retiring Monty Montgomery. Here, he answers questions about coping with police cuts, holding the force… read more →
POLICE officers joined family and friends in remembering PC Sharon Beshenivsky on the 10th anniversary of her death. A memorial service took place in Norfolk Gardens in Bradford city centre… read more →
TWO Essex police officers have been commended for saving a man who was threatening to take his own life at the Dartford River Crossing. PC Darren Dady and PC Paul… read more →
THE Home Secretary has rejected calls to abandon planned cuts to policing, insisting that the proportion of frontline officers has increased in the past five years and that communities are… read more →