PROPOSALS to increase local tax in Essex to tackle deep budget cuts in policing have been approved – but officer posts will still be lost. The rise equates to an… read more →
GOVERNMENT plans to introduce direct entry to the police service could put the public at risk, the Police Federation of England and Wales has warned. Proposals to introduce direct entry… read more →
THERE were tears and laughter at the Memorial Service to former Police Federation of England and Wales chairman Paul McKeever. Eight representatives from Essex Police Federation were in London on… read more →
POLICE officer numbers in England and Wales have fallen to their lowest level in 11 years – falling by 4,000 in the past year. In Essex Police, officer numbers have… read more →
POLICE officers will not have to pay to join the new College of Policing for at least two years but a subscription fee has not been ruled out in the… read more →
THE country’s cops look set to take another financial hit with news that the Home Office wants pension contribution rises to 13.5% and 11.5% from 1 April. The majority of… read more →
AT LEAST half of all Federation members in England and Wales – more than 65,000 – will need to vote “yes” in the industrial right ballot if the Police Federation… read more →
COMMUNICATION with Essex Police officers is vitally important as policing remains in one of the most uncertain times in its history, the Federation chairman has said. Mark Smith (pictured) said… read more →
CHIEF Officers in Essex Police should back their officers in cases where they are having to act as a surrogate ambulance service, the Fed has demanded. Officers in the force… read more →
ESSEX Police Federation has called on the force’s new chief constable to bring “stability” to the force when he takes over at the top in May. Mark Smith, federation chairman,… read more →