POLICE officer pay and work/life balance need to improve if the service is to staunch the flow of leaving officers, Essex Police Federation has warned. The Police Federation of England… read more →
THE number of mental health incidents dealt with by police has risen by more than a quarter in four years, recent research from the BBC has shown. There were 494,159… read more →
POLICE assaults, IOPC investigations and the effects of the menopause on officers are all on the agenda as Essex Police Federation meets with the country’s MPs to represent members’ interests.… read more →
POLICE officers are facing hundreds of traumatic events every single year. Steve Taylor, Chairman, said: “Officers are exposed to a lot of trauma as part of their day-to-day jobs, but… read more →
OFFICERS who are going through the menopause can now be better supported thanks to new guidance from the Police Federation of England and Wales. The guidelines, designed to help and… read more →
POLICE officers under investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct are treated differently “to every other class of person”, Essex Police Federation has said. Chairman Steve Taylor was talking… read more →
THE Independent Office for Police Conduct could see deadlines imposed on their investigations into police officers, the Home Secretary has said. In her first major address to the service as… read more →
MORE than half of police officers leaving the service have blamed poor morale, a new study has found. The Police Federation of England and Wales’ Leavers’ Survey found that 51%… read more →
CUSTODY officers and staff have been praised for their professionalism and the level of care provided to detainees as latest figures revealed nobody died in a custody suite last year.… read more →
CHIEF Constables are ploughing ahead with plans for performance-related pay for police officers based on their ‘capability’ and ‘productivity’. Chiefs are also considering moving from the current seven stages of… read more →