FORCES in England and Wales are significantly stressed under the weight of complex and changing demand, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary has said. The third PEEL Police efficiency report, which assesses… read more →
ESSEX Police has been rated “good” in the latest round of PEEL inspections by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary. The third annual assessment, which examines force efficiency, rated Essex Police as… read more →
THE police service cannot “bury its head in the sand” over the crucial issue of police officers taking their own lives, Essex Police Federation has warned. Up to 25 police… read more →
REPRESENTATIVES from the Police Federation of England and Wales have received specialist training in how to help officers who are feeling suicidal. Delegates explored some of the triggers that could… read more →
ESSEX Police officers are having to abandon traditional policing duties due to unprecedented cuts to the service, the local Federation has warned. Road safety is falling victim as fewer officers… read more →
ESSEX Police Federation has hit out at the Home Secretary after her recent comments about police funding. Amber Rudd had lambasted police chiefs and crime commissioners who had called for… read more →
THE CURRENT cash settlement for forces is unsustainable and the service must be properly funded if it is to prevent and crime, NPCC Chair Sara Thornton has warned. She said:… read more →
CUTS to local policing are endangering national security, one of the service’s most senior officers has warned. Neil Basu, the Senior National Counter-Terrorism Co-ordinator, said funding cuts for local policing… read more →
POLICE cuts have left Essex more vulnerable to home-grown extremists and terrorist attacks, the force’s Federation has warned. Unprecedented cuts have left the force with 700 fewer officers and unable… read more →
ESSEX Police officers are being assaulted at an unprecedented rate, the force’s Federation has warned. Last month 12 officers were assaulted in just one night at five different incidents, according… read more →