IMPORTANT work on preventing police assaults is likely to be paused in the light of the snap general election, Essex Police Federation has warned. Federations have been working with MPs… read more →
ESSEX Police Federation has launched a survey asking whether police officers in the county would like to carry Taser and be armed with a gun at all times. Members are… read more →
CHIEF officers have been told to “stop pussyfooting around” and increase the number of Tasers available to police officers. Nigel Goodband, Chairman of the British Transport Police Federation, made the… read more →
THE UK economy is “simply not working” for neighbourhood policing, leaving the service in a “perilous state” in some areas, Chancellor Philip Hammond was told following his Spring Budget. Opposition… read more →
A DIRECTORY showing officers and staff how to convert their on-the-job experience into academic certificates will be launched by the College of Policing this summer. The Recognised Prior Experience and… read more →
POLICE officers have reported spending up to 80% of some shifts waiting in hospitals or for ambulances to arrive. One officer described the waiting times in A&E as “ridiculous” and… read more →
COMMANDER BJ Harrington will join Essex Police as its new Temporary Deputy Chief Constable. He will be replacing Deputy Chief Constable Matthew Horne who joins the National Crime Agency as… read more →
THE shortage of detectives across England and Wales is a “national crisis”, says HM Inspectorate of Constabulary. A HMIC report released this month said victims of crime were being let… read more →
THERE is an important difference between choosing to do extra work to help your promotion prospects and that extra responsibility being mandatory. That is the view of Essex Police Federation… read more →
POLICE officers are persistently falling foul of data protection laws and ending up either in court or at a misconduct hearing, the Police Federation of England and Wales has warned.… read more →