EXTRA spending on the PFEW\u2019s Welfare Support Programme is putting money directly where it\u2019s needed, protecting officers at the sharp end of policing.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the view of Essex Police Federation Chairman Steve Taylor who says the programme, which has helped 20,000 officers and prevented six suicides since 2012, is doing some fantastic work.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe welcome the increase in the funding, allowing them to make more of their services available to more of our members. It\u2019s a fantastic little programme that does good work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt works in an area of mental health that we absolutely need to bring into the light and out of the shadows, and this is putting money where our mouth is and supporting that.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt gets our full-throated support.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arguments remain whether the programme should be funded by central Government rather than ultimately being paid for out of officers\u2019 PFEW subscriptions.<\/p>\n
But for Steve, it\u2019s just a case of getting the right support to the people who need it most; however it\u2019s paid for.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s needed, more importantly. The rights and the wrongs as to who\u2019s funding it are secondary issues,\u201d he said<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re in a position to provide it so let\u2019s get it provided.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith all the most valuable things in life, if it\u2019s worth doing then who better to do it than yourself? Then you\u2019ve got control over how it\u2019s done and the level it\u2019s done to.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur forces are not allowed to devolve themselves from the welfare of their officers. Equally, our officers are balancing a whole host of other issues. This could be one of those issues which we highlight the way and the others look to follow.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, let\u2019s keep doing what we\u2019re doing and build on and improve and increase the provision later on, down the line.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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