FAMILY liaison officers have warned they are being stretched to breaking point as cuts to police officer numbers begin to hit this specialist role. There are some 3,500 family liaison… read more →
POLICE officers must never forget the families of colleagues who have lost their lives on the line of duty, the new chair of the Care of Police Survivors (COPS) charity… read more →
THE Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales has announced his plans to retire from the police service at the end of May. Announcing his decisions to members,… read more →
THE “Winsor” freeze on increment payments for police officers is about to thaw – with PCs and sergeants once again able to climb their way up the pay scales from… read more →
THE Home Office has confirmed in a letter to the Police Negotiating Board that police officer pension contributions will rise for the third straight year on 1 April. The majority… read more →
SOUTH Yorkshire Police has confirmed that its dog section will be cut by nearly a third but has strongly denied that any healthy dogs will be put down as a… read more →
THE police minister has urged the Police Federation of England and Wales to implement recommendations made in the Independent Review, but has stopped short of setting an ultimatum for reform.… read more →
POLICE officers have hit out at plans to introduce chartered status to the role – which could cost more than £100 a year. Officers have been told they may have… read more →
FIVE front line officers from Sheffield have been commended for their bravery in rescuing an elderly man from a house fire – one of 18 commendations at the district’s fifth annual… read more →
THE Police Federation of England and Wales has “vehemently” disagreed with a proposal to ban officers from conferring after witnessing a death or serious injury. The Independent Police Complaints Commission… read more →