SOUTH Yorkshire Police has said officers will be able to spend thousands more hours out in the community thanks to the introduction of new electronic tablets. A total of 660… read more →

POLICE officers have spoken out about how going without food for a whole eight or ten hour shift is a regular occurrence. Simon Danczuk, Labour MP for Rochdale, has raised concerns… read more →

POLICE officers are “afraid to do their job” because they live in fear of being accused of wrongdoing, the chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales has said.… read more →

THE president of the Association of Chief Police Officers has said he will step down when the body is officially scrapped in the coming months. Sir Hugh Orde (pictured)  will… read more →

BEING a woman in policing “is no longer a barrier to recruitment and progression” but instead it is family circumstances and caring obligations which are holding female officers and staff… read more →

POLICE staff in England and Wales are to be balloted over industrial action – in protest at a one per cent pay rise offer, unions have said. Police community support… read more →

HAMPSHIRE Police Federation has threatened to take its force to court if an officer gets injured while staffing levels are too low. The vow came at the Federation’s annual Open… read more →

UNDERCOVER police officers have been praised for carrying out the role “professionally and with great courage” in a report by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary. HMIC was asked by the Home… read more →

A BODY worn video trial focussing on domestic abuse incidents in Essex has revealed the equipment increased the amount of suspects charged, the College of Policing has said. The trial,… read more →

PRINCE Charles hailed the “exceptional bravery” of officers as he joined the congregation in Northern Ireland for the eleventh National Police Memorial Day. The event’s patron, the Prince joined around… read more →