OFFICERS should always be able to view body-worn cameras footage before giving witness statements, including in death and injury cases, the Police Federation conference has heard. But Doug Campbell, of… read more →

COUNTER-TERRORISM operations are dependent on the success of local policing, the Police Federation of England and Wales conference has heard. Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, the national lead on counter-terrorism, said effective neighbourhood policing was more… read more →

UNDER-PRESSURE police officers are being used as a “gateway” to access mental health services when there is no need for them to do so, a specialist in mental health policing has said… read more →

POLICE and crime commissioners can help repair the police service’s relationship with the Government, the Police Federation annual conference has heard. Katy Bourne, the Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner for… read more →

A LACK of career prospects and the cost of signing up to the service has made policing an unpopular choice among people from black and ethnic minorities, the Police Federation… read more →

POLICE officers are turning to alcohol to relieve to work-related stress, the Police Federation of England and Wales annual conference has heard. During a session about the increasing prevalence of drink-driving… read more →

THE future for women in policing isn’t about being a “bra-burning feminist”, Surrey’s first female chief constable said. Speaking at a session at the Police Federation conference to celebrate 100… read more →

POLICE officers have been advised to vary their routes to work, alter the locations in which they park and wear ordinary clothes on their commute. The advice has come from… read more →

POLICE officers have been asked to share their views on how issues such as pay, pensions, shift patterns and career prospects have had an effect on their wellbeing. The Police… read more →