The Deputy Presiding Officer of the Welsh Parliament has praised police officers in the country for retaining the ‘overwhelming support of the public’ during the COVID-19 lockdown. Ann Jones MS, the Member of the Senedd for Vale of Clwyd and Deputy Presiding Officer of the Welsh Parliament. Ann Jones MS, the Member of the Sendd […]
Officers who have been involved in incidents in which they have been injured – or risked injury – due to a driver making off after a police stop are being urged to help build a body of evidence that could help secure a change in the law to give colleagues better protection in the future. […]
Federation publishes its submission to the Government Safeguarding officers’ mental and physical health and wellbeing in a Police Covenant enshrined in law is at the heart of the Police Federation of England Wales’ (PFEW) submission to the Government consultation. With a strong focus on mental health, not just physical, the PFEW consultation response evidences the […]
Kelsey Gouldie, 19 from Holyhead has today been jailed for six months after deliberately coughing on a North Wales Police officer whilst claiming to have Covid-19. She pleaded guilty to a S.39 Assault, Breach of Covid Regulations, as well as the Assault of an Emergency Worker whilst in custody in Caernarfon. North Wales Police Inspector […]
In these unprecedented times with Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak and seeing immense challenges facing our force, North Wales Police, the North Wales Police Federation (NWPF), UNISON and PACT (Police and Crime Trust) wanted to provide a small gesture and morale boost to the frontline. Packages of wellbeing goodies (cans of Pepsi, Kit Kats, bottles of water, […]
A woman who was charged and remanded to appear in court after spitting in the faces of two police officers in Holywell on Thursday night (May 7th) has been given a suspended prison sentence. Shortly after 8pm officers were called to a report of a disturbance involving a man and a woman at a kebab […]
John Apter, National Chair of the Police Federation of England & Wales, responds to last night’s announcement by the Prime Minister: “The Government has, as expected, made a decision to relax its lockdown guidance in England. This comes following a week of mixed messages and the release of some information which, fuelled by media speculation, […]
Experienced PC Rob Jones (pictured below), whose assailant was jailed after deliberately weaponsing the virus, called the incident ‘petrifying’ and revealed his colleagues are fearful of daily spitting and coughing attacks which might infect them with the virus. The officer, who has 16 years’ service with the force and is based in Colwyn Bay as […]
In these unprecedented times with Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak and seeing immense challenges facing our police officers, the North Wales Police Federation (NWPF) wanted to provide a small gesture and morale boost to the frontline. Over the last two days, welfare packs have been distributed to key stations / locations across north Wales to give our […]
The Force Wellbeing team have produced a really useful guidance document containing information about supportive measures available for Officers and staff at this time.
Funding for an extra 167 Tasers for frontline officers has been welcomed in North Wales. The region’s police and crime commissioner, Arfon Jones, welcomed the additional £137,000 from a £10 million pot provided by Home Secretary Priti Patel. The cash will cover the cost of buying the new tasers. Meanwhile, money for batteries, holsters and […]
Police Federation brands sentencing for attacks on Emergency Service Workers a ‘disgrace’ Only 13% jailed with average sentence less than 12 weeks Offenders jailed for assaulting emergency workers receive on average less than twelve weeks in prison according to new data released by the Ministry of Justice. The statistics cover the period from November 2018 […]
Briefing by Research and Policy Support, PFEW Date: 21 February 2020 Introduction This update and the attached FAQs are relevant to all members. This is the case whether you originally qualified for any of the transitional protections or not and whether you joined the pension scheme before 1 April 2015 or on or after that […]
With the government committed to increasing police numbers by 20,000 the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) has warned it’s more important than ever that police officers are paid a fair wage for the unique job they do. PFEW, in conjunction with the Police Superintendents’ Association (PSA), has published its submission to the Police […]
Police officers’ mental health focus of new campaign Mental health in policing must be treated as seriously as physical safety, the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) has urged today (6 February). A new campaign, launched to coincide with ‘Time to Talk Day’, asks officers to be on the lookout for signs that colleagues […]
