Supportive measures in guidance document
The Force Wellbeing team have produced a really useful guidance document containing information about supportive measures available for Officers and staff at this time.
Run the Hull marathon for the PTC
If you’re interested, you can find out more by emailing fundraising@thepolicetreatmentcentres.org
Funding for more Tasers welcomed
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 […]
PFEW brands sentencing for attacks on Emergency Workers a ‘disgrace’
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 […]
Update on the remedy to remove discriminatory provisions from the police pension schemes
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 […]
‘Police officers do a unique job. They deserve to be paid fairly’
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
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 […]
Cumbria Police Federation are raising £100,000 to help the family of PC 1724 Nick Dumphreys, who died on duty in a road traffic collision.
Police officers across Cumbria and the rest of the UK go to work every day to do their duty. We know there is a risk when we put on the uniform but we rightly expect to go home safe at the end of each shift. Nick was a caring and compassionate man who was proud […]
Officers have enough to deal with without having to worry about money too
North Wales Police officers respond to Police Federation’s latest Pay and Morale Survey New research conducted by the Police Federation of England and Wales reveals that more police officers than ever before are seriously concerned about their finances. North Wales 40% said they worry about money either every day or almost every day. This is […]
“A day in my shoes” – Sergeant Non Edwards, Caernarfon Policing Team.
It was Sunday 11th November, 2019. I was supposed to be on a weekend off, but due to the Remembrance Service in Caernarfon, I, being the local Neighbourhood Team Sergeant, had to be on duty to ensure road closures ran smoothly and for the community team to be out showing a presence. The alarm sounded […]
Pensions – Further update
Following a meeting of the Police Pensions Forum, the seven staff associations who represent police officers throughout the United Kingdom have applied to be an interested party to the Employment Tribunal tasked with determining the remedy to the discrimination caused by the transitional protections introduced in the CARE 2015 pensions scheme. Throughout the course of […]
Emotional farewell to PC Andrew Harper
Emotional farewell to PC Andrew Harper The policing family and the public came together today at the funeral of 28-year-old PC Andrew Harper who was killed on duty. Hundreds of people attended the service which was held at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford this morning (14 October). PC Harper’s wife Lissie and his wider family […]
Police service welcomes National Menopause Guidance
Forces across England and Wales will today be in a better place to support officers and staff going through the menopause, with the launch of force guidance on the matter – a first for policing which shows commitment on a national level to take the menopause, its symptoms and those who suffer from it, more […]
Wider societal problems recognised as factor in fatalities
PFEW’s Phill Matthews reacts as IOPC deaths after police contact report is published The difficult and good work that officers do, and the contribution of wider societal problems, has been recognised as new figures relating to deaths during and after police contact are released. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) today (September 5) published […]
Annual Benefit Statements (Pensions)
Tony Williams (All Wales Pensions) has asked the Federation to let you all know that the Annual Benefit Statements (Pensions) will be arriving soon and he has asked that everyone check the following information prior to looking at the projections on the statements. The four main items to check are – Date of Birth – […]
