The 2020 Police Officer pay rise submission has been made – with the Police Federation of England and Wales calling for a 5% pay rise for all police officers. They are also asking for for a minimum starting salary of £24,177 for new recruits. Other submissions to the Police Remuneration Review Body include: – The […]
“The Federation repeatedly warned the Government that the severity of cuts to police funding would have profound and long lasting cuts.” #CutsHaveConsequences Steve James, Vice-Chairman of Gloucestershire Police Federation, reacts to HMIC report “Noticeable differences between police and the service they provide” which has led to headlines this morning such as “Failing police ‘rumbled’ by […]
Gloucestershire Police needs extra officers and more experience in its roads policing department, the force’s Federation has said. Insp Dan Wakefield, Gloucestershire Police Federation Representative and Roads Policing and Forensic Collision Investigator with the force, warned the force is facing an “experience gap”. He said: “At the moment I’m supposed to have 30 officers. Presently […]
Gloucestershire Police Federation is working with the force to update its 7-Point Plan designed to tackle officer assaults. Officers who’d been the victims of assaults, officers who’d been involved in the prosecution of those who carried out assaults and other members of the force, attended the first meeting in January. Ian White, Secretary of […]
Police officers are assaulted in Gloucestershire at a rate of almost three every single week, and the force will be increasing use of Tasers as a result. Some 138 police officers were assaulted between the start of June 2018 and the end of May 2019, an average of 2.7 every week, figures from the Home […]
Reflecting on the past 12 months, Gloucestershire Police Federation Secretary Ian White says it has been a particularly busy year for the Federation. “We have been assisting with the integration of dogs, specialist ops and Firearms into the Force which has been long overdue,” he says. Gloucestershire was working in partnership with Wiltshire and Avon […]
“What I’d like to see from the next government is a commitment to policing, to officer welfare and to increasing our numbers,” says Mike Harrison, Chairman of the Gloucestershire Police Federation. “It’s imperative that police officers are rewarded with the correct pay levels and that they get the proper support they need,” he adds. The […]
71% of Gloucestershire Police officers who responded to the Police Federation of England and Wales Pay and Morale survey are dissatisfied with their pay – and over a third (37%) said they have low morale. 68% of respondents from Gloucestershire Police felt that they were worse off financially than they were five years ago and […]
Gloucestershire Police Federation are on hand to help officers through what can be ‘traumatic’ Post-Incident Procedures. PIPs are triggered when a death or serious injury occurs following police contact and can understandably have an impact on officer welfare. They are in place to ensure best evidence following the incident is garnered but also to ensure […]
More officers being equipped with Taser will help to defuse potentially inflammatory situations, Gloucestershire Police Federation has said. Home Secretary Priti Patel announced that up to 60% of officers could be equipped with Taser – with £10 million being given to the police service to pay for it. Chairman Mike Harrison said: “Our position has […]
Police pay: This submission means officers will join on a fair and liveable wageFebruary 10, 2020 - 10:49 am
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