Police officers are £1,000s worse off than they were 10 years ago as a result of wages failing to keep pace with prices. Sgts/PCs inflation-adjusted pay is £5,595 a year lower than a decade ago, according to a TUC report. Steve James, Chairman of Gloucestershire Police Federation, said: “Sadly this comes as no surprise. This […]
Christmas and New Year Message from Steve James, Chair of Gloucestershire Police Federation There’s no doubt that 2021 has been a long and tiring year for everybody in policing, so I will keep this message short. At times it has felt like the bad news and anti-police media coverage has been relentless. It would be […]
A Gloucestershire Police officer who courageously jumped into a fast-flowing river in the dark to save a vulnerable teen’s life has been celebrated at The National Police Bravery Awards. Det Insp Rory Ainslie joined 80 colleagues from across England and Wales at a Downing Street reception and a prestigious Awards Ceremony in London on Thursday […]
A Gloucestershire Police officer who courageously jumped into a fast-flowing river in the dark to save a vulnerable teen’s life has been nominated for The National Police Bravery Awards. Det Insp Rory Ainslie was the on-call police negotiator on a March evening this year when he was called out to help talk to a young […]
Congratulations to our colleague PC Sarah Crawford – and a colleague who has asked not to be named – on their nomination for the 2020 Police Bravery Awards. The duo joined more 90 officers from across England and Wales at the delayed Awards in London on Tuesday (12 October). They attended Downing Street and then […]
Two off-duty Gloucestershire Police officers who risked their lives to tackle a knifeman have been praised by Gloucestershire Police Federation. The suspect stabbed two men and a woman in an incident near Tewkesbury: one of the men died as a result of the attack. The two officers bravely tackled the knifeman and restrained him. Gloucestershire […]
Thousands of police officers who have died on duty have been honoured at the 18th annual National Police Memorial Day. Members of the police family gathered at Lincoln Cathedral on Sunday 26 September, to honour more than 5,000 officers who have lost their lives on duty. It was the first time the police family had […]
Up to 4,500 people in mental health crisis were unlawfully held in police custody in England and Wales in a year. It happened because of a lack of hospital beds and police officers say the problem persists in some areas. “The demand placed on policing by The Government’s continuing failure to properly fund mental health […]
123 Gloucestershire Police officers were assaulted on duty last year. Nationally, there were 36,969 assaults on police officers in England & Wales last year. That’s a 20%+ national rise. It works out as 720 assaults a week, 101 assaults on police officers every day and more than 4 assaults every hour. Steve James, Chairman of […]
The Police Federation of England & Wales no longer has confidence in the current Home Secretary. Following an extraordinary National Council meeting today, the organisation has also made a decision to withdraw its support and engagement from the Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB), labelling the current police officer pay mechanism ‘not fit for purpose’. The […]
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