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Gloucestershire Police Federation: The IOPC must be held to account for unacceptable investigation times

The Independent Office for Police Conduct – the body in charge of investigating the actions of police officers - needs to be held to account for the “unacceptable” amount of time it can keep officers under the microscope. That is the…

Home Secretary tells police chiefs to “get ready” for officers to receive vaccine

The Home Secretary has told police chiefs to “get ready” for officers to receive the Covid vaccine. The Government is “working to achieve” vaccine priority for police officers, Priti Patel told LBC this morning (20 January) - although…

Federation Chair: Bail system need ‘more teeth’

Gloucestershire Police Federation is calling for more policing practitioner input in major legislative decisions after the Government’s overhaul of the bail system backfired. Chairman Steve James says police bail needs ‘more teeth’ while…

Federation Chair: The policing of lockdown has placed a significant burden on officers

The latest set of anti-COVID measures have placed a ‘significant’ burden on Gloucestershire Police officers and has put them in an almost ‘impossible’ position. Gloucestershire Police Federation said the details of the rules and regulations…

Christmas and New Year Message from Gloucestershire Police Federation

Christmas is traditionally a time of giving gifts, and 2020 has certainly been the year that keeps on giving, right to the end. Police officers have long been accustomed to missing out on the full Christmas experience, working around the…

Police officers on maternity or adoption leave are to receive full pay for 26 weeks

Police officers on maternity or adoption leave are to receive full pay for 26 weeks. From 4 January 2021, police officers on maternity or adoption leave will be entitled to full pay for 26 weeks instead of 18. Lucy Dorsi, currently a Metropolitan…

Lets end the year with a smile!

Police Mutual Christmas Prize Draw with a whopping Top Prize of £2020 in cash plus 20 £100 e-giftcards up for grabs! Let’s end the year with a smile………….The latest prize draw from Police Mutual gives you the opportunity to win…

Gloucestershire Police Federation Chairman: Pay freeze would be betrayal of the commitment and sacrifice of police officers

Freezing the pay of millions of public sector workers – including police officers - would be a betrayal of their commitment in combating the Covid-19 pandemic, the Chairman of Gloucestershire Police Federation has said. It has been widely…

Plans for more consistent support across the country for police officers who are assaulted

All police officers and staff should be getting the support and justice they deserve after they’ve been assaulted, whichever force they represent. That’s the goal of Met Police Chief Inspector Dave Brewster, who’s led the Metropolitan…

Public frustrations with Coronavirus lockdown is leading to surge in assaults on officers

Public frustration and anger with Coronavirus lockdowns have contributed to an ugly and unacceptable surge in police officers being assaulted, the head of Gloucestershire Police Federation has said. More than 155 Gloucestershire Police officers…