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FREE Christmas prize draw

Enter the Police Mutual FREE Christmas prize draw for your chance to win 1 of 10 prizes. Prize draw closes 21 December 2021. *Terms and conditions and eligibility apply. Winners will be drawn 23 December 2021.  Prizes will…

Gloucestershire Det Insp Rory Ainslie nominated for the 2021 National Police Bravery Awards

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…

Gloucestershire Police officers celebrated at the National Police Bravery Awards

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…

Off-duty Gloucestershire Police officers praised for tackling knifeman

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…

Police family gather to remember fallen police officers at National Police Memorial Day

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…

“In our own force we have seen a 38% increase in mental health incidents over the summer… that is unsustainable”

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…

#ProtectTheProtectors: 1 in 10 Gloucestershire police officers assaulted over the past year

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…

Federation Pay Freeze reaction: “This government uses fine words to express its support for policing but words are nothing without actions.”

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…

PFEW 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, labelling the current police officer pay mechanism ‘not fit…

Police officers are struggling to keep up with unrealistically high and demanding workloads – and their sleep patterns are being damaged as a result

Police officers are struggling to keep up with unrealistically high and demanding workloads, and their sleep patterns are being damaged as a result, according to Gloucestershire Police Federation. Steve James, Chairman, said: “The rigours…