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“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…

Police recruits don’t need a degree to be effective police officers

Police recruits don’t need a degree to be effective police officers, Gloucestershire Police Federation has said. And the drive towards all recruits having one, either before or after their training and probationary period, could be putting…

IOPC must understand what it’s like for police officers on the frontline

IOPC investigators need to understand what it’s like to police out on the frontline, Gloucestershire Police Federation has said. The PFEW is due to have more of a role in training and guiding the police watchdog’s investigators in ‘Meet…

Courts must hand down harsher sentences in order to #ProtectTheProtectors

Courts must be willing to hand down the harsh sentences those who assault police officers deserve, Gloucestershire Police Federation has said. Startling new figures from the NPCC have revealed a 26% increase in the number of assaults carried…

PFEW Conference: Pressure put on police officers during pandemic comes under microscope

The pressure police officers were under trying to keep the public safe – and the challenges the constant changes to Covid-19 laws and legislation - came under the microscope at the 2021 Police Federation of England and Wales Virtual Annual…

PFEW Conference: Chair tells Home Secretary lack of vaccine priority for officers is a Government failing we will never forget

The fact that police officers were not prioritised for the COVID-19 vaccine “is a failing of Government, and it’s a failing that we will never forget”, PFEW Chair John Apter has said. Speaking at the PFEW Virtual Annual Conference,…