A new hard-hitting campaign has been launched today (Monday 24 March) aiming to reduce the escalating number of police officers who take their own lives - and to better support cops who are attending suicides.
A new survey which reveals a quarter of Officers with 1-5 years’ service are contemplating leaving policing due to financial stress and workplace pressures comes as no surprise.
It is vitally important for officers to decompress and take a short break on busy shifts, when they have often dealt with traumatic incidents.
Andy Spence, Chair of Leicestershire Police Federation, said: "This incident is horrifying. Police officers were going about their normal day to day job, speaking with someone who had falsely told them that the dog was secured when it wasn’t.
A woman with multiple convictions for violence against police officers has again escaped a custodial sentence for yet another attack.
On behalf of Leicestershire Police Federation we would like to wish all police officers, staff, volunteers and their families a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
The families of police officers who have died on duty have spoken of their honour and pride at receiving the new Elizabeth Emblem in their memory.
Thousands of police officers who have died on duty have been honoured at the 21st annual National Police Memorial Day.
A Police Memorial stone was today unveiled in memory of murdered Metropolitan Police Sgt Matui Ratana.
The lives of almost 5,000 fallen police officers are to be remembered at the upcoming National Police Memorial Day Service in Glasgow.
The police service needs to investigate whether there is a correlation between officer assaults and the number of people leaving the service in their first five years.
There are no "extra police officers" to deal with the relentless demand policing faces, the Government has been told.
Speaking at the Superintendents Association Conference, Andy Cooke said officers feel let down by the lack of communication from their forces and that the police service needs to get better at telling its story to the public.
More than 14,500 UK police officers were signed off work over the past year due to stress, depression, anxiety or PTSD it can be revealed.
In Leicestershire 928 Leicestershire Police officers were assaulted in the past year, a worrying upwards trend on the previous year.
Leicestershire Police Federation Chair Andy Spence has reacted to the 4.75% pay rise award for police officers in 2024.
There was emotion and humour as police officers who have died on duty were remembered by their family and friends at the Care of Police Survivors (COPS) Annual Service of Remembrance.
Police officers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of their Federation representatives campaigning for collective bargaining on pay.
The new Government needs to make policing a priority, Leicestershire Police Federation has said – especially when it comes to pay, conditions and recruitment.
A Leicestershire Police officer who was badly injured when she was run over by a car has said she is “appalled” by the lenient sentence handed out to the offender.
A dedicated duo have been nominated for the national Police Bravery Awards 2024 for their courage and determination whilst chasing a dangerous individual wielding a large weapon and looking to cause harm.
Andy Spence is the new Acting Chair of Leicestershire Police Federation as Nadia Rana returns to the role of Vice Chair – and is elected to speak for officers as a Regional Representative.
82% of Leicestershire Police officers feel ‘worse off’ financially now than they were five years ago and 15% ‘never’ or ‘almost never’ have enough money to cover all their essentials.
More than one in five police officers are planning on quitting the police service, with a staggering 78 per cent highlighting poor government treatment as a contributing factor.
Police pay is “appallingly low” while officers are facing increasing demand and pressure, Leicestershire Police Federation has said.
Family members of police officers, firefighters and other public servants who have died in public service will be recognised by a new emblem.
A charity which has helped thousands of children of police officers over the decades has entered 2024 with a brand new name – Police Children’s Fund.
An officer at Leicestershire Police Crime Bureau has started a petition in a bid to close a loophole where emergency services can get verbally assaulted in a private dwelling without due recourse.
The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW), recognising that the current system for determining police officer pay and conditions is not fit for purpose, will add a notable chapter to the UK’s policing history in 2024 as it ballots its membership on pursuing industrial rights.
Christmas and New Year message from Leicestershire Police Federation Acting Chair Nadia Rana
The Home Secretary has announced a new 24-hour mental health support line for police officers and staff, and is also pushing for up-to-date Tasers and a reduction in red tape for detectives.
The Police Federation of England and Wales has promised to do “everything we can to get the right results for our members” when it comes to seeking fair police pay.
Welfare vans have been praised for bringing about significant wellbeing improvements for officers on mutual aid at the Police Federation of England and Wales conference.
Representatives from Leicestershire Police Federation have paid tribute to the thousands of officers who have lost their lives in duty, at the 20th annual National Police Memorial Day in Cardiff.
Proposed reforms of the police conduct process are unnecessary given that officers are already bound by fair and effective processes, Leicestershire Police Federation has said.
Around 50 prospective and new parents - along with a handful of babies - attended a keep-in-touch day at force headquarters last week (21 November).
A police driver trainer who was one of the first officers on the scene at 2018’s Leicester helicopter crash has been giving presentations about mental health to new recruits.
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