Police Federation of England and Wales Acting National Chair Tiff Lynch responds to Spending Review 2025.

In a joint article for The Telegraph, Tiff Lynch, acting chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales and Nick Smart, president of the Police Superintendents’ Association, say police morale has been “crushed”.

We are deeply concerned by Dorset Police’s decision to publish without context footage.

In some forces, the number has quadrupled since 2019.

Acting National Chair Tiff Lynch's column in The Times following six senior police chiefs calling on the Prime Minister to urgently meet the requirement of substantial investment to bolster police officer numbers.

New rules establish binding expectation on chief officers to sack officers even before they can appeal against the gross misconduct ruling of the panel, which is also presided over by chief officers.

The short film brings to perspective what cuts have done to the police service.

Second phase report looks forward and makes strategic recommendations.

Within women in policing there are shining stars the Police Federation of England and Wales is proud to honour every year with the Outstanding Contribution to Women in Policing Award. This year’s award was hotly contested with nominations flooding in from Federation branches across England and Wales. But there was one clear winner - PC Nikki Nabi of Lancashire Constabulary.

The Federation welcomes the Home Affairs Select Committee’s recognition recruitment alone is not enough - a meaningful and urgent strategy for retaining experienced police officers is now essential.

PFEW welcomes more bobbies on the beat but concerns remain over force budget cuts and retention crisis.