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Rest Day cancelletion for Operations
Successful campaign by Federation. View More »
Coroner's Officer Vacancy
Oxford Coroner's Office is seeking to recruit. This post would be ideally suited to a recently retired or police officer about to retire. View More »
Pay Scale Update
The suggested deadline for the introduction a Foundation Skills Threshold (FST) and a Specialist Skills Threshold (SST) within the pay structure for police officers has been postponed by a year to July 14. This effects the top pay scale point.. View More »
Pension changes receive Royal assent
On 24 April 2013 the Public Service Pensions Act received Royal Assent.. View More »
Reactive Shift announced
Chief announces the new reactive shift pattern following close ballot. View More »
Cost of living Pay Rise
Pay rise of 1% from 1st September 2013. View More »
G8 News
Latest Fact Sheet . View More »
Donations to PC Rawson family
Message from Hants Fed: Details of how to make donations to the family following PC Rawson's death (Hants Pol). View More »
Policy Exchange Report - Policing 2020
What kind of police service do we want in 2020?. View More »
Police Pensions Debate - Westminster Hall
28th November 2012. View More »
Winsor Part 2
The Second of Tom Winsor's Review of Police Pay and Conditions is published today Thursday 15th March 2012. View More »
Competition
Win a £25 Marks & Spencer Voucher courtesy of PoliceInsure. View More »
Time For Justice - ICC Report
Inspectors call on Chief Constables to tackle working conditions and long hours. View More »
Home Secretary Ratifies Police Arbitration Tribunal Finding
Responding to the decision by the Home Secretary to implement the Police Arbitration Tribunal decision in full, together with those Winsor recommendations already agreed by Staff Side and Official Side of PNB, Paul McKeever, Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, says:. View More »
Police Arbitration Tribunal Finding
Today the Police Arbitration Tribunal has published its decision with regards to the Winsor Part One recommendations. Paul McKeever, Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, says:. View More »
Home Affairs Select Committee Report Into Riots 2011
Responding to the Home Affairs Select Committee report ‘Policing Large Scale Disorder: Lessons from the disturbances of August 2011’ published today , Simon Reed, Vice-Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, says:. View More »
HMIC Report - Without Fear Or Favour
Commenting on the publication today of the Report by HMIC, Without fear or favour: A review of police relationships, Paul McKeever, Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, says. View More »
PROTECTED PENSION AGE - RETIREMENT AND RE-EMPLOYMENT
We have recently become aware of a potential tax issue for members of the 1987 Police Pension Scheme (“the PPS”) who retire and take a pension under the age of 55 and then take up employment as police staff or are re-engaged as police officers. . View More »
Independent Review Into Policing To Be Led By Lord Stevens
Responding to the launch of Lord Stevens’ independent review of policing, Paul McKeever, Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales. View More »
Police Pensions Meeting with Police Minister
This afternoon the Chairman and General Secretary PFEW, together with representatives from the Police Superintendents Association and Chief Police Officers Staff Association attended a meeting with the Police Minister to discuss police pensions.. View More »
Independent Review of Police Officer and Staff Renumeration and Conditions - Winsor Part 2
Tom Winsor is currently inviting representations and evidence for the purposes of Part 2 of the review of the pay and conditions of service of police officers and police staff.. View More »
Government Announcement on Public Sector Pensions
You will be aware of the government’s announcement today with regard to public sector pensions. I understand the Treasury Chief Secretary’s commitment, which has been widely reported, is as follows: . View More »
Police Federation Response to Labour's Review of Policing
Paul McKeever, Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, having spoken at today’s Labour conference welcomes Yvette Cooper’s announcement to conduct a review of policing; . View More »
Information For Thames Valley Police Officers Following Home Secretary Statement
10th August 2011. View More »
Police Federation Reaction to Disturbances in Tottenham
7th August 2011. View More »
PNB Update - Winsor Report Negotiations
26th July 2011. View More »
ACPO Conference - Monday 4th July 2011
Monday 4th July 2011. View More »
Update re indexation of police pensions in payment
Further to the message from Ian Rennie, General Secretary, on 24 February 2011. View More »
Force Shift Pattern Review (Reactive Patrol)
Many of you of you will have read on the Knowzone, that the Force wishes to introduce a force wide shift pattern.. View More »
Survey reveals police in Thames Valley fear cuts will result in poor public service and increased crime
A survey published today shows that police officers in Thames Valley believe the government cut of 20 percent of the police budget over the next four years and a reduction in police officer numbers will have a detrimental effect on crime levels and result in the public getting a poorer service.. View More »
Government seeks to remove Police Service from Health & Safety Legislation
An amendment to the Police and Social Responsiblity Act seeks to remove the Police Service from Health & Safety Legislation. View More »
Important Information - Police Pension Commutation Update
The Government Actuary’s Department (GAD), has just released a new set of commutation factors for the Police Pension Scheme (PPS) 1987. The new factors will apply to any member who retires on or after 20 April 2011. . View More »
Statement by Ian Rennie, General Secretary - PFEW to challenge Government downgrading of pensions
Further to my message of 24 February 2011, I can inform you that the Police Federation of England and Wales, as part of the Staff Side of the Police Negotiating Board, is seeking to Judicially Review the Government’s decision to uprate police pensions by CPI rather than RPI. . View More »
Police challenge Government downgrading of pensions - 15th April 2011
The Government’s decision to effectively downgrade the value of public sector pensions is to be challenged by the police and five other organisations representing workers in the public sector . . View More »
Winsor Review: Statement by Ian Rennie to the Police Negotiating Board - 14th April 2011
We are aware that the Home Secretary has set a deadline of 26 July, the date of our next full meeting, for the PNB to complete its consideration of the recommendations in Tom Winsor’s first report and reach agreement.. View More »
Peter Neyroud Report ' Police Training And Leadership '
Responding to the publication today of Peter Neyroud’s Review of Police Leadership & Training, Simon Reed, Vice Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, says: . View More »
Federation Response to Written Ministerial Statement on Winsor Review 31st March 2011
Today the Home Secretary has issued a written ministerial statement (below) that confirms she wants every recommendation by Tom Winsor to go to the Police Negotiating Board. We have issued the following response. . View More »
HMIC Report - Demanding Times
Responding to the HMIC Report ‘Demanding Times’, Simon Reed, Vice Chairman, Police Federation of England and Wales says; . View More »
Winsor Review & Your Pay - Ready Reckoner - 18th March 2011
We would like to draw your attention to the following website which shows the effect on an officer’s income of the Winsor recommendations: . View More »
JOINT STATEMENT FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE POLICE FEDERATION OF ENGLAND & WALES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE POLICE SUPERINTENDENTS' ASSOCIATION OF ENGLAND & WALES
Last week the former Rail Regulator Tom Winsor published a report containing 62 recommendations concerning the pay and conditions of police officers in England & Wales.. View More »
Federation response to sentencing guidelines for police assaults 16th March 2011
Today, the Sentencing Council is publishing a new guideline for judges and magistrates. . View More »
The Hutton Review into Public Sector Pensions
Today Lord Hutton published his final report on public service pension provision. This is a detailed report of over 200 pages containing 27 recommendations that will impact on all public sector pension schemes including the Police Pension Schemes.. View More »
Statement From PFEW General Secretary Ian Rennie - Winsor Review - 11th March 2011
On Tuesday 8 March 2011, Tom Winsor delivered the first part of his review to reduce police officers’ pay and conditions of service.. View More »
The Winsor Report into Police Pay & Conditions
We have this morning received the Winsor report in relation to our pay and conditions. The report as it stands is an outright attack on our livelihood and takes no account of your outstanding contribution in making the Thames Valley a safe community to live in. . View More »
Police Officers Anger at Home Secretary's Speech - 2nd March 2011
Responding to the speech given this morning by Home Secretary Theresa May, Simon Reed, Vice-Chairman, Police Federation of England and Wales says; “Once again our trust in this government’s ability to play fair with the police has been undermined by the double speak of the Home Secretary, Theresa May, this morning. . View More »
Update on Hutton & Winsor Reviews - 28th February 2010
The long awaited independant review being conducted by Tom Winsor was due to be released today Monday 28th February 2011. We are informed that due to problems with printing that the publication of the report will now be delayed until at least Tuesday 8th March 2011. . View More »
Review of Police Renumeration and Conditions 20/11/10
The most comprehensive independent review of police pay and conditions in more than 30 years is currently underway.. View More »
A19 05/11/10
Members will have seen the item on the BBC and in other media about the intention to use Regulation A19 of the Police Pension Regulations 1987 by the Strathclyde, North Wales, and Surrey forces. . View More »
POLICE FEDERATION WARNS FINANCIAL CUTS WILL DEVASTATE POLICING 11/09/10
POLICE FEDERATION WARNS FINANCIAL CUTS WILL DEVASTATE POLICING . View More »
Federation response to Police Review article on cuts in the police service - 15.07.10
Paul McKeever, Chairman, Police Federation of England and Wales appeared on BBC Breakfast this morning responding to comments made in an article in Police Review by Tim Brain, ACPO lead on finance, who spoke about cuts to policing in the future. . View More »
Membership Subscriptions from 1st January 2011
At the Annual General Meeting of the Police Federation of England and Wales, conference agreed that the membership subscription rate from 1st January 2011 will be increased to £4.98 a week. View More »
Public could be at risk as police service resilience is threatened
Police staff numbers increase by 91% over last decade in Thames Valley As the new government convenes in Westminster this week, startling research published today by the Police Federation of England and Wales, reveals the devastating effect of workforce changes made over the last decade, . View More »
Article - Police Driving - Information You Need To Know
Police Driving - Information You Need To Know. View More »
