News
Remembering PC 228 John Simmonds
- Thursday, 04 August 2016
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Bedfordshire Police Federation and officers across the force are remembering the 10 year anniversary of the death of PC 228 John Simmonds, who was only aged 27 and was known affectionately across the force as Simmo.
Flint House Increase
- Tuesday, 02 August 2016
Colleagues
The monthly contribution to the convalescent home - Flint House in Goring-on-Thames is to be increased from September of this year from £7.48 a month to £9.21 following a decision by the Trustees. (please see attached article)
Firearms officers’ numbers fall
- Monday, 01 August 2016
Police use of firearms has slightly risen in the past year – as the number of firearms officers hit a seven-year low.
The figures prompted the Police Federation of England and Wales to call on the number of officers to be increased.
Recorded crime up, officer numbers down
- Friday, 22 July 2016
Two new reports released yesterday showing a rise in recorded crime and a continuing fall in police numbers are of serious concern, says Jim Mallen, chairman of Bedfordshire Police Federation.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed an eight per cent increase in recorded crime for the year ending 31 March 2016 and also 5.8 million fraud and computer misuse crimes, the first time so-called cyber crimes have been included in the reported figures.