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PCC pledges to hold Home Secretary to his promises

Thursday, 07 June 2018

Bedfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Kathryn Holloway has said she won’t let the new Home Secretary forget the promises he made on increased police funding at the Police Federation’s annual national conference.

Home Secretary tells conference: ‘Help me shape the future of policing’

Friday, 25 May 2018

Home Secretary tells conference: ‘Help me shape the future of policing’

The new Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, has told police officers and officials he will be ‘standing with them’ as they shape the future of British policing together.

Conference Tackles Realities of Policing

Wednesday, 23 May 2018

The increased numbers of fatigued officers struggling to cope with the pressures of the job, cancelled rest days and extended shifts were among the subjects covered on the first day of this year’s Police Federation conference being held at Birmingham’s ICC.

Assaults bill clears next stage – but Federation disappointed

Thursday, 03 May 2018

The assaults bill drafted in the wake of the Police Federation’s Protect the Protectors campaign has successfully passed its third reading in the House of Commons meaning it will now pass to the Lords for consideration.

Jim Mallen, chair of Bedfordshire Police Federation, says that while the provisions of the bill are welcomed they have been weakened and therefore do not provide the level of protection sought through the campaign.