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Inspector warns of reoffending risk as prisoners locked in cells 23 hours a day

HM Chief Inspector of Prisons said the system was taking an ‘inordinately long time’ to recover from Covid.

The Independent UK

Call to end use of gagging orders to silence victims of police misogyny

Chief constables most to blame for crises sapping legitimacy of policing, says Police Federation leader

The Guardian - UK

Police officers 'at risk of corruption and control by criminal gangs' because of poor pay

Avon & Somerset Police Federation chairman fires warning at Government

Bristol Post

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Cash-strapped police officers unable to afford rent in beat areas forced to sleep in cars

Tonight Andy Standing, secretary of the Sussex branch, said some police officers have slept in their cars and vans. The Police Federation was alarmed to receive reports of the desperate measures

Daily Mirror

"Officers are getting burnt out" - PSNI officer opens up on low morale in police ranks

"Officers are getting burnt out, going off sick and the workload is being piled onto other people."

Belfast Live

Scots cops with beards ordered to shave them off before they start their shift

A spokesperson for the Scottish Police Federation said they were 'supportive' of the rule, which requires police to be clean shaven at all times.

Daily Record

New cops' federation chief blasts years of Tory underfunding as he says 'policing is broken'

Police Federation chair Steve Hartshorn says morale among officers is at an all-time low with some using food vouchers because of the cost of living crisis

Daily Mirror

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Police officers using food banks to feed families as they fight crime AND poverty

Despite a recent £1,900 flat wage increase across all police ranks in England and Wales thousands of officers are now fighting poverty as well as crime

Daily Mirror

Policing is "in crisis" despite "real terms" funding boost, warns Police Federation

"The government must consider longer-term funding deals, akin to the NHS, if it is to reverse years of damaging cuts."

Wales Online

Police federation calls on Nottinghamshire crime boss Caroline Henry to 'seriously consider her position'

She was sentenced on July 18

Nottingham Post

Senior Met Police officers earning over £100,000 while others 'use foodbanks'

The Metropolitan Police is currently in special measures after a string of errors which led to the resignation of commissioner Dame Cressida Dick who was paid £250,000

Daily Mirror

Carole Cadwalladr’s victory over Arron Banks is great news, but our libel laws need reform

There must be more protection for people who keep us informed, says former Guardian crime correspondent Duncan Campbell

The Guardian - UK

Police Federation Northern Ireland exploring industrial action for PSNI officers

"That contract that policing has had with the government has been well and truly shattered."

Belfast Live

Police detective 'too poor' to afford son's school meals and fears losing home

Vicky Knight told the Police Federation annual conference that she has 'never felt this poor'.

Daily Record

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Police officer paid 'less than Lidl' confronts Priti Patel after borrowing to feed son

Priti Patel squirmed as she was asked if she would be able to 'survive' on £1,200 or £1,400 a month at the annual Police Federation conference in Manchester. Officers urged the Home Secretary to improve police officers pay

The Independent UK

Misogyny present in ‘every police force’, female officer says as men urged to change culture

Female officers told they got promotions because they’ve ‘got tits’ and targeted with jokes about sex acts, conference told

The Independent UK

‘I’ve done nothing but serve the public’: Detective considering leaving policing because she ‘can’t afford to live’ on pay

Detective who investigates child abuse cases says she would be better off working part-time in card shop

The Independent UK

‘Pro-police’ Patel to give Taser powers to special constables

The Home Secretary announced the move during a speech at the annual Police Federation conference in Manchester.

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The Independent UK

Priti Patel to allow volunteer police officers to carry Tasers

Special constables will have to undergo same training as regular officers to be issued with weapons

Manchester Evening News

Father of murdered cop backs calls for a new award for emergency service workers who die in the line of duty

Bryn, whose daughter Nicola was killed in a gun-and-grenade attack, said: "As a society, it’s only fitting and right we recognise her service and courage."

The Independent UK

Proposed ‘licence to practise’ checks for police officers branded ‘unnecessary’

The Police Federation of England and Wales, which represents rank-and-file officers, said it was ‘against’ the idea.

The Independent UK

Officer handed final warning for ‘gossiping’ about Wayne Couzens’ defence

Sergeant Simon Kempton was found to have acted inappropriately by sharing details from the killer’s police interviews with colleagues.

The Independent UK

‘Confidential information about Wayne Couzens’ shared on Signal by officer

Sergeant Simon Kempton told Police Federation colleagues about the killer’s police interviews on the messaging app.

The Independent UK

‘Gossipy’ officer ‘shared confidential information about Wayne Couzens’

Sergeant Simon Kempton of Dorset Police is facing misconduct proceedings for passing on details of Couzens’ police interviews to colleagues.

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