Patrol Articles

August 2008
STAFF SURVEY - SHIFTS - NOTICEBOARDS Can you hear the people sing? Consultation is an oft-derided concept in organisations, as s...

May 2008
Police Officer DiscretionHas discretion returned ? As we approach again our annual conference, the Police Officers’ parliament, i...

June 2008
Firearms Users - AttendanceKiss Kiss Bang Bang One of the most challenging jobs to perform as a Police Officer is to carry a fire...

April 2008
Neighbourhood Policing - Unfinished businessPlease LISTEN – our neighbourhoods are being policed !!April 2008 was set by the curre...

March 2008
FAIR PAY RALLY - SHIFT PATTERNSHistory makers Last month’s article was compiled before the day of the rally in London, and we mak...

February 2008
Fair Pay for Police - New RepresentativesThe Miserables – can you hear the coppers sing? We will know by now whether after our ma...

January 2008
Pay Dispute - Retention issues - Shift Pattern voteHappy New Year – or maybe not It is always difficult writing a few weeks in ad...

December 2007
Accontability - ChallengeAccountable for ever Let me firstly confess that I would not want to be an apologist for Sir Ian Blair, ...

November 2007
Accountability - PayAn insidious threat? Recently one of our honourable Members of Parliament, Mr Nick HERBERT, who was the Shado...

October 2007
PTSD - RESOURCES HUMAN AND OTHERWISE - LOBBYINGYou don’t have to be mad to work here…… Some would say that a growing industry sur...

September 2007
Staff Survey - Joining Forces - Retention issues - PoliticiansJust another piece of paper to throw in the bin We have all been in...

August 2007
2010 Challenge - Shift Pattern vote - Bravery Award winnerWho do we challenge????The first decisions have been made under the Chal...

July 2007
Bravery Awards - Welfare - Internet websiteWho dares wins…….. July is always an important month for the Police Federation as we w...

June 2007
IPCC Delays - ModernisationEighteen months To many officers dealing with offenders, that might seem a reasonable sentence on disp...

May 2007
Gender Equality - Pay - Shift PatternsLife on Mars – is it over? By the 30th April, the Force will have published its Gender Equa...

April 2007
Modernisation - Shift Patterns - The PressCutting remarks on modernisation We have advanced the view in this column several times...

March 2007
2010 Challenge - Representatives ResilienceBe the change you want to see We are closely involved in Force, regionally and nationa...

February 2007
ACPO award & changes - DDA success - Shift PatternsHow to start a New Year It was heartening to see in the New Year with the...

January 2007
Work / Life balance - 24/7 Policing - CRTPHappy New Year – please protect your happiness We have joined with our Chief and Comma...