Before pre-charge bail reforms came into effect in 2017, the Police Federation predicted that pre-charge bail would drop dramatically and that releasing suspected “under investigation” would become the norm – we didn’t really need a crystal ball, writes John Apter, National Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales.

The government must now deliver on its pre-election promises, says the Police Federation of England and Wales.

Police Federation of England and Wales national survey results published today reveal the true extent of police officer demand, capacity and welfare following responses from more than 18,000 officers from the rank of constable to chief inspector.

Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales John Apter writes following the Westminster attack this week; that it should act as a wake-up call to the Government to “invest more in the police service and put measures in place to protect the people who protect us”.

The Vice-Chair of the Police federation of England and Wales Calum Macleod urges MPs to stand up and show their support for police officers and other emergency service workers.

Police Federation annual Pay and Morale Survey shows officers are becoming increasingly demoralised.

Almost double the number of Federated officers have been awarded a Queen’s Police Medal in 2016.

A survey, commissioned by the Police Federation of England and Wales, has revealed the public support police officers carrying Taser.

The thin blue line has never been thinner, Police Federation chair Steve White tells Aden Simpson, and if conditions and pay do not improve, members may 'lose faith' in century-old convention and lobby for industrial rights.