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18 May 2020 Home affairs

APCC apologises to Federation amid Taser training calls

National Chair raises concern after PCC backed IOPC scrutiny report

13 May 2020 Coronavirus

‘Freezing officer pay would be morally bankrupt’

National Chair warns government a pay freeze would be a slap in the face for police officers

11 May 2020 Coronavirus

Responding to this evening’s announcement by the Prime Minister, John Apter, National Chair of the Police Federation of England & Wales, said:

30 Apr 2020 Home affairs

Funding reassurance needed on 20,000 recruitment drive

National Chair John Apter responds to first set of figures showing uplift programme progress.

29 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Police Federation of England and Wales’ Annual Conference and Police Bravery Awards

The Federation is announcing today that we are cancelling our Annual Conference and postponing the Police Bravery Awards ceremony due to the ongoing restrictions around Covid-19.

24 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Sentencing consistency needed as Covid-19 spitters walk free

National Chair urges magistrates and judiciary to adopt a more cohesive approach.

23 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Mixed picture on crime statistics shows need for long-term funding

See-sawing statistics show effect of austerity.

22 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Magistrates and judges must use full sentencing powers

National Chair welcomes prison sentences for spitting and coughing amid coronavirus pandemic

10 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Downing Street tells police to back off after force claims it is monitoring ‘non-essential aisles’ in supermarkets

Downing Street has said shops are free to sell whatever they have in stock after a police force claimed it was monitoring the “non-essential aisles” in supermarkets.

09 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Priti Patel blasts police chief’s ‘inappropriate’ threat to check trolleys for ‘legitimate' shopping

Priti Patel has criticised a police chief after he said his force could start checking people’s trolleys for “legitimate” shopping during the coronavirus lockdown.

09 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

'This is not a training exercise - this is reality’

PFEW National Chair strongly condemns mixed messages on PPE.

09 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Please don’t place extra pressure on the police, NHS and mortuaries

National Chair delivers candid message to the public ahead of the Easter break

07 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

MPs urge police to reveal orders given to officers enforcing coronavirus social distancing rules

MPs and peers have urged police chiefs to spell out the orders given to officers tasked with overseeing the government's social distancing rules amid complaints of over-zealous enforcement.

30 Mar 2020 Coronavirus

How do you police a pandemic

Despite a shift in resources and duties, the police will rise to the multiple challenges posed by this unprecedented pandemic.

30 Mar 2020 Coronavirus

Downing Street says shops can still sell Easter eggs after police crackdown

Downing Street says shops can sell what they like after police urged some retailers to restrict sales of Easter eggs during the coronavirus outbreak.

26 Mar 2020 Coronavirus

Federation fights for toughened laws with COVID-19 being used as weapon

National Chair John Apter responds to CPS crackdown amid coronavirus threats to emergency service workers

24 Mar 2020 Coronavirus

Police Federation National Chair responds to Prime Minister's announcement

The practicalities of policing this lockdown will be challenging, but policing will do all it can to keep the public safe, but we need the public to support us, says National Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales John Apter.

24 Mar 2020 Coronavirus

AT-A-GLANCE: The draconian new curbs announced by Boris Johnson as Britain battles the coronavirus

Boris Johnson has moved to impose the most drastic lockdown of the country since the Second World War. Here's everything the Government has announced.

23 Mar 2020 Coronavirus

National Chair ‘cannot imagine’ how police can enforce social distancing

The National Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales has raised concerns with Home Secretary Priti Patel and the National Police Chiefs' Council about the ‘significant confusion’ over the prospect of police officers enforcing coronavirus restrictions.

22 Mar 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus is ‘the biggest challenge to policing since the Second World War’, think tank warns

Britain's police forces are facing their biggest challenge since the Second World War because of the coronavirus epidemic, according to a top think tank.

19 Mar 2020 Coronavirus

Clear guidance crucial for officers handling COVID-19 cases

National Chair John Apter responds to laws allowing police to detain people with the virus

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03 Mar 2020 Home affairs

Police Federation statement following Covid-19 update

PFEW will continue to work to ensure our members' wellbeing is protected, and they are kept informed, as this situation develops.

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02 Mar 2020 Home affairs

Home Office announces how Taser funding will be allocated

Federation responds as figures and costings are released.

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24 Feb 2020 Home affairs

All legacy misconduct cases must be reviewed following collapsed IOPC hearing

Federation reacts as IOPC backs out of gross misconduct which saw officers left in limbo for almost seven years.