Police

Police forces vary considerably in workforce size. For example, the Metropolitan Police Service has approximately 60,000 police officers and staff, while there are forces with fewer than 1,500 officers and staff.

HR in the police is different from HR in other sectors, in that there are two distinct branches of staff. Police officers have unique employment status: they are not employees, but are “Crown servants locally appointed”.

On the other hand, police civilian staff are employees with a contract of employment to whom employment legislation applies.

Police officer who slept on duty committed gross misconduct

by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 31 Jul 2024 by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 31 Jul 2024

A police officer who slept while pretending to work from home committed gross misconduct, an internal investigation has found.

Reeves confirms public sector pay rises of 5-6%

by Jo Faragher 30 Jul 2024 by Jo Faragher 30 Jul 2024

The chancellor has confirmed that millions of public sector workers will get a pay rise this year, following the recommendations of independent pay review bodies.

Met Police launches ‘Change Needs You’ recruitment campaign

by Rob Moss 23 Jul 2024 by Rob Moss 23 Jul 2024

Met Police recruitment campaign by Pablo and Unlimited agencies says 'Change Needs You' as it looks to hire more police constables.

Avon and Somerset Police outlines how it is tackling racism

by Ashleigh Webber 9 Jul 2024 by Ashleigh Webber 9 Jul 2024

Avon and Somerset Police has published an update on how it is tackling racism, one year after it was described as 'institutionally racist'.

German police officer dismissed for stealing 180kg of cheese

by Rob Moss 4 Jul 2024 by Rob Moss 4 Jul 2024

German police officer loses appeal to overturn dismissal after he stole 180kg of cheddar cheese from an overturned refrigerated lorry.

Women make up most graduates joining counter-terrorism roles

by Ashleigh Webber 1 Jul 2024 by Ashleigh Webber 1 Jul 2024

Women made up the majority of trainees recruited into counter-terrorism policing via a new graduate scheme.

Police team’s on-call hours are ‘working time’, tribunal rules

by Jo Faragher 26 Jun 2024 by Jo Faragher 26 Jun 2024

A tribunal has ruled that on-call hours should be recognised as working time for a group of employees supporting police covert surveillance.

Reform UK manifesto: Seven million would pay no income tax

by Rob Moss 17 Jun 2024 by Rob Moss 17 Jun 2024

Reform manifesto promises to make series of tax cuts and public sector reforms, after the party overtook the Tories in a poll last week.

Tories promise 8,000 more police officers

by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jun 2024 by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jun 2024

The Conservatives would recruit an additional 8,000 neighbourhood police officers over the next three years if they win the general election.

Misogyny and workload forcing Police Scotland officers to quit

by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jun 2024 by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jun 2024

Police officers in Scotland are leaving in droves because of misogyny, heavy workloads, stress and pension changes.

Met Police’s actions contributed to officer’s suicide, coroner rules

by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jun 2024 by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jun 2024

A Met Police officer died by suicide after the actions of her employer contributed to the decline in her mental health, an inquest has found.

Breach of staff data sees Northern Ireland police service hit with £750k fine

by Rob Moss 23 May 2024 by Rob Moss 23 May 2024

Police Service of Northern Ireland faces £750,000 fine for data breach described as ‘perfect storm of risk and harm’ by the ICO.

Staff taking legal action over NI police data breach

by Ashleigh Webber 29 Apr 2024 by Ashleigh Webber 29 Apr 2024

Thousands of police officers and staff have commenced legal action against the Police Service of Northern Ireland following a data breach.

Police officer ‘forcibly’ removed trainees’ earrings

by Ashleigh Webber 19 Apr 2024 by Ashleigh Webber 19 Apr 2024

A Dorset Police officer allegedly used bolt cutters to 'forcibly' remove earrings worn by three trainee officers ahead of a fitness test.

Automated police vetting system being explored

by Ashleigh Webber 15 Apr 2024 by Ashleigh Webber 15 Apr 2024

The home secretary has commissioned the development of an automated national police vetting system in England and Wales.

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