12 October 2020

Dorset Police Officers Urged To Fill In Survey To Have Your Say

Dorset Police Federation has urged officers to fill in the Police Federation of England and Wales’s annual Demand, Capacity & Welfare survey, so their responses “can shape policies going forward”.

Dorset Police officers should have received a link to fill in the survey, which gives them the opportunity to express their views on the demands they face and their experiences of policing the pandemic. The survey is designed to provide a clearer picture of the main challenges facing policing.

Anna Harvey, Chair of Dorset Police Federation, said: “I hope officers take the opportunity to complete the Demand, Capacity & Welfare survey, as it really does give a good indication of what’s happening on the front line and it’s a way we can shape policies going forward.

“Those officers are the ones dealing with the pandemic and there are some really specific questions in there around resilience, the pandemic, welfare and mental health.

“It does take about half an hour, but it's vital that we get that information. It’s the Federation’s third Demand, Capacity & Welfare survey and it gives a flavour of what is happening across the country and the demands on our colleagues.

“It helps us understand things, it helps us speak to Chief Constables and the executive and it gives them the hard facts about what it’s like to be on the front line.”

PFEW Chair John Apter said in a video message to officers: “It’s important for people like me and your local Fed reps to have that information on how you felt you’ve been treated during the pandemic, not only by policing but by Government and others, so we can take that to the leaders in policing and also to Government.

“It’s really important that we hear your voice. It allows me to go straight to the Government, straight to the Home Secretary, the Prime Minister, with credible answers from these surveys, to say: ‘This is the impact on our members, these are the issues that are facing our members every single day’.”