As the year comes to an end, Leicestershire Police Federation Chair Andy Spence reflects on a busy 2025, looks ahead to future policing developments, and sends members a message of thanks.
Over 18,000 officer working days were lost to sickness in Leicestershire Police last year, which shows “just how dangerous policing is”, the Chair of Leicestershire Police Federation has said.
There were a staggering 48,888 assaults on UK officers over the past year - meaning an officer is assaulted on average every ten minutes in England and Wales.
Rich Matlock has spent nearly thirty years saying “yes” to whatever policing put in front of him.
Delegates at the Police Federation’s Annual Conference have voted to introduce a £2 per month increase in member subscriptions from 1 January 2026. This will take the gross monthly rate from £24.31 to £26.31.
Forces need to step up to record the numbers of police suicides and provide welfare support to officers, particularly those who are under investigation, the Police Federation of England and Wales Annual Conference heard.
Deputy National Secretary Mel Warnes called for compassionate leadership in policing – saying that officers in need of support when they have difficulties in their home lives are faced with a postcode lottery, and that too often they are considered a drain on resources.
National Secretary John Partington told the 2025 PFEW conference that potential recruits risk being priced out of the job because pay and conditions are so inadequate for the role that officers carry out.
Roads policing officers are being repeatedly exposed to trauma with too few colleagues to share the burden, the Leicestershire Police Federation has warned.
Thousands of police officers who have died on duty were honoured at the 22nd annual National Police Memorial Day.
“As a police force, we are struggling and creaking and being pulled in every direction,” the Chair of Leicestershire Police Federation said, in response to the new State of Policing Report.
The National Police Wellbeing Survey found that 67% of officers reported physical exhaustion, while 58% said they were mentally exhausted last month.
Q&A with Leicestershire Police Federation's new Branch Secretary, Joe Lloyd
Experienced officers are being driven from the Job by unsustainable workloads, lack of work-life balance, and increased scrutiny, Leicestershire Police Federation Chair Andy Spence has warned.
There was emotion as police officers who have died on duty were remembered by their family and friends at the Care of Police Survivors (COPS) Annual Service of Remembrance.
Police officers and staff in England and Wales are frustrated with their uniforms which they say, are unfit for purpose, restrictive and contribute to major health issues, a new survey has found.
Leicestershire Police has seen a 28% increase in officers taking on second jobs simply to make ends meet, new figures have shown.
The Chair of Leicestershire Police Federation said it was important to honour the “heroic acts” of fallen officers as he prepares to take part in the 2025 Police Unity Tour.
Kent Police officers are being encouraged to keep an eye on colleagues who may be struggling with their mental health.
Hundreds of officers are on the brink of resigning from Leicestershire Police as they have copped enough of attacks to their pay and conditions, damning figures revealed.
A pair of young PCs who “went above and beyond what any human should have to do”, saving the life of a woman suffering catastrophic bleeding after her partner stabbed her, have been nominated for the National Police Bravery Awards 2025.
Today, on International Workers’ Day, Leicestershire Police Federation is backing the national launch of Copped Enough: What the Police Take Home is Criminal — a hard-hitting campaign exposing the crisis in policing that is endangering officers' lives and putting public safety at risk.
A new hard-hitting campaign has been launched today (Monday 24 March) aiming to reduce the escalating number of police officers who take their own lives - and to better support cops who are attending suicides.
A new survey which reveals a quarter of Officers with 1-5 years’ service are contemplating leaving policing due to financial stress and workplace pressures comes as no surprise.
It is vitally important for officers to decompress and take a short break on busy shifts, when they have often dealt with traumatic incidents.
Andy Spence, Chair of Leicestershire Police Federation, said: "This incident is horrifying. Police officers were going about their normal day to day job, speaking with someone who had falsely told them that the dog was secured when it wasn’t.
A woman with multiple convictions for violence against police officers has again escaped a custodial sentence for yet another attack.
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