Surrey Police Federation statement following incident in Staines-Upon-Thames

19 June 2024

Policing is a difficult, challenging and dangerous job.

Officers are rightly held to account for their actions – we have no issue with this. But this fair, balanced and timely accountability must not come in the form of trial by media or indeed social media.

Or loaded comments from politicians and high profile people who are not aware of all the facts.

Surrey Police Federation are supporting our colleague caught in a media storm over the weekend. We must remember there is a human being behind the uniform.

The incident is subject to investigation and we would urge patience and understanding during this time.

We would remind people who may be shocked and concerned at this incident to note that we do not know all the information - and all the officers involved will be spoken to determine what happened and why.

Please let the investigation run its course so that we can get answers.

And we would ask the Surrey public to please continue to support our police officers who keep you safe every day, doing a tough job.