After four years of work it has arrived. Bryn Hughes Paul Hurst Tiffany Lynch The Elizabeth Emblem: Fallen officers to receive State recognition polfed.org/news/latest-ne…

Families of fallen officers to receive formal State recognition.

The Elizabeth Emblem comes after years of campaigning by Bryn Hughes and PFEW and will be awarded posthumously to public service workers killed on duty.

#MedalsforHeroes

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I recently spoke to the Police Federation in Parliament. Growing workloads, underfunding and cuts to other services have left the service overstretched and overworked, leading to a crisis in recruitment and retention. We must listen to and address officers’ concerns. Police Federation

Our next #SurreyFedAwards winner is PC Harry Clark. Harry is dedicated to helping colleagues who are facing personal or professional difficulties. He has won the Federation Representative Award. With Tiffany Lynch, our Secretary Tom Arthur and Chris Schutrups from Police Mortgages.

Debating the new Criminal Justice Bill, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper highlights how #police officers are “spending hours and the equivalent of a bottle of Tipp-Ex having to redact a whole series of things before files are even passed to Crown Prosecution Service” #SimplifyDG6 Police Federation

Very pleased to host a meeting for Cambridgeshire MPs to discuss local police matters with Darryl Preston PCC Cambs & Peterborough and Cambs Police 💙, especially the unfair treatment of Cambridgeshire police regarding the payment of the South East Allowance. Jonathan Djanogly MP

Fantastic piece from BBC Breakfast this morning on the UK Police Memorial and continue highlighting our #medalsforheroes campaign. Police Federation Tiffany Lynch Paul Hurst policesupers Niche Technology Inc. John Maguire
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#MedalsForHeros John Partington Bryn Hughes Paul Hurst

Thx to Andrew Lewer MP Andrea Leadsom MP Tom Pursglove MP & Philip Hollobone for meeting Charlotte Pateman Tiffany Lynch & me at Westminster today as part of Police Federation initiative re better engagement with MPs & to discuss issues our members facing. Really pleased our county MPs want a return visit

.Nia Griffith MP asks if the Home Secretary will “embrace Police Federation’s #SimplifyDG6 campaign and scrap the redaction rules his Govt introduced in 2020, in order to cut bureaucracy”. James Cleverly🇬🇧 insists: “We are actively working with Crown Prosecution Service to simplify and speed up this process”

Former Unite the union: join a union leader Lord Woodley calls the “massive demonstrations in central London… a positive sign of a politically engaged population” but “they place huge extra pressure on our #police ” – highlighting “the impact on police capacity, effectiveness & morale” Police Federation

National Chair Steve Hartshorn's appeal: “It's going to be a demanding weekend for police officers. I implore the public attending events this weekend to be respectful and peaceful. And to politicians, please leave operational policing decisions to the police.”

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At Home Affairs Committee, Tim Loughton MP 🇺🇦 highlights a “big increase in suicides & attempted suicides by #police officers” asking if Police Federation call to include this in #RIDDOR is a “feasible way forward”. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners chair Donna Jones agrees: “I do, and I think it’s incredibly important”

Today is #WorldMenopauseDay and our Menopause Survey 2023 has launched 🚀

'The importance of menopause in the workplace can't be missed by anybody. It will affect, at some point, everybody's life'

Hayley Aley highlights why it is imperative to take part 👇
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Always good to meet with the Police Federation’s Tiffany Lynch at #LabourPartyConference . In Liverpool with colleagues from the Shadow Home Office team Naz Shah MP 💙 @AlexNorrisNN and Yvette Cooper

Am I a natural runner ? NO
Do I like running - NO
Have I run anything like this ? NO 5K’s but nothing more
Have I got anything to lose ? NO
Did I make a promise to Bryn Hughes - YES
Have I registered - OF COURSE I HAVE
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PFEW Gemma Fox

Positive news coming from the Policing Minister that an announcement will soon be made for formal state recognition to be awarded to those in the emergency services who sacrifice their lives in the line of duty #MedalsForHeros
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Today's meeting between Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford and Bryn Hughes MBE was very productive.

We're expecting an official statement from the Welsh Government regarding PFEW's Medals For Heroes campaign, so watch this space.

Big steps forward for the campaign recently.

Today Ruth Jones MP asked Policing Minister Chris Philp MP to do the right thing and acknowledge those who gave their lives to keep the public safe, with a posthumous award.

#MedalsForHeroes