If you pay tax, there’s a fairly high chance you’ve paid too much! Unfortunately, the accuracy of your tax code is entirely your responsibility, not your employers. If HMRC sends… read more →
NORTHUMBRIA Police Federation has hit out at the Government’s “appalling” lack of investment in the Police Service after the Autumn Budget left Forces out in the cold. Chancellor Philip Hammond… read more →
NEIGHBOURHOOD policing is taking a hit in Northumbria due to police cuts and the Force’s ability to protect people from violence and extremism is being jeopardised as a result, the… read more →
CUTS to local policing are endangering national security, one of the service’s most senior officers has warned. Neil Basu, the Senior National Counter-Terrorism Co-ordinator, said funding cuts for local policing will… read more →
THOUSANDS of mourners attended the funeral of a former Northumbria Police Officer who was shot and killed on duty whilst serving as a Police Officer in Canada. John Davidson, 53,… read more →
LEGISLATION to better protect police officers from assaults is well underway in Parliament, with a new Bill passing the committee stage. The Emergency Workers (Offences) Private Members Bill, introduced by Labour’s… read more →
RECORDED crime at Northumbria Police has gone up by a third in the year to March, an official report has shown. The latest HMICFRS PEEL inspection, which examines force efficiency, reported… read more →
FORCES in England and Wales are significantly stressed under the weight of complex and changing demand, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary has said. The third PEEL Police efficiency report, which assesses… read more →
REPRESENTATIVES from the Police Federation of England and Wales have received specialist training in how to help officers who are feeling suicidal. Delegates explored some of the triggers that could… read more →
THE CURRENT cash settlement for forces is unsustainable and the service must be properly funded if it is to prevent and crime, NPCC Chair Sara Thornton has warned. She said:… read more →