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FORCE AREA Dyfed-Powys Essex Cleveland Hampshire
% INCREASE +3,088% +500% +421% +348%
forces’ reluctance to provide numbers ‘(in the graph above). “I’m particularly annoyed that some forces told us it would take more than 18 hours to find this data. This information should be at Chief Constables’ fingertips, because it highlights financial stress directly linked to officer welfare. “I call on all forces to publish this data
quarterly – don’t make us drag it out of you.”
HUMAN STORIES BEHIND THE STATISTICS One officer from Wales, wishing to remain anonymous, shared: “There was a time when, had I not had other employment, my wife and I would have lost our house. If I didn’t have this second income, it would be very tight. I’ve had to increase my work on the side to make up for the degradation of my police pay over the years. Having a second job has affected my sleep, my diet and my fitness levels, but I’ve had to do it.”
THE FEDERATION’S CAMPAIGN: “COPPED ENOUGH” To draw attention to the crisis, the Federation has launched “Copped Enough: what the police take home is criminal”—a campaign highlighting how collapsing pay, increased workloads and personal risk are pushing officers to breaking point. The public is urged to show solidarity by joining a digital “picket line”.
A CALL FOR URGENT PAY RESTORATION
Since 2010, police officers’ pay has fallen by a fifth in real terms. With inflation and rocketing interest rates, the financial pressure only intensifies. The Police Federation is calling on the government for swift action to restore the 21% in real-terms pay lost over the past 15 years. Failure to act, they warn, could threaten not just officer welfare, but public safety itself.
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2024 287 180 120 148
NB: The data used in this article was acquired from police forces through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, explicitly referring to the term “secondary employment.” After publication, Dyfed Powys Police
contacted us to clarify that the figures they had provided related to all business interests. The force states that, as it stands, there are 11 police officers and 20 members of police staff with authorised secondary employment.
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