COPPED ENOUGH COPPED ENOUGH
WELFARE AT THE HEART OF
Police Federation warns the Government that the police service is increasingly relying on sacrifices officers are putting in at the cost of their wellbeing
Police officers are being asked to give more than ever before – more time, more resilience, more of themselves. But the latest evidence shows that this is no longer sustainable. What has emerged is a clear and troubling picture: a service increasingly reliant on personal sacrifice, with consequences that reach far beyond fatigue. The Police Federation’s
for officer welfare which can no longer be treated as secondary to demand.
owe officers nearly 820,000 rest days, which is equivalent of around 2,240 years of lost time.
These are not just numbers on
“Removing rest opportunities compounds those risks and is likely to contribute to fatigue, emotional exhaustion and burnout.”
Hands Off Our Rest Days campaign, now firmly within the wider Copped Enough movement, shines a spotlight on that reality and makes a simple but urgent case
04 | POLICE | JUNE | 2026
A SERVICE BUILT ON LOST TIME New Freedom of Information data published by Police Oracle has revealed that forces across England and Wales
a spreadsheet. They represent cancelled plans, missed family moments, and, crucially, lost opportunities to recover from the pressures of policing. They show a system that has normalised the routine disruption of protected rest time in order to meet
operational demand. The scale is stark. The Metropolitan
Police Service alone accounts for more than 215,000 owed rest days, with other
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