Avon & Somerset Police Federation

Avon and Somerset Police Federation, representing Constables, Sergeants, Inspectors & Chief Inspectors. Not monitored. FoI requests to [email protected]

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#GoodPoliceWork from Det Sgt Anna Toogood and colleagues in this distressing case https://t.co/3rMFvtN3WH #BroughtToJustice

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"We know officers are subjected to 400 to 600 traumatic incidents during their career... This is why it’s vital that we have this extra tool to identify officers who may be vulnerable to mental harm." https://t.co/33IZDI6Qyy

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In Avon and Somerset, 24 police officers were injured in this manner in the past four years. https://t.co/6I1o9n5oRe

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Op Hampshire: Hate crime response guidance https://t.co/e7eNfzipcU

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Police officers in uproar over changes to pension lump sum https://t.co/IFmXaPWLvn

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More than 100 police officers and staff have died by suicide between 2022 and 2025. At least 70 police officers have died during that time and there have been more than 200 attempted suicides. https://t.co/57QnJFY4V0

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215 Avon and Somerset officers were injured from police training, from 2022-2025, as part of a collective 5,359 injuries in the UK. https://t.co/vOQgjQdVh5

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In Avon and Somerset, there were a shocking 60 hate crimes with police officer victims in the last three years. https://t.co/2oyzgwRk7U #ProtectTheProtectors

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In Avon and Somerset, 24 police officers were injured in this manner in the past four years. https://t.co/6I1o9n5oRe

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Police Finance Survey: 46% of all police officers are thinking about abandoning their pension payments due to financial pressures - and 16% are considering taking on a second job to make ends meet, according to the Police Family Finance Index Report. https://t.co/ySmS5gMXuv

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“Unsustainable workloads that put officers at risk are, shamefully, the operating model of policing. These figures lay that bare. We will not accept the continued erosion of officer safety and health." https://t.co/PEB1yBln2C

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Frome PC awarded prestigious honour after “life-saving” actions
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Police officers face an average between 400 and 600 traumatic incidents during their careers – compared to the average member of the public facing three or four such incidents in their lifetimes.
https://t.co/33IZDI6Qyy

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Dangerous individual put #BehindBars - thanks to the #ExcellentPoliceWork of Det Insp Simon Da Costa and team: https://t.co/ZvSVhQ2KB5 #BroughtToJustice

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A woman who attacked a stranger from behind with an axe in the middle of a summer’s afternoon has received a 19-and-a-half year sentence for attempted murder. https://t.co/MtztuQLX65 #BehindBars #BroughtToJustice

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Hands Off Our Rest Days: Federation warns as new data reveals officers are already owed 820,000 lost days off https://t.co/dROWhoL7od

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“We are seeing very high numbers [of traumatic incidents] for some police officers, as well as police staff. And I hope this will allow them to receive support from their line managers." https://t.co/33IZDI6Qyy

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A man who drove off after hitting and killing a pedestrian while speeding and using his mobile phone in Bristol has been jailed for five-and-a-half years. https://t.co/FsUCHfjpmZ #BroughtToJustice

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Police Finance Survey: Nearly seven in ten UK police officers (68%) are stressed about money, new research from policefriendly and metfriendly has found. That’s an increase from the same survey last year. https://t.co/ySmS5gMXuv

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Avon and Somerset officers PC Jack Civill-Williams and PC Amy Montague, who rescued an elderly woman from her smoke-filled home during a rapidly escalating house fire, have been nominated for the National Police Bravery Awards https://t.co/vnUmBBXh9O #PoliceBravery