Simon Kempton

Serving Dorset Police Officer - Member of the National Board of the Police Federation of England and Wales.

[Simon Kempton @PFEW_Simon]

@brit_cop @PFEW_HQ @PFEW_Tiff @pritipatel @PFEW_BrianBooth The police pay award won’t be backdated to April. This is because the police pay award has always taken place in September, so ours isn’t late.

Some other sectors were supposed to get theirs in April but have had to wait until September, hence their backdating.

[Simon Kempton @PFEW_Simon]

Superb, clear, sufficiently detailed pushback here from the Commissioner

The success of the policing operation Golden Orb is clear. Thousands in person, millions around the world, were able to enjoy the event thanks to dedicated police officers doing an incredible job.

[Metropolitan Police @metpoliceuk]

We understand concern arrests made over the weekend caused.

We are committed to sharing all of the information we can about our tactics.

You can read Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley set out more details here 👇

https://t.co/EG4TRrTsCu

[Simon Kempton @PFEW_Simon]

Colleagues from @metpoliceuk and other forces were placed in an impossible situation when asked to deliver a safe Coronation. The epitome of “damned if you do”.

But they did deliver, with professionalism, humour and grace. I’m proud of the job they did.

[Simon Kempton @PFEW_Simon]

A great piece of work by two colleagues here - @pfew_hq tangibly improving things for current police officers and those who will join in the future and won’t realise how they’ve been helped

[@BelindaPFEW @BelindaPfew]

So very proud to have been part of this work, with @ZacMader and others, we want ALL forces to invest for their officers, more protection, better fit and slightly lighter .. why would you not ??

[PFEW Health and Safety @HS_PFEW]

Becoming fatigued is not just about working long hours. Not being able to take a break during the working day also contributes. Lack of time, pressure of work, the closure of police stations and removal of canteens prevents rest periods. #ProtectTheProtectors

[PFEW Health and Safety @HS_PFEW]

Unless we start treating our officers properly, paying them fairly and putting suitable measures in place to manage their work place risks we will see a further decline in retention. A 17% pay rise merely brings us back to where we should be. The Gov needs to start to value us.

[PFEW Health and Safety @HS_PFEW]

Chief's must introduce mandatory Mental Health First Aid training for all their line managers. Early recognition of signs of trauma, stress and PTSD are vital if forces are to support officers and reduce suicide and attempted suicide rates. #ProtectTheProtectors #PFEW

[PFEW Health and Safety @HS_PFEW]

If we are to prevent future deaths an investigation must be held each time we lose an officer through suicide . Chief's must initiate this and assign a SIO to manage it. The HSE must be informed either by the force or a local rep if there are concerns this is related to work.

[Police Federation of England and Wales @PFEW_HQ]

We feel the myriad of negative coverage of police lately is demoralising.

PFEW reiterates: We are proud of every decent, hard-working officer doing an amazing job, every day, with the ever-increasing demand. Keep up the fantastic work.

#proudtopolice #OneTeam #JobLikeNoOther

[Police Federation of England and Wales @PFEW_HQ]

‘Policing is all I ever wanted to do since I was a kid, but I’m left questioning my role over pay’

Student PC Charlotte Lancaster is passionate about policing but feels demoralised juggling a business on the side with working and studying to pay the bills.

#FairPayForPolice

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

“Police officers put their lives on the line every day to serve and protect their communities - but many are now using food banks and pay day loans just to make ends meet. Is it any wonder we have a police retention crisis”

#FairPayForPolice @PFEW_HQ

[Simon Kempton @PFEW_Simon]

The @PFEW_HQ demand for #FairPayForPolice is based on independent research which shows police pay has fallen behind inflation by 17%

Irrefutable evidence that police officers haven’t been treated fairly. This must change.

https://t.co/bNiCtCfwbl

[Simon Kempton @PFEW_Simon]

Government need to treat those who protect society with the respect they deserve.

We’re losing experienced, knowledgeable officers because their pay has been left behind and they know their families deserve better.

#FairPayForPolice

[Police Federation of England and Wales @PFEW_HQ]

The PFEW is demanding a 17% pay increase for police officers

New data from a @SMFthinktank report shows police officer pay in the UK has declined substantially since 2000, lagging behind inflation & other public sector jobs

@ukhomeoffice @SuellaBraverman

#FairPayForPolice

[Simon Kempton @PFEW_Simon]

@Paul__Heselwood @iamtheengine @gmhales @DC_Defective @PFEW_HQ If it’s FOI data, the request and response will be published on the website disclosure log.

[Simon Kempton @PFEW_Simon]

This headline shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the data used

It is not true that 1% of police officers faced a criminal charge last year. The journalist has not properly understood either the terminology used nor PFEW funding rules

Shame they didn’t seek clarification

[The Guardian @guardian]

Revealed: one in 100 UK police officers faced a criminal charge last year https://t.co/VAsmkSLKt7

[Simon Kempton @PFEW_Simon]

@PFM192381 It’s his misunderstanding of the data that’s the issue. As in, what does “criminal claims” actually mean, and does that equate to a police officer being charged with a criminal offence.

Which, obviously, it doesn’t.

[Simon Kempton @PFEW_Simon]

@iamtheengine @gmhales @DC_Defective @PFEW_HQ In which case every response to every FOI request becomes War And Peace as you try to preempt any possible permutation or use of the data. Because ambiguity is often in the eye of the beholder. Things might seem clear to the author but be misunderstood by recipient.

[Simon Kempton @PFEW_Simon]

@AndrewKersley @guardian @ObserverUK Hi Andrew

I’m not sure your data or understanding here is correct. I’d be keen to help you better understand it, if you’d like to chat to me or a colleague.

But to be clear, 1% of police officers did *not* face criminal charges last year.

[Simon Kempton @PFEW_Simon]

@GemmaPettmanPR @gmhales They do indeed. Hence the need for any commentator, journalist etc to make sure their figures or their story are accurate. And why this morning, on seeing it, I’ve sought to clarify.

[Simon Kempton @PFEW_Simon]

@gmhales @DC_Defective @PFEW_HQ (Cont)…but you can’t know what is “clear” to the recipient.

The journalist obviously thought “bloody hell! That’s a surprising number!” which should have prompted a further examination of the data. Rather than (my assumption) rushing to break a story we now see is flawed.

[Simon Kempton @PFEW_Simon]

@gmhales @DC_Defective @PFEW_HQ I don’t agree Gavin. If I were going to write a front page exposé, I’d probably want to make sure my ducks were in a row.

Any organisation subject to FOI (assuming that’s where this has come from) has a duty to provide clear responses (cont)