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Police

Police forces vary considerably in workforce size. For example, the Metropolitan Police Service has approximately 60,000 police officers and staff, while there are forces with fewer than 1,500 officers and staff.

HR in the police is different from HR in other sectors, in that there are two distinct branches of staff. Police officers have unique employment status: they are not employees, but are “Crown servants locally appointed”.

On the other hand, police civilian staff are employees with a contract of employment to whom employment legislation applies.

XpertHR provides HR information and guidance for employers in the police service.


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    Police Scotland chief admits force is institutionally racist

    by Jo Faragher 25 May 2023
    by Jo Faragher 25 May 2023

    Police Scotland’s chief constable Sir Iain Livingstone has admitted that the force is institutionally racist and discriminatory.
    Sir Iain, who...

    • Police
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    • Skills shortages

    Met Police cyber unit hit by recruitment crisis

    by Adam McCulloch 19 May 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 19 May 2023

    The Specialist Crime Command, which deals with cyber threats, child sex exploitation, homicide, firearms, drugs and armed robbery is facing a recruitment crisis.

    • Police
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    • Health and safety

    Police Scotland bans beards in frontline roles

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 May 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 May 2023

    Police Scotland has banned staff and officers in frontline roles from having beards, in case they have to wear an FFP3 face mask.

    • Police
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    • Recruitment & retention

    Police uplift targets: Government claims ‘do not stand up to scrutiny’

    by Jo Faragher 26 Apr 2023
    by Jo Faragher 26 Apr 2023

    Government claims to have reached police recruitment targets ‘do not stand up to scrutiny’, according to its staff association.
    The...

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    • NHS

    Emergency worker mental ill health in spotlight ahead of local elections

    by Nic Paton 24 Apr 2023
    by Nic Paton 24 Apr 2023

    Emergency workers took more than a million sick days because of stress and mental ill health last year, according to...

    • Police
    • Workplace culture
    • Latest News

    Casey review: Police Federation chief says ‘mindset shift’ needed

    by Jo Faragher 20 Apr 2023
    by Jo Faragher 20 Apr 2023

    Steve Hartshorn, head of the Police Federation of England and Wales, has urged forces to address the issues in the review.

    • Police
    • Workplace culture
    • Latest News

    Casey review: Met Police ‘boys’ club culture is rife’

    by Rob Moss 21 Mar 2023
    by Rob Moss 21 Mar 2023

    The Metropolitan Police is institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic according to the Casey review.

    • Police
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    Met Police review will be damning, reports suggest

    by Jo Faragher 17 Mar 2023
    by Jo Faragher 17 Mar 2023

    Early leaks of an official review of the workplace culture at the Metropolitan Police show it is in the ‘last-chance...

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    Police pay falls 17% in real terms

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Mar 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Mar 2023

    Police pay in the UK has fallen quicker in real terms than similar roles and in the public sector workforce more widely.

    • Police
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    • Career development

    Officers struck by low morale and lack of progression, police survey finds

    by Jo Faragher 1 Mar 2023
    by Jo Faragher 1 Mar 2023

    More than half of police officers are currently experiencing low or very low morale, and seven in 10 would not...

    • Police
    • NHS
    • Education

    Government suggests 3.5% public sector pay increase for 2023-24

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Feb 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Feb 2023

    The government has recommended a 3.5% pay increase for public sector workers in England for 2023-24. It will now be considered by independent bodies.

    • Police
    • Latest News
    • Pre-employment screening

    All forces to check officers against police databases

    by Jo Faragher 18 Jan 2023
    by Jo Faragher 18 Jan 2023

    All police forces will be asked to check staff against national police databases for misogyny and predatory behaviour.

    • Police
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    • Pre-employment screening

    Met Police admits errors as officer pleads guilty to sexual offences

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Jan 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Jan 2023

    Metropolitan Police's professionalism lead admits it should have spotted the pattern of abusive behaviour by David Carrick, who has admitted dozens of sexual offences.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Police
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    Met Police discriminated against officer with hearing loss, tribunal finds

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Jan 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Jan 2023

    The Metropolitan Police indirectly discriminated against a trainee police constable with hearing loss when it failed to make reasonable adjustments.

    • Police
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    • Employee engagement

    One fifth of police officers plan to resign

    by Rob Moss 11 Jan 2023
    by Rob Moss 11 Jan 2023

    Eighteen per cent of rank-and-file police officers in England and Wales say they intend to resign within the next two years.

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