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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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    Dorset Police Select OrgPlus to Manage Organisation, Calculating ROI in Less than Twelve Months

    by Personnel Today 18 Jun 2010
    by Personnel Today 18 Jun 2010

    HumanConcepts, the leading provider of workforce decision support solutions, today announced that Dorset Police has implemented OrgPlus to help its...

    • Police
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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Sussex Police officer wins sex discrimination damages

    by Personnel Today 15 Jun 2010
    by Personnel Today 15 Jun 2010

    Firearms officer Barbara Lynford, who won a sex discrimination case against Sussex Police, has been awarded £275,000 damages.According to the...

    • Careers in HR
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    Met Police HR chief Martin Tiplady receives an OBE in Queen’s birthday honours

    by Kat Baker 14 Jun 2010
    by Kat Baker 14 Jun 2010

    Metropolitan Police HR chief Martin Tiplady (pictured right) has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list 2010.Tiplady...

    • Police
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    • Recruitment & retention

    Met HR chief apologises after rescinding police officer applications

    by Personnel Today 10 Jun 2010
    by Personnel Today 10 Jun 2010

    ‘The Metropolitan Police’s HR chief has apologised after large numbers of prospective police officers who successfully passed its recruitment stages...

    • Police
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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Case of the week: Chief constable of South Yorkshire Police v Jelic

    by Personnel Today 8 Jun 2010
    by Personnel Today 8 Jun 2010

    FactsMilorad Jelic was a police constable with South Yorkshire Police who developed chronic anxiety syndrome. He had periods of sick...

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    Police officers in Scotland trained to be more PC

    by Personnel Today 8 Jun 2010
    by Personnel Today 8 Jun 2010

    Police officers in Scotland’s Lothian and Borders area have received guidance on what not to say while at work.The Appropriate...

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    Police cuts must focus on non-uniformed staff, federation warns

    by Personnel Today 21 May 2010
    by Personnel Today 21 May 2010

    Forthcoming cuts to policing budgets should focus on non-uniformed staff, the Police Federation has warned.
    Earlier this week, home secretary...

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    Police forces to conduct biggest ever health and safety survey

    by Personnel Today 18 May 2010
    by Personnel Today 18 May 2010

    Thousands of police force employees will next month be asked to take part in what is believed to be the...

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    Police bonuses should be scrapped, says Met Police commissioner

    by Personnel Today 18 May 2010
    by Personnel Today 18 May 2010

    Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has called for all police bonus payments to be scrapped.
    Stephenson, who has turned...

    • Police
    • Recruitment & retention

    Met Police HR chief defends use of civilian police staff

    by Kat Baker 17 May 2010
    by Kat Baker 17 May 2010

    Met Police HR chief Martin Tiplady has defended the use of civilian police staff, insisting they are not damaging services....

    • Police
    • Recruitment & retention

    Civilian police staff numbers are putting forces at risk, Police Federation warns

    by Personnel Today 17 May 2010
    by Personnel Today 17 May 2010

    The rising numbers of civilian staff in police forces is putting policing at risk, the Police Federation has warned.The body,...

    • Police
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    Police overtime doubles in a decade

    by Personnel Today 13 May 2010
    by Personnel Today 13 May 2010

    Police officers are claiming more than £450m in overtime – nearly double the figure a decade ago – despite employing...

    • Police
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    Met Police race discrimination claim dropped

    by Personnel Today 11 May 2010
    by Personnel Today 11 May 2010

    A senior black Metropolitan Police officer has withdrawn race discrimination claims against the force after reaching an out-of-court settlement.
    Superintendent...

    • Police
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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Met Police faces race discrimination claim from senior black officer

    by Personnel Today 10 May 2010
    by Personnel Today 10 May 2010

    The Met Police is being sued for race discrimination by a senior black officer who has alleged his career was...

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    Police officer denied promotion due to lack of degree was not discriminated against

    by Louisa Peacock 29 Apr 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 29 Apr 2010

    A police officer in his 60s who was prevented from applying for a promotion because he did not hold a...

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