Do it Right!
On 30th April 2012 the MPF launched their “Do it Right” campaign aimed at all four of the federated ranks within the MPS. We the Met IBB fully endorse this campaign and as such we urge our members to support the campaign’s objectives and in doing so support officers working alongside you when they choose to do it right! It has long been appreciated that the Police Service depends heavily on the goodwill of officers to make it work. This goodwill often extends to the implicit acceptance that Police Regulations and SOP’s are disregarded in order to get the job done. Goodwill can also entail working for free outside your duty hours in order to keep on top of workload…. Read More…
SAVE AND PROTECT
Save and Protect is the public face of the MPF DO IT RIGHT! Campaign. This is our message to the public. The Federated ranks of the Metropolitan Police Service need all of the communities of London to help us SAVE AND PROTECT the finest police service in the world. Please lend your support to us. This Government is intent on imposing it’s ideology of policing on the communities of the UK, without consultation with our stakeholders, you the British public. Policing is under an unprecedented attack by this Government that will have major consequences on public safety and policing as we know it. This Government ideology is not just about the pay and conditions of police officers. This is about… Read More…
Letter to Home Secretary from Gen Sec of PFEW re Increase in contribution rates to the Police Pension Scheme
On 10 April 2012, Ian Rennie, General Secretary of the PFEW sent the following letter to the Home Secretary regarding the introduction on 1st April 2012 of increased contributions by police officers to their pension schemes to12.25% for most of our members in the Inspecting ranks. He outlines the detrimental impact that this increase will have on all members and risks of opt-out due to this.
Gen Sec PFEW letter to Home Secretary about recently published determinations
Ian Rennie, General Secretary of the PFEW, sent a letter to the Home Secretary on 10th April 2012 about the recently published determinations post PAT (Winsor 1), detailing discrepancies within them and seeking clarity.
Winsor publishes Part 2 of his Review
As previously heralded Winsor 2 landed in our in boxes today at 10.33am Siobhan and I have since been busily scouring its pages and below are a few of its ‘low lights’ which we knew those of you with a thirst for such things would be eager to hear about. Please though it is important to note that these are RECOMMENDATIONS and until we know what the Home Secretary’s take is on them (although I suspect we can guess) and they go through the PNB process they will remain just that and need to viewed accordingly So they are a long way from being a done deal but it does I have to admit give a rather grim foreboding of things to come. At this… Read More…
Winsor 2 – Our initial thoughts
On Thursday 15th March, Winsor 2 was published and below are a few of its ‘low lights’ which we knew those of you with a thirst for such things would be eager to hear about. Please though it is important to note that these are ONLY RECOMMENDATIONS at this stage and until we know what the Home Secretary’s take is on them (although I suspect we can guess) and they go through the PNB process they will remain just that and need to viewed accordingly So they are a long way from being a done deal but it does I have to admit give a rather grim foreboding of things to come. At this stage we have made no comment… Read More…
