Humberside Police Federation

18/10/2026

Humberside Police Federation sends its best wishes to our colleague from Nottinghamshire Police who was shot on duty today.

We wish them a speedy and full recovery and are thinking of them, their family and colleagues at this time.

A fi***rm has been recovered by officers after a man and a woman fled the scene, detectives say.

14/10/2026

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has urged Chief Constables to review their AI policies to prevent officers and staff "unwittingly falling into the police misconduct system".

The IOPC has written to the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) warning that officers are at risk of "unknowingly committing misconduct if AI policies aren’t fit for purpose, regularly updated, and communicated effectively inside forces".

It follows referrals from police forces to the IOPC in which officers and staff are alleged to have used AI inappropriately and outside what’s permitted in force policy or guidance.

However, IOPC Director General Rachel Watson has warned officers could inadvertently commit misconduct – and potentially face dismissal – unless robust guardrails are in place to help them.

She said: “There is a risk that police officers and staff, believing they are doing the right thing by using AI, perhaps to speed up a process, could end up being investigated for misconduct because they don’t know or understand what’s allowed.

“It’s crucial all police forces have a robust AI policy in place; that’s the start point and it would be concerning if some forces don’t yet have one. The conditions of use need to be clear and communicated effectively, and regularly, to employees. It’s also important policies are frequently reviewed and updated given the rapidly evolving nature of the technology.

“And AI policies need to be effective, not just a tick box, designed around operational reality with clear day to day procedures in mind. Leadership commitment on AI needs to be visible and training built around how to apply AI in practice, not simply awareness of AI systems and conditions.

“I have met with the national lead for Police AI to discuss the matter and written to the NPCC outlining what we’re seeing."

More here https://www.policeconduct.gov.uk/news/officers-risk-accidental-ai-misconduct-iopc-warns

13/10/2026

Lots of holiday home dates still available for 2026. Please email the office if you would like to book any dates [email protected]

08/10/2026

Time to protect officers from racism 'scourge', says Cumbria Police Federation, as it joins our Protect The Protectors: Stop Racism Against Police campaign.

“Racism within policing is an absolute scourge”, the Chair of Cumbria Police Federation has said, as he backed the ‘Protect The Protectors: Stop Racism Against Police’ campaign.

Across the UK, at least 5,355 hate crimes – including 34 in Cumbria – were reported to have been committed against officers in the financial year 2025-26, a recent Freedom of Information request found.

Worryingly, the number of reported hate crimes against officers in Cumbria has doubled in a year. In addition, the true national figure is likely to be much higher, as 13 forces were unable to provide data.

Humberside Police Federation started the campaign ‘Protect The Protectors: Stop Racism Against Police’ in order to collect data on the scale of the issue, raise awareness of what the police are facing, do more to protect officers and staff, and ensure offenders are dealt with appropriately.

Ed Russell, Chair of Cumbria Police Federation, said: “Racism within policing is an absolute scourge. It's unacceptable behaviour, and anything that forces can do to get behind it and to protect the protectors is vital to policing.”

His message to Cumbria Police officers who experience hate crime is: “Speak up, we want to support you, and we need to know how big the problem is. No one deserves to come to work and be abused, either physically or verbally. Too often, police officers are expected to just accept abuse as it ‘comes with the job’. This is not acceptable. If you or your colleagues are the victim of such abuse, it must be reported and dealt with robustly.”

Ed added that Cumbria Police had a relatively low percentage of ethnic minority officers, but that that could make it more difficult for officers to report hate crime because they might feel that their colleagues or supervisors didn’t understand.

He said: “All officers need to be upstanders. If you’re hearing or seeing that sort of behaviour towards your colleagues, you need to report it and draw it to managers' attention, because even one instance of that kind of abuse against an officer is one instance too many.”

Ed said he backed the campaign’s aim to make racist abuse and assaults against officers a separate, recordable offence: “This disproportionately affects a minority of our members, and affects them in such a horrendous way, so we need to be doing our best collectively to address that, get the law changed and assist our colleagues.

“We're all in it together for the protection of the public and to create the best societies that we can. We can't do that if we start from a point of view where people are treated differently because of their race or religion.

“The increase in hate crime against officers is a significant concern for our Federation, as it should be for the force. No one should be treated like that for doing their job, for putting on their uniform and trying to protect the public. Tackling racism is everyone’s responsibility.”

He added: “And to the minority who chose to spew hatred and bile towards the Cumbrian public and police officers alike, we will always have a cell free for you.”

05/10/2026

All at Humberside Police Federation have been devastated by the news of the sudden death of a colleague over the weekend.

Our thoughts are with his family, friends and close colleagues at this absolutely tragic time.

We are supporting his family and fellow officers as best as we can.

If police officers and staff are struggling they can contact a Police Federation Representative, the Mental Health Crisis Line (call 0300 131 2789) and Samaritans (116 123).

02/10/2026

Our Humberside Police Federation Admin Team was proud to organise and host 2 training development days for their counterparts from Cleveland, Cheshire, Northamptonshire and West, North and South Yorkshire Federation Offices.
Jen Dooley, our Office Manager said, "Sharing practices, knowledge, procedures and development with our colleagues from other Fed Offices is extremely valuable. When it comes to running our Fed Office's, Group Insurance Schemes, Trusts, properties, events, campaigns and everything else that comes with our roles, there isn't a 'one size fits all'.
The main objective of CPD days like these is to help us provide a better service to our Members".
Humberside would like to thank Gary, from Philip Williams, for coming along and sharing his ideas which will inform and remind our Members of their scheme benefits. Gary said, "Federation Office staff perform an amazing service to their Members and their roles are invaluable to the organisation".
Thank you to everyone who participated.

01/10/2026

"Let's stamp this out," says Merseyside Police Federation Chair Chris McGlade, as he backs our Protect The Protectors: Stop Racism Against Police campaign.

Hate crimes against officers must be recorded in exactly the same way as physical assaults, the Chair of Merseyside Police Federation has said, as he backed the ‘Protect The Protectors: Stop Racism Against Police’ campaign.

Across the UK, at least 5,355 hate crimes – including 80 in Merseyside – were reported to have been committed against officers in the financial year 2025-26, a recent Freedom of Information request found.

Worryingly, Merseyside Police has seen a 21% rise in hate crimes against its officers compared with the previous year. In addition, the true national figure is likely to be much higher, as 13 forces were unable to provide data.

Humberside Police Federation started the campaign ‘Protect The Protectors: Stop Racism Against Police’ in order to collect data on the scale of the issue, raise awareness of what the police are facing, do more to protect officers and staff, and ensure offenders are dealt with appropriately.

Chris McGlade, Chair of Merseyside Police Federation, has lent his support to the campaign. He said he was proud of the work his force was already doing in supporting officers through Op Hampshire, adding: “For me, this is about keeping that momentum going and ultimately making sure that all hate crimes are recorded in exactly the same way as a physical crime against an officer.

“And equally, making sure that those who are responsible for it are held to account because, sadly, the statistics seem to show us that the deterrent isn't where it needs to be, and hate crime against police officers is continuing, even rising.”

Humberside Police Federation’s research found that some officers who have been a victim of a hate crime say they are reluctant to report it, because they don’t want to be seen as ‘difficult’ or to make more work for their colleagues.

Chris urged: “Please don't take that approach, please don’t think: ‘That's just part of the job, sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn't.’ It's absolutely unacceptable. We’ll take a stand with you. We're here to support you, and the force will support you.

“No one should come into the workplace and be targeted as a result of their race, religion, gender or sexual orientation. Police officers are humans who come in to work to protect our communities, not to be abused, and the impact these crimes have cannot be understated, this is why we need to stamp it out. If we're all in it together, hopefully it will send a clear message to those individuals who think it's acceptable to target people because of the colour of their skin.”

He also encouraged officers to step in when they witnessed a colleague being racially abused: “Don't wait. When it comes to members of the public, we'd be very quick to step in. But when it’s a colleague, sometimes people think: ‘Do we want to highlight this, how is my colleague feeling about being abused in this way?’. More often than not, they want someone to step in.

“So step in early, show that support, particularly in custody suites, which is where we often see officers being abused. Offenders seem to become braver once they're in a custody suite in relation to the behaviour that they think is acceptable; they feel they can say things to police officers that perhaps they wouldn't if they were still out on the streets.”

Chris reassured Merseyside Police officers who had been racially abused that support was available: “We have an assault scrutiny panel, where we review all assaults, and that includes hate crime. That's about ensuring that the supervisory support, Occupational Health support and Federation support is in place.

“But it's also about ensuring that those officers who were present step up, that the evidence is there, people are completing statements. That we're supporting our colleagues and bringing these offenders to justice to send that clear message. Let's stamp this out.”

29/09/2026

The importance of Humberside Police Federation's Protect The Protectors: Stop Racism Against Police campaign has been highlighted by a national newspaper today.

Our research has shown that there were over 16,000 hate crimes against police officers between 2022 and 2026 – with the true figure likely to be higher as 13 forces in the UK did not provide data.

We have heard case studies from across England and Wales of officers being verbally abused and assaulted just because of the colour of their skin.

And now, The Telegraph has highlighted the importance of our campaign in an article focusing on how society is “failing” police.

Columnist James Kirkup wrote: “Tales of routine abuse are common across policing, but a story from Humberside is worthy of attention. There, officers felt it necessary to launch the “Protect the Protectors” campaign to highlight and challenge the racist abuse routinely experienced by some of their colleagues.

“To be clear, that campaign wasn’t started by a woke chief constable playing identity politics. It was set up by the local Police Federation, the staff association for rank-and-file coppers.

“This is what lofty arguments about “legitimacy” eventually come down to: a constable standing in the street being screamed at, spat at, threatened or assaulted while trying to do his job.”

The Protect The Protectors: Stop Racism Against Police campaign will continue until we achieve our objective of changing the law to make racial abuse and assault against police officers a separate recordable offence.

Full article here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09/28/insulting-police-makes-us-all-unsafe-right-must-stop/

28/09/2026

Thousands of police officers who have died on duty were honoured at the 23rd annual National Police Memorial Day.

Members of the police family gathered in Belfast on 27 September, to honour around the more than 4,500 officers who have lost their lives on duty.

1,500 people were in attendance.

The names of those officers who have died in the past year were read out.

PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough, of Cleveland Police, PC Alice Slominska, of Bedfordshire Police, PC Jess Turnbull, of Northumbria Police, PC Mark Chester, of The Ministry of Defence Police, PC Mathew Parker, of Essex Police, PC Bradley Corke, of Kent Police, and PC Faizaan Najeeb, of Northamptonshire Police.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood gave a reading at the service, as did the Lady Lieutenant of Belfast Dame Fionnuala Jay-O'Boyle. And Jon Boutcher, Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

Lee Sims, Chair of Humberside Police Federation, said: “Today is the most important day in the Police Federation calendar.

"It’s a day when we all come together to pay tribute to officers and staff who have sadly died or been killed in the line of duty.

“They have all paid the ultimate sacrifice and this will never be forgotten. I also think it is a time when we take a moment to think about all the other officers and staff who have sadly died whilst serving.

“My thoughts are with all the families, friends and colleagues on this day.”

Lee added: "It’s also an honour to be here with Jodie the daughter DC Karen Smith who was a friend and colleague who was tragically killed whist travelling home from work in December 2024, my thoughts are with the rest of her family who sadly couldn’t be here today."

During the service, candles were lit for officers in each of the four nations.

Lighting the candle for Northern Ireland was Jackie Gorman, mother of Constable Kevin Gorman, who died 23rd November 2008, alongside three colleagues, while responding to a call for assistance when their police vehicle lost control and struck a wall.

Lighting the candle for Wales was Dorothy Ellis, mother of PC Adrian Ellis, of Gwent Constabulary, who died on 27th September 1989. Adrian was killed in a motorcycle accident while travelling to report for duty.

Lighting the candle for Scotland was Christine Fulton MBE, wife of PC Lewis Fulton, of Strathclyde Police, who died on 17 June 1994, when he was stabbed during a violent struggle as he took action to protect members of the public.

Lighting the candle for England was Chris Prior, husband of PC Rosie Prior, of North Yorkshire Police, who died on 11 January 2025, when she was struck by a lorry while assisting at the scene of a collision.

Towards the end of the service, the Last Post was sounded, and petals in remembrance of all the officers who have lost their lives were distributed to the congregation.

The congregation held blue and green flameless candles and there were eight red flameless candles on the alter table, in tribute to the eight officers who have died on duty in the last 12 months.