by martin | Feb 13, 2026 | News
A report stating that an average of 115 police officers and staff are assaulted every single day has prompted a stark warning from branch chair Phil Walker, who says the scale of violence facing the workforce ‘should concern everyone’. Responding to findings...
by martin | Jan 27, 2026 | News
I recognise that policing, like the NHS, needs reform, for the benefit of our members and the public alike. Policing, as it stands and in its current state, is broken. The pressures on officers are real, impacting their wellbeing and, tragically, costing lives...
by martin | Dec 23, 2025 | News
Reaching 25 years in any profession is an achievement worth celebrating – but reaching 25 years with the unwavering dedication, compassion, and professionalism that Kay Bennett has shown is something truly exceptional. For a quarter of a century,...
by martin | Dec 23, 2025 | News
A brand-new gift is being launched in the new year, exclusively for members of the South Wales Group Insurance Scheme (GIS) – with all ranks, roles and departments to be recognised. Any member of the Scheme who retires after 1 January 2026 will be...
by martin | Oct 3, 2025 | News
South Wales Police Federation chair Phil Walker has paid tribute to a Force sergeant who died on this day more than 50 years ago. Sergeant Clifford Thomas was 49 when he died in a road accident while instructing on a motorcycle course on 3 October 1974. “Today we...
