Dont put the Covenant in the too difficult box Fed tells ministers

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Commitment: Fed Deputy Tiffany Lynch wants the Covenant to be credible

Date - 30th June 2022
By - Chris Smith

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Just days before the Police Covenant comes into law, ministers have been urged to fill in vital gaps about what it will do to ensure it is “credible”. The Federation, which has supported its creation and been part of some of the...

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