Interview: In the Blue Corner - Apter is ready for pay round

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Interview: In the Blue Corner - Apter is ready for pay round

Police Federation leader John Apter tells Police Oracle why the pay talks matter and the Fed is treading carefully with a government who appear to be back on the service's side.

Date - 18th February 2020
By - Chris Smith

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After years of cuts the police service is back in favour. The new government, faced with rising violent crime and public dissatisfaction, has pledged to recruit thousands of new officers. It was a vote-winner that made a lot of difficult questions...

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