East Lancashire police 'flexi time' highest in the county

9:02am Friday 20th July 2012 in News Photograph of the Author By Vanessa Cornall, Crime reporter

AROUND 14 per cent of all police officers in East Lancashire work flexible hours including child- friendly hours, it has been revealed.

A total of 134 police officers working in both Eastern and Pennine divisions of Lancashire Constabulary currently have flexible work arrangements in place.

A Freedom of Information request submitted by the Lancashire Telegraph found East Lancashire has the highest rate of flexible working in Lancashire, almost doubling the number of officers working child- friendly hours in neighbouring divisions.

Of the 502 officers working in Eastern division which covers Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley, 48 female officers and 12 male officers work hours around their home life.

In Pennine division 54 female officers which covers Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale, the breakdown is 54 female officers and 20 male officers — 15 per cent of the 490 officers employees who patrol the beat.

Flexible work can involve reduced hours and varied shift rotas.

A Lancashire police spokesman said: “As a good employer, flexible working is a practical consideration for a successful employment relationship.”

Neighbouring Central division, which covers the Preston area, has just 26 officers taking advantage of the force’s flexible working policy.

The flexible working policy is also offered to police support staff.

In East Lancashire, 73 members of police staff made up of 55 females and 18 men also work flexible hours.

This equates to almost a quarter of police staff members in East Lancashire.

Comments (9)

9:04am Fri 20 Jul 12

Excluded again says...

Sounds good to me. If criminals knew that all police officers worked 9 to 5, the criminals would clock on at 6pm and clock off at 8am.

We need some police officers willing and able to work all hours.
Sounds good to me. If criminals knew that all police officers worked 9 to 5, the criminals would clock on at 6pm and clock off at 8am. We need some police officers willing and able to work all hours. Excluded again

10:36am Fri 20 Jul 12

anonther says...

And while the Police spent time and money sourcing this information, the Telegraph reporter was probably in the pub next door drinking with Lunchtime O'Booze, well satisfied that someone else was doing her work for her. That's before she slipped away to collect the kids from school. Triples all round!
Oh, and what was the point of this news? 9-5 good, Flexi bad? Without flexible working where would Lord Coe get the cover for the botched G4S fiasco? Or the police have families? Shock horror!!
Ah well, I suppose it makes a change for our intrepid reporter, from the daily task of cutting and pasting Press Releases helpfully drafted by someone else.
And while the Police spent time and money sourcing this information, the Telegraph reporter was probably in the pub next door drinking with Lunchtime O'Booze, well satisfied that someone else was doing her work for her. That's before she slipped away to collect the kids from school. Triples all round! Oh, and what was the point of this news? 9-5 good, Flexi bad? Without flexible working where would Lord Coe get the cover for the botched G4S fiasco? Or the police have families? Shock horror!! Ah well, I suppose it makes a change for our intrepid reporter, from the daily task of cutting and pasting Press Releases helpfully drafted by someone else. anonther

11:51am Fri 20 Jul 12

RUinsane says...

I work flexi hours, I tend to work between naps.
I work flexi hours, I tend to work between naps. RUinsane

1:24pm Fri 20 Jul 12

Dave Harwood says...

Lazy journalism that proves nothing whatsoever
Lazy journalism that proves nothing whatsoever Dave Harwood

1:42pm Fri 20 Jul 12

Accy Phil says...

The balance of men and women working within the organisation is the problem.A certain female Chief Constable wanted a 50-50 split men and women working within the organisation which is scandalous and unworkable as policing is a 24/7 job. Over 25% of female officers are either off on maternity or restricted duties. There needs to be 80% male working within the organisation to run more efficiently imho.
The balance of men and women working within the organisation is the problem.A certain female Chief Constable wanted a 50-50 split men and women working within the organisation which is scandalous and unworkable as policing is a 24/7 job. Over 25% of female officers are either off on maternity or restricted duties. There needs to be 80% male working within the organisation to run more efficiently imho. Accy Phil

4:48pm Fri 20 Jul 12

HarryBosch says...

Happy staff make for a well motivated workforce and flexi working has been proved to improve morale and productivity, reduce absence rates, enable a higher staff retention rate and improve recruitment.If this leads to a more robust and cost effective police service in our county then that has to be good for us.
Happy staff make for a well motivated workforce and flexi working has been proved to improve morale and productivity, reduce absence rates, enable a higher staff retention rate and improve recruitment.If this leads to a more robust and cost effective police service in our county then that has to be good for us. HarryBosch

6:13pm Fri 20 Jul 12

sen c ble says...

RUinsane wrote:
I work flexi hours, I tend to work between naps.
It's when you're not working, nuisance to all is the bother!!!
[quote][p][bold]RUinsane[/bold] wrote: I work flexi hours, I tend to work between naps.[/p][/quote]It's when you're not working, nuisance to all is the bother!!! sen c ble

6:55pm Fri 20 Jul 12

davidinburnley says...

The LET need to get its terminology right. What is described here is NOT 'flexi time'. Flexi time is where someone has no fixed start or finish time but must work a standard number of hours per week. That means you can start when you want, finish when you want but must put in the full amount of hours required. Obviously, that would not work for the police - what is described here is flexible working patterns, something entirely different.
The LET need to get its terminology right. What is described here is NOT 'flexi time'. Flexi time is where someone has no fixed start or finish time but must work a standard number of hours per week. That means you can start when you want, finish when you want but must put in the full amount of hours required. Obviously, that would not work for the police - what is described here is flexible working patterns, something entirely different. davidinburnley

6:33am Sat 21 Jul 12

2 for 5p says...

Excluded again wrote:
Sounds good to me. If criminals knew that all police officers worked 9 to 5, the criminals would clock on at 6pm and clock off at 8am. We need some police officers willing and able to work all hours.
A spot of jealousy creeping in there is it.
[quote][p][bold]Excluded again[/bold] wrote: Sounds good to me. If criminals knew that all police officers worked 9 to 5, the criminals would clock on at 6pm and clock off at 8am. We need some police officers willing and able to work all hours.[/p][/quote]A spot of jealousy creeping in there is it. 2 for 5p

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