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Calum set to become



                                             national chair


          IN NUMBERS:



                  1919


        The year the Police Federation of England
             and Wales was established

               £31.7m


         The amount the Force plans to invest in
             technology over three years

                10,280

           Total Force workforce 2016/2017

                10,028


           Total planned Force workforce in   Calum Macleod has been elected as the   sugar coat the current situation that we
                   2020/2021                 national chair of the Police Federation of   are facing – policing is in a critical state.
                                             England and Wales.                 We will continue to be robust with

                                                He will take up the post on 1 January   stakeholders and demand that they
                    235                      2018.                              acknowledge and address the real issues
                                                “I am honoured and privileged to be
                                                                                facing the service and our members,” he

         Total 999 calls per 1,000 population in   elected to the role of chair; with that   said.
         the West Midlands in the 12 months to   comes the responsibility of ensuring that      Calum has been chair elect since April
                  31 March 2017              the organisation truly represents the views   2016 and takes over from Steve White who
                                             of rank and file police officers across   became chair in May 2014.
                                             England and Wales. Our organisational      Che Donald has been elected as vice
                     14                      reform is nearing completion and now we   chair and also takes over from 1 January
                                                                                2018.
                                             must focus all our energy on achieving
         The percentage increase in crime in the   positive change for our members. Let’s not
                 year to June 2017           Roadshow programme rolls into 2018

                      9                      We will be hitting the road again in   again on 1	February	2018 with the
                                                                                following dates also available:
                                             the New Year taking the West
         The number of points on a template for   Midlands Police Federation roadshow   12	April	(date subject to change)
                                                                                24	May
                                             out to venues across the Force.
               tackling officer stress
                                                The first stop will be Stechford on   5	July
                                             9	January	2018.                    16	August
                                                                                4	October
                                                Open to all, the roadshow will be

                  7,779                      in Conference Room 1 between 10am   22	November.

                                                                                   To book your place, please email
        The number of pairs of socks collected so   and 3pm.                    westmidlandspf@polfed.org with your

                                                Member service providers will be
         far for the Socks and Chocs 2017 appeal  available to talk to members and   name, work and personal email
                                             discuss the services they can provide.  addresses, personal phone number,

                                                And don’t forget our retirement   proposed retirement date, dietary
               350,000                       seminars.                          requirements and the number of
                                                                                places required since you are welcome
                                                West Midlands Police Federation

          The number of Cameron’s Coasters   organises retirement seminars to   to attend with your partner. Please put
        circulated to promote the “Don’t bottle it   help officers in the last three years of   “retirement seminar” and the date you
                   up” message               service prepare for leaving the Force.  wish to attend in the subject line.
                                                The seminar programme starts
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