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Advice Your Federation offers members FREE advice and expertise in a multitude of areas… Police Regulations Gary Nuttall, the Federation’s in-house Police Regulations expert, answers all questions members may have on Police Regulations and pensions advice. Financial education Caroline Harris, our Specialist Money Expert, offers a free service to help officers make sense of their finances. • In 2013 she gave 195 hours of free support and guidance to members • 70 officers attended a free financial surgery at Guardians House in 2013 Managing money and planning for retirement The Federation is here to make the transition into retirement as simple as possible for you. • 7 retirement courses were held in 2013 Mortgage advice • 151 officers attended • 71 mortgage advice • 450+ members received help with retirement surgeries were held in 8 68% preparations different stations around the went on to take out a West Midlands in 2013 mortgage Feedback on our retirement • 180 officers were given free seminars: mortgage advice, and 68% “A very useful and or 123 officers went on to take out a mortgage from informative course which this advice. has made me give serious thought as to what to do with Family law advice • 75 family law advice surgeries were held in my pension money and how 2013 to protect it.” PC Tonks • 400+ hours of advice was given to officers “An excellent forum and opportunity to help prepare for the transition to retirement.” PC McGoldrick