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Welcome Contents

Welcome to the October/November
2018 edition of federation - the 04 Chair’s introduction 21 Honouring our war heroes
magazine for members of West
Midlands Police Federation. 05 New national secretary 22 Officers take the bus in
We are always on the look-out for pioneering road safety scheme
good news stories so please get in 05 Federation gears up for
touch if you have something to share centenary celebrations 24 Home Office ineffective and
with colleagues. It does not have to
relate to your policing role – though detached on police funding,
we are definitely interested in hearing 06 Protecting the Protectors - says Audit Office
about what’s going on around the assaults bill clears final hurdle
Force. Do you have an interesting 25 Pay award: ‘a punch on the
hobby or perhaps you are involved in 07 Assaults at ‘crisis’ levels within
sport locally, as a player, a manager, a West Midlands Police nose’
coach?
Just get in touch and let us know. 25 Historic helmet returned to
We would also be interested to hear 08 Peggy becomes national Force
what you would like to see featured in equality lead
your magazine. 26 Colour blindness tests could hit
09 ‘Critics didn’t think we could firearms officers
Cover photo: The National Police Memorial Day change’
service in Belfast.
Photo courtesy of Anderson Photography 27 Help get our fund-raising off to
10 High-rise, hair-raising event
a flying start!
helps charities
Published by:
XPR (UK) Ltd 27 Federation roadshow travels to
Editor: 12 Promotions process not fit for Wolverhampton
Rich Cooke, chair purpose, says Federation
Deputy editor:
Chris Cooper, 27 Approaching retirement in
Member services team leader 17 BAPA prepares for awards 2019?
ccooper@westmids.polfed.org ceremony
Design and sub-editing:
XPR (UK) Ltd 29 ‘Nowhere has closer scrutiny
17 Light the Lakes in support of
Contact us: COPS than custody’ seminar told
Guardians House,
2111 Coventry Road, 31 Supporting you
Sheldon, Birmingham, 18 Memorial day honours fallen
B26 3EA officers 33 Police pensions on divorce
Telephone:
0121 700 1200
Email: 20 Outstanding detectives in line 35 The treatment of injury
westmidlandspf@polfed.org for national award pensions on divorce
www.polfed.org/westmids
Federation is printed by Heron Press UK on
behalf of West Midlands Police Federation.
The articles published do not necessarily reflect
the views of the Branch Council. The editor
reserves the right to reject or edit any material
submitted.
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All material is copyright and may not be
reproduced without the express permission of
the editor. 02 George Burrows, Federation 32 Slater & Gordon, family law
insurance scheme 33 Warren & Co, independent
14 Police Insure mortgage advice
16 George Burrows, financial health 34 First Call Financial, independent
check mortgage advice
28 Slater & Gordon, police law 34 NARPO, member services
30 Police Credit Union 36 McAlister, family law
31 Gorvins, police and family law

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