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Here For You This annual report gives an overview of West
Midlands Police Federation’s work on members’
behalf during 2018. Of course, it would be almost
impossible to give a detailed account of all the
West Midlands Police Federation time Federation representatives and staff spend
represents the interests of the Force’s talking to members, offering advice, listening to
constables, sergeants, inspectors and their concerns or sharing information with them.
chief inspectors. It seeks to negotiate Nor could we gather statistics on the countless
on their behalf and influence decision- face to face conversations, telephone calls,
text messages and emails between Federation
makers, locally, regionally and nationally. officials and senior officers and staff or between
Based at Guardians House in Sheldon, the workplace representatives and their colleagues.
Federation, its full-time officials, staff and But these would, without doubt, add up to
workplace representatives across the Force area hundreds of hours over the year.
put members’ interests at the heart of all they The Federation also works in partnership
do and are committed to providing an effective with private companies to offer members a
and efficient service. It is also important that the comprehensive Group Insurance Scheme and a
Federation’s services represent value for money range of Member Service discounts tailored to
for the members, for the Force and for the their needs. These are also outlined in this report.
communities they serve.