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POLICE FEDERATION REPRESENTATIVE ELECTIONS

Could you be a Federation

representative?

Election process

now underway

fficers are being encouraged to take sent directly to all rank and file officers via Federation’s 2014 independent review led by
part in the Police Federation PNN email addresses. Sir David Normington.
Orepresentative elections – either by In the last week of January, the The new process allows members to vote
putting themselves forward for election or Metropolitan Police Federation branch was for their workplace reps, local chairs and the
just by voting. the first to open nominations with the rest national chair via an electronic voting
The Force’s constables, sergeants and of the 42 branches across England and system.
inspecting ranks are being given the Wales opening their workplace It will provide a new rank-less structure;
opportunity to represent, support and representative nominations a week later on there will be no more separate rank
negotiate on key issues for their colleagues Thursday 1 February. committees at local or national level. The
by putting themselves forward to be a These national elections, usually held number of officials on the National Board
Federation workplace representative. every three years, were due to begin in 2016 will be reduced from 30 to 24.
Nominees are being sought for upcoming but due to extensive organisational reform The National Board along with the
elections for positions across the Force area. within the Police Federation of England and National Council (which is made up of local
Workplace reps undertake their Wales (PFEW), could not be run until new Federation chairs and secretaries and other
representative duties alongside their policing regulations were approved by the Home individuals from protected characteristics
duties. Office and became law. This happened on 31 groups) will be the key decision-making
Information on the first round of December 2017. bodies for the organisation.
elections for workplace reps, including how This means the elections will be the first
to self-nominate and how to vote, is being using the new process recommended by the Continued on Page 18

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