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29 March 23 May
The newly-elected West Midlands Police Research conducted by PFEW finds the
Federation workplace representatives are majority of new recruits join the service with
named. the intention of staying for life, but after five
years only a third still see it that way.
19 April
Members attend the latest WMPF 24 May
retirement seminar at Guardians House. The latest group of members attend the
WMPF retirement seminar at Guardians
24 April House.
Two short previews are released of a
harrowing new PFEW video sharing the 4 June
experiences of police officers and other The Federation warns of a ‘gaping hole’ in
emergency workers assaulted on duty. The new counter-terror plan. Calum Macleod,
full-length version was screened at the national chair, comments: “Yes, there will be
Federation’s annual conference on 22 - 23 2,000 more security and intelligence officers,
May before being released online. greater information-sharing among
agencies, earlier interventions, new counter-
27 April terrorism legislation and a raft of other
WMPF’s Annual Review Here for You: Our measures. But nowhere is there any mention
Work in 2017 is published giving an of extra money for the police to put extra
overview of the way in which the Federation boots on the ground, when we already know
has supported members. that neighbourhood policing is key in
combatting terrorism.”
29 April
Amber Rudd resigns as Home Secretary in 4 June
the wake of the Windrush scandal. 22 May Sergeant Richard
Day 1 of the Police Federation’s annual Cooke is elected
national conference Protecting the WMPF chair. He
Protectors in Birmingham discusses officer takes up the post
assaults, fatigue, long, drawn-out from Force response
investigations by the IOPC and the demand where he had seen
and capacity imbalance: “It was clear daily the demand
throughout the first day that policing is in placed upon already
crisis with the consequences of cuts over-stretched
meaning that our communities and our resources as officers struggle to cope with
officers are suffering,” says John Williams, everything from vulnerability to terrorism.
WMPF acting chair, adding “While the
Federation has been warning of this for 6 June
some time, it was interesting to hear the West Midlands Police Sergeant Will Salt
Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Thomas confirms the plan for all West Midlands
Winsor, and even police minister Nick Hurd, front-line uniformed officers to have access
acknowledging the difficulties and to body-worn video (BWV) by the end of
Sajid Javid. challenges the police service is facing…” summer 2018 is on course.
30 April 8 June
WMPF acting chair John Williams warns the West Midlands Police officer DC Gillian
newly-appointed Home Secretary Sajid Javid Squires and PC Hubert Treasure are among
needs to review policing policy as well as those who receive an OBE (Order of the
considering the Home Office stance on British Empire) in the Queen’s Birthday
immigration in the wake of the Windrush honours.
scandal.
23 May 28 June
14 May Day 2 of the conference. Home Secretary The results of a nationwide Federation
The Force supports Mental Health Sajid Javid tells delegates he wants to ‘re-set survey on routine arming reveal
Awareness Week. the relationship between the Government overwhelming support for more officers to
and the police’. WMPF acting chair John be issued with Taser.
Williams comments: “The issues we are
currently facing in the police service are well 4 July
documented and time is running out in our Calum Macleod announces he will not seek
bid to fix them before it is too late. The last re-election as national Federation chair.
thing we need is for a new Home Secretary
to come in and make a load of false promises 5 July
just to appease conference. His predecessors Another group of members take advantage
have been guilty of that in the past.” of the West Midlands Police Federation
(WMPF) retirement seminar at Guardians
House.
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