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Welcome What’s inside

Welcome to the June/July 2019 04 Chair’s introduction
edition of federation - the magazine 18
for members of West Midlands Police 06 Pay and morale: have your say
Federation.
We are always on the look-out for
good news stories so please get in 07
touch if you have something to share Queen honours Force’s lead
with colleagues. It does not have to chaplain
relate to your policing role – though
we are definitely interested in hearing 20 EveryonePause - menopause
about what’s going on around the survey results published
Force. Do you have an interesting
hobby or perhaps you are involved in 21 Preparing for retirement?
sport locally, as a player, a manager, a Tim welcomes breakthrough on
coach? response driving legislation 22 ’Good’ rating for Force in PEEL
Just get in touch and let us know. inspection
We would also be interested to hear 23 Putting the emphasis on
what you would like to see featured in 08 Campaign timeline
your magazine. quality training
10 Brave officers put forward for
national award
10 ‘Government must act on 24
crime’
Published by:
XPR (UK) Ltd 11 Sophie wins Police Officer of
Editor: the Year Award
Rich Cooke, chair
Deputy editor:
Chris Cooper,
Member services team leader 12
ccooper@westmids.polfed.org Clocking up the miles ahead of
Design and sub-editing: charity challenge
XPR (UK) Ltd
Contact us: 25 Marathon man
Guardians House,
2111 Coventry Road, 27 How does a court deal with
Sheldon, Birmingham,
B26 3EA finances on divorce? A real life
Telephone: Federation’s conduct lead story
0121 752 4900
Email: looks back on his career as 29 Does the common law spouse
westmidlandspf@polfed.org he heads into retirement exist?
www.polfed.org/westmids 29 Support police widows
Federation is printed by XPR (UK) Ltd on behalf 14 TRiM: ensuring a consistent
of West Midlands Police Federation. 31 Ashley books a crime-fighting
The articles published do not necessarily reflect approach Force-wide panda
the views of the Branch Council. The editor
reserves the right to reject or edit any material 15 New survey reveals one in five 32 West Midlands Police
submitted. officers has PTSD
Every care is taken to ensure that Benevolent Fund
advertisements are accepted only from bona 16 Knife Angel leaves the city
fide advertisers. The Police Federation cannot 33 WMP Benevolent Fund wants
accept liability for losses incurred by any 17 PM must act on knife crime to become a registered charity!
person as a result of a default on the part of an
advertiser. 17 Force receives more funding to 35 West Midlands Police
All material is copyright and may not be
reproduced without the express permission of tackle violent crime Federation workplace reps
the editor.
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