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praises but we didn’t really see actions to
follow their words. The Prime Minister
announced an uplift in armed officers and IN NUMBERS:
yet I read just a week or so ago that the
number of officers putting themselves
forward to carry firearms had not reached
the level Theresa May had set. One reason
suggested in the media for this shortfall 58 Workplace representatives voted in after West
was the way these officers are treated by Midlands Police Federation elections
the Independent Office for Police Conduct
(formerly the IPCC) should they discharge
their weapons.
But it’s not just the investment in the
police service itself that is needed. It is
also time police officers were given a pay 24 Police buildings being sold off by Force as it
rise. The Federation has once again joined strives to balance the book
forces with the Superintendents’
Association to make its submission to the
Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB).
In an evidence-based report, we are calling
for a 3.4 per cent pay rise. We can only 7 The number of years the Federation has
wait to see how the PRRB responds and, been seeking a change in legislation to
crucially, it then all hinges on how the better protect response drivers
Government reacts since last year it
ignored the independent review body that
it had established, making a complete
mockery of the process.
Of course, away from financial 27 The date in April when the ‘assaults bill’ is
matters, the day to day issues police scheduled for its third reading in Parliament
officers face continue to present their own
challenges. The Federation’s nationwide
Protect the Protectors campaign, which
we have actively supported, gathered
momentum last year and the third 3.4 The percentage pay rise the Police
reading of the assaults bill, which Federation and Superintendents’ Association
addresses many of our concerns, is are seeking for their members
scheduled for the end of April.
Through our deputy secretary, Tim
Rogers, who is the national Federation’s
response driving lead, we have also been The percentage pay rise awarded to workers
heavily involved in the campaign for 6.6 in the NHS by the Government in March this
better legal protection for police – and year
other emergency service – drivers. While
there has been an 11th hour delay to
proposals for new legislation, we will
continue to support Tim as he spearheads
this campaign.
While I have only touched on a few of 7,803 The number of respondents to take part in
the key issues we are currently facing – the Federation’s national detectives’ survey
funding, officer wellbeing, pay, assaults
and response driving, I am sure you are
aware that there are so many other
matters of concern for us all.
As I get to grips with my new role, I 90 The percentage of detectives who said
will be trying to meet as many members they had taken sick leave after their mental
as possible and hope to hear about your health and wellbeing was affected by work
main concerns. Only then will we, as a
Federation, be able to effectively represent
you, negotiate on your behalf and
influence decision-makers. Please do not 112 Officers commemorated on a new Force roll
hesitate to get in touch if there are issues of honour
you would like your Federation to address.

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