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Welcome What’s inside

Welcome to the August/September
2019 edition of federation - the 04 Secretary’s introduction 16 Reasonable Adjustment
magazine for members of West 05 Home Office backs 2.5 per cent Passports: supporting a diverse
Midlands Police Federation. workforce
We are always on the look-out for police pay rise
good news stories so please get in 05 Police covenant
touch if you have something to share 18
with colleagues. It does not have to 06 Latest developments on
relate to your policing role – though pensions
we are definitely interested in hearing
about what’s going on around the 07 Federation agrees collective
Force. Do you have an interesting statement after national
hobby or perhaps you are involved in meeting
sport locally, as a player, a manager, a
coach? 07 Government will apply
Just get in touch and let us know. ‘industrial remedy’
We would also be interested to hear
what you would like to see featured in
your magazine. 08

Cover photo: Chief Constable Dave Thompson PUT cyclists brave
is pictured with Prime Minister Boris Johnson the rain for COPS
and Home Secretary Priti Patel. Government
plans to recruit 20,000 new officers over the
next three years were announced during the
PM’s visit to the Force on Friday 26 July. 20 Patience and encouragement
Brave PCs honoured at Downing
Published by: 20 ‘A magical weekend’
XPR (UK) Ltd Street reception 20 Remembering Force’s fallen
Editor:
John Williams, acting chair 09 ‘I’ve made memories I will officers
Deputy editor: never forget’
Chris Cooper, 21 Benevolent Fund’s exciting
Member services team leader 11 ‘I did what I felt was right’ steps towards charity status
ccooper@westmids.polfed.org
Design and sub-editing: 12 ‘I have a pretty good idea of 22 Wellbeing van promotes
XPR (UK) Ltd welfare message
how colleagues feel’ says new
Contact us: conduct lead 25 New book honours fallen
Guardians House,
2111 Coventry Road, 13 Taking a proactive approach officers
Sheldon, Birmingham,
B26 3EA 14 ‘It is okay not to be okay’: 26 Police strike centenary event
Telephone:
0121 752 4900 ACC discusses Motor Neurone 26 The strike - a brief summary
Email: Disease diagnosis 27 The Russell family - a policing
westmidlandspf@polfed.org
www.polfed.org/westmids 15 history

Federation is printed by XPR (UK) Ltd on behalf 31 Supporting you
of West Midlands Police Federation.
The articles published do not necessarily reflect 33 Force boxers take on American
the views of the Branch Council. The editor challenge
reserves the right to reject or edit any material
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