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Retirement seminars

– 2022 dates are set

ates have now been set for next
year’s West Midlands Police
DFederation retirement seminars.
The seminars, which are for officers in
their final three years of service, will be held
at the Federation offices at Guardians
House, Coventry Road, Sheldon, on:
l Thursday 13 January 2022
l Thursday 3 February 2022
l Thursday 10 March 2022
l Thursday 28 April 2022
l Thursday 5 May 2022
l Thursday 16 June 2022
l Thursday 14 July 2022
l Thursday 25 August 2022
l Thursday 15 September 2022 l Post-retirement schemes for police retirement seminars by emailing the
l Thursday 6 October 2022 officers - West Midlands Police Federation office at
l Thursday 3 November 2022 Federation Group Insurance Scheme, westmidlandspf@polfed.org. Places are
l Thursday 1 December 2022 West Midlands Police Benevolent Fund, currently limited to officers only.
The retirement seminar programme National Association for Retired Police Please ensure you put ‘Retirement
resumed when the lockdown restrictions Officers (NARPO) seminar’ and the date you wish to attend in
started to be lifted but they are limited to 20 l Next steps (CV writing, transferable the subject title.
places - an increase from 15 - to avoid skills, starting a business) Please also include:
overcrowding anyone attending. l Taxation/state pension l Your name
Among the topics covered by the l Investments and financial planning l Work email address
facilitators will be: l Asset protection (will and estate l Personal email address
l Police Pension Schemes planning). l Personal phone number
l How to retire Members are being urged to register l Proposed retirement date
their interest in attending the 2022 l Any specific dietary requirements.
Chief’s Award for Steve

West Midlands Police Federation secretary
Steve Grange has been presented with a
Chief Constable’s Award ahead of his
retirement.
Steve is retiring after 30 years’ service
with the Force and 15 years representing
members for the Federation.
Steve joined West Midlands Police in
September 1991 and his first posting was
to A Unit on the old K1 sub-division,
working out of West Bromwich Police
Station. He became a Police Federation rep
in 2006.
His Chief Constable’s Award
acknowledges his service and his
contribution to the Force over the last
three decades, and his work representing
Federation members.
He said: “I was obviously delighted to
receive this personal recognition from the
Chief Constable, but I have always been
part of a great team. Chief Constable Dave Thompson (left) presents Steve Grange with his award.
“I have been lucky enough to work He said he planned to continue to help affect officers, working for the Federation
with some incredibly dedicated police Federation members with information on two days a month, and hoped to qualify as a
officers over the last 30 years.” pensions and how upcoming changes will financial adviser in his retirement.

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