Essex Police Federation

Our Team

Full-time Reps

Steve Martin
Steve Martin

Chair

01245 219148

Andy Thorn
Andy Thorn

General Secretary

01245 219143

Rob Andrews
Rob Andrews

Conduct and Performance Liaison Officer (CAPLO)

01245 219145

Alfie McPhilimey
Alfie McPhilimey

Vice Chair & Equality Liaison Officer (ELO)

01245 219140

Office Staff

Helen Oben
Helen Oben

Office Manager & Honorary Treasurer

01245 219141

Esther Howitt
Esther Howitt

Administrative Assistant

01245 219142

Branch Board

The role of the Branch Board is to lead the Essex Federation branch and to make decisions. The Branch Board is made up of 12 reps from our Council;

  • Branch Chair - Elected by the Essex membership
  • Branch Secretary - Elected by the Branch Board
  • 10 Reps - Elected by the Branch Council

Each representative on the Branch Board holds a portfolio in which they are the Federation lead for that area. You can see details of who is a board member in the list below.

 

Branch Council

The Branch Council consists of all elected representatives of Essex Police Federation. You can find all reps categorised into their work place and location. Please get in touch with one of them if you need a rep.

For more information on our Work Based Reps please visit the internal Essex Police Federation SharePoint page.

North LPA

Mark Thrower - Mark.Thrower@polfed.org
Work Based Rep | Branch Council

Ilia Humphries - Ilia.Humphries@polfed.org
Work Based Rep | Branch Council

Alexandra Winterford - Alexandra.Winterford@polfed.org
Work Based Rep | Branch Council

Matt Goff - Matthew.Goff@polfed.org
Work Based Rep | Branch Council

Craig Wheeler - CraigWheeler@polfed.org
Work Based Rep | Branch Board - Lead for Local Policing

 

South LPA

Al Proud - AlProud@polfed.org
Work Based Rep | Branch Council

Aaron Bradford - Aaron.Bradford@polfed.org
Work Based Rep | Branch Council

Dave Ford - DavidFord@polfed.org
Work Based Rep | Branch Council

Besmire Shala - Besmire.Shala@polfed.org
Work Based Rep | Branch Council

Katy Major - Katy.Major@polfed.org
Work Based Rep | Branch Board - Lead for Learning & Development

 

West LPA

Niall Barrett - Niall.Barrett@polfed.org
Work Based Rep | Branch Council

Leigh McIntyre - Leigh.McIntyre@polfed.org
Work Based Rep | Branch Board - Lead for Wellbeing / Deputy ELO

Danny Barnes - DannyBarnes@polfed.org
Work Based Rep | Branch Board - Lead for OPC / Deputy CAPLO

 

Investigations

Lianne Salmon - Lianne.Salmon@polfed.org
Work Based Rep | Branch Council

Dave Warren - Dave.Warren@polfed.org
Work Based Rep | Branch Council

Dawn Shearing - Dawn.Shearing@polfed.org
Work Based Rep | Branch Council

Alice Clarke - Alice.Clarke@polfed.org
Work Based Rep | Branch Council

Richard English - Richard.English@polfed.org
Work Based Rep | Branch Board – Deputy Secretary

Gavin Tuck - Gavin.Tuck@polfed.org
Work Based Rep | Branch Board - Lead for Investigations

 

Contact Management Centre (CMC)

Marcus Baker - Marcus.Baker@polfed.org
Work Based Rep - Branch Council

Stuart Rawlings - Stuart.Rawlings@polfed.org
Work Based Rep - Branch Council

 

Custody

Justin Doran - justin.doran@polfed.org
Work Based Rep | Branch Board - Lead for Custody

 

Operational Policing Command (OPC)

Andy Blunt - Andy.Blunt@polfed.org   
Work Based Rep | Branch Council

Adam Hollingworth - Adam.Hollingworth@polfed.org
Work Based Rep | Branch Council

 

Specials

Samantha Wright - Samantha.Wright@polfed.org
Work Based Rep | Branch Council

Martyn Nichols - Martyn.Nichols@polfed.org
Work Based Rep | Branch Council

 

Federation Office

Steve Martin - SteveMartin@polfed.org
Full Time Rep | Branch Board - Lead for CMC, PIP / Chair

Andy Thorn - Andrew.Thorn@polfed.org
Full Time Rep | Branch Board - Lead for H&S, Specials / Secretary

Alfie McPhilimey - Alfie.McPhilimey@polfed.org
Full Time Rep | Branch Board - Lead for Equality / Vice Chair, ELO

Rob Andrews - Rob.Andrews@polfed.org
Full Time Rep | Branch Board - Lead for Misconduct / CAPLO

 

List of all Essex Federation Reps

Diary

June 2026
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