The National Chair is elected by members, with candidates coming from the National Board and National Council, the National Secretary is selected from the National Board via an interview process, and all other roles are elected from among the National Board.

National Chair

Tiff joined Leicestershire Police in 1995. Throughout her policing career, she has specialised in firearms, tactical support and frontline as a general response and beat officer.

Her Federation career started in 2007 with progression to the post of Chair of Leicestershire’s Constables Committee (2011-2014); Chair of Leicestershire Police Federation (2014-2018); and National Board member of the Police Federation of England and Wales (2018-present).

Nationally, Tiff has led on conduct and performance and parliamentary engagement, lobbying for the organisation - with membership and representation always at the core.

Tiff was elected as the Deputy National Chair and assumed office from 1 June 2022. She had been carrying out duties as the Acting National Chair since 19 September 2024 seeking to drive forward the Federation’s priorities and strategy for 2028.

In June 2025 she was elected as the second female Chair in the PFEW’s 106 year history. 

Deputy National Chair

Brian began his service with West Yorkshire Police in 1995. With most of his career focused on the operational side of policing, he has developed extensive expertise in Armed Response and Roads Policing. Driven by a commitment to fairness, he joined the Federation in 2014 and served as chair of the Sergeants board and later as chair of the West Yorkshire Federation. In 2022, he joined the National Board as the Roads Policing lead.

Beyond his policing responsibilities, Brian is studying for a master’s degree in Police Leadership, demonstrating his commitment to ongoing professional growth. He also volunteers with a local management company and serves as a director for Blue Line Health. A vocal advocate for highlighting positive stories in policing, he works to balance public perceptions by promoting the constructive aspects of police work in the media.

In July 2025 Brian was elected as Deputy National Chair.

National Secretary

John joined the police service in 1996 and was promoted to Inspector in 2005. He joined the Federation in 2008 and after serving in the Metropolitan Police Federation he joined the PFEW National Board in 2017. John has extensive experience in pay discussions, allowances, pensions, and conditions of service having previously served as PFEW’s Deputy National Secretary from 2018 to 2022. Academically he holds a Master in Social Policy and Criminology degree and an MBA.

John is passionate about improving the overall remuneration package police officers receive alongside ensuring that there are improvements in wellbeing, equality, and health and safety to provide better working conditions and work/life balance for officers.

As National Secretary, John will lead on pay negotiations with the Government and play an integral role in setting the strategic direction for over 145,000 members.

Deputy National Secretary

Mel joined Hampshire Constabulary in 1994 as a response PC, before becoming a detective in 1999 in the main CID office, undertaking high-risk missing person cases and a historic rape and murder investigation. She transferred to Surrey Police in 2002, becoming a Fed rep in 2014 to support her colleagues.

Mel became chair of Surrey Police Federation in 2016 and continued representing and supporting colleagues through conduct investigations as well as high profile inquests alongside the full-time role as chair. Mel has been part of the Police Federation National Detectives Forum (PFNDF) as a local rep and since she was elected to the National Board in June 2022, she has been PFNDF secretary and the national co-lead on conduct and performance.

In July 2025 Mel was elected as the Deputy National Secretary. She takes up the post from 1 September, assisting in setting the strategic direction for the organisation on pay and conditions and liaising with the Government on pay negotiations.

Chief Executive Officer

As part of the change to bring professional and independent support to the senior decision making within the Police Federation of England and Wales, Mukund Krishna was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PFEW in July 2023.

Mukund has overall responsibility for the day to day running of the organisation and is accountable to the National Board.

The remit of the CEO includes delivery of PFEW 2025, the organisational strategy, in addition to oversight of all functions at headquarters and corporate governance of the organisation.

This includes the development, introduction and review of systems, policies, and procedures to ensure the PFEW runs efficiently and effectively, with robust decision making.