All change

30 March 2021

It’s the end of an era at Humberside Police Federation with both chair Pete Musgrave and secretary Helen Collier standing down from their roles this week.

Pete and Helen have recently been promoted to sergeant and are going onto new roles within the Force. Pete will be working as a response sergeant and Helen becomes a DS in CID.

Pete will remain as a workplace representative.

“I firmly believe we have led some significant progress within the branch,” says Helen, who has been secretary for five years and a workplace representative for 14.

“It was a massive learning curve when I took on the role but we have driven the branch to be much more member focussed and have launched a number of initiatives, including access to physiotherapy and counselling, that I feel have had a real impact on officer wellbeing.”

Pete, who has been a rep for 11 years and has spent the last three and a half years as chair, has campaigned on the issue of officer assaults and acted as the branch’s media spokesman on a wide range of issues.

“It has been an interesting and challenging role,” says Pete, “But I have thoroughly enjoyed representing colleagues, negotiating on their behalf and influencing decision-makers locally, regionally and nationally.”

Lee Sims takes over as branch chair and Rob Grunner becomes secretary with the official hand-over of roles on 1 April.

“We wish Lee and Rob every success and will be on hand to ensure a smooth hand-over process,” says Pete.