New Federation reps join Branch Council

15 September 2021

Suffolk Police Federation secretary Ben Hudson has welcomed new representatives to the Branch Council following the recent elections.

DC Lucy Drage of Protective Services and Sergeant Ed Scott, Halesworth Response, are the new workplace reps and will join those who have been re-elected to their roles.

Ben said: “We’re delighted to be able to welcome Lucy and Ed as our new reps and congratulate them on their election. We wish them well in these new roles.

“We’ll be bringing them up to speed over the next few weeks through our induction process and they will undergo training provided by the Police Federation of England and Wales.

“This is designed to enable our reps to be able to effectively advise and support our members.

“We also congratulate our existing reps who have been re-elected and encourage them to continue to build on the skills they’ve already gained which can only help and support their colleagues.

“All our reps are here to represent and support members, so I would urge officers to seek them out for advice about regulations and workplace issues.”

Meet the Suffolk Police Federation team.

The next stage of the Federation elections will be Branch Board nominations (October 1 to 15) followed by the elections (October 18 to 29) with the Branch Board elected on 1 November.

Nominations for the branch chair (November 1 to 21) will be followed branch chair elections (November 17 to 30) with the branch chair elected on 1 December.

This will be followed by Branch Board meetings to elect the secretary, treasurer and other officers.