“The changes that we have seen are life-changing for our members,” says Jase, who himself, told how he had previously been ‘threatened’ if he failed to come back from his holiday to give evidence in court.

“I actually feared I could’ve been arrested in front of my daughter. And that type of situation was happening far too often, which is why we made the decision to call on members to share similar stories.”

Having shared his own experience, Jase received emails from dozens of members, telling him that they, too, had found their annual leave to be disrupted last minute because they were needed as a witness in crown court.

The importance of Jase’s campaign was echoed by Mitch Derby, who was forced to abandon his family holiday to be a witness in court, only to find out it had been cancelled while he was en route to the trial.

Sergeant Mitch Darby's plight attracted a lot of interest.

The campaign quickly propelled, with a Tweet posted by West Midlands Police Federation highlighting Jase's ‘court misery’ seen by more than 87,000 people.

Before too long, the story had national headlines, having been picked up by the BBC and Police Oracle, as well as multiple local press outlets, including Express & Star.

“It soon became clear that this was a serious issue that was causing such anxiety and worry,” added Jase, “and not just for the members, but for their families and loved ones too.

“At first I didn’t think anyone was listening but the Force saw our stories and decided to take action.”

Jase explained that on the back of the campaign, he was put in contact with Susan Lee, who works in witness care for the CPS.

A campaign tweet attracted more than 87,000 impressions.

“I must admit, Susan has been absolutely brilliant. She has really put her head above the parapet,” explained Jase.

“Any emails I now get from members telling me that they have been called to court during annual leave, I forward to Susan and she sorts it out. All it takes now is an email. At worst, they just find another officer, who is available, to attend court.

“The process has become so much more simple, while saving so much time and upset for so many people.”

Jase said that this issue ‘has been going on for years’, adding: “To finally see things are changing is huge - in fact, it’s phenomenal. This is life-changing for our members. They can now go on holiday or take annual leave without worrying that they might be called back unexpectedly.”

Jase continued to explain how this shows how much of an impact members sharing their experiences can have.

“If anyone ever wants an example of how the Federation fights for our members then this is it. Thanks to our members sharing their stories and other members commenting across our social media pages, we felt a ripple effect - and the campaign just grew and grew. 

“Our fighting has paid off and we’re seeing changes made.”

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