January eZine - out now!

20 January 2020

Our bi-monthly Federation newsletter eZine gets emailed to members. We'll also let you know when our magazine is published.

Here are the stories covered in our latest edition:

Federation chair sets out priorities for the year
Two months into his new role as chair of West Midlands Police Federation, Jon Nott has set out his key priorities for the year ahead.

Force acting to tackle officer assaults
The Force is considering including vehicle extraction techniques in officer safety training courses.

Assaults on police: courts urged to use full sentencing powers
The courts must use their full sentencing powers to punish those who assault police officers and also deter others, says the chair of West Midlands Police Federation.

Fed chair welcomes PCC’s letter to PM on officer numbers
West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson has called for officer numbers to be returned to 2010 levels in a letter to the Prime Minister.

Force tutors: ‘We need to attract the right people for the right reasons’
A shortage of officers putting themselves forward to act as tutors has prompted the Force to mandate officers to take on the role.

Force is in a good place to work under new conduct regs
West Midlands Police Federation’s conduct lead has said he hopes the new conduct regulations will be a ‘learning device to assist our officers to be the best they can be’.

New conduct regulations go live on 1 February
The Home Office overhaul of the police complaints and discipline process will come into effect on 1 February.

Progress in roads policing but work to be done
The Federation’s national response driving lead says 2019 brought significant progress in terms of securing appropriate legal protection for police drivers but admits there is still plenty of work to be done to ensure roads policing meets modern day demands and challenges.

Officers have moral and legal duty to report near misses
Police officers must report any near misses to the Force to help prevent injuries and serious incidents but should not be afraid to do so, the Federation’s health and safety lead has stressed.

PCCs to bid for Taser funding
Forces could find out their share of the £10 million extra cash for Taser as soon as next month, the Home Office has announced.

Support for ACC
Police officers from across England and Wales are getting behind the fund-raising efforts to support West Midlands ACC Chris Johnson who has Motor Neurone Disease (MND).

What do you get for your Federation subs?
Officers often ask what they get from being a member of the Police Federation.

Approaching retirement?
The programme of West Midlands Police Federation retirement seminars will continue throughout 2020. 

Care on Demand – new benefit under Group Insurance Scheme
From 1 October 2019, subscribing members of the West Midlands Police Federation Group Insurance Scheme (GIS) have had access to Care on Demand.

Exclusive discounts on new Nissans
The Club Nissan programme offers police officers and staff exclusive discounts on a range of new Nissan vehicles.

Member offers: are you missing out?
With Christmas a distant memory, planning can begin for holidays, weekend breaks and days out.