Our special end of year edition of the POLICE magazine is out now.

The spotlight feature of this issue is within our regular Lookback section, which highlights the insane thuggery which was unleashed on our streets between 30 July and 7 August 2024. Our created photo collage chronicles the bravery of thousands of officers across the country who withstood the violence to keep our communities safe and uphold the rule of law.

Setting the stage for fair police pay, find out more about what PFEW is doing following the resounding response to a membership poll seeking views on pursuing collective bargaining with the ability to enter into binding arbitration for all parties, including the government, while PFEW CEO Mukund Krishna outlines the Federation’s new strategy and looks back on 2024.

Continuing the focus on Federation campaigns, discover how #SimplifyDG6 has received a boost with the Police Federation-backed amendment to the Data Protection Act being brought before the House of Lords. We also celebrate as the families of the first recipients of the Elizabeth Emblem receive the award from His Majesty the King at a ceremony at Windsor Castle, following the Medals for Heroes campaign. 

As 2024 draws to a close, PFEW is delighted that more than 8,000 delegates attended webinars hosted on a wide range of policing topics. 

Delve into coverage from our Menopause Webinar, with guest speakers Helen Tomlinson, who was the UK Government’s first ever Menopause Employment Champion, and Oscar Kilo Service Director Andy Rhodes OBE QPM, discussing this critical stage on World Menopause Day.

We also share session summaries from some of our recent Special Constabulary Webinars, including the benefits of becoming a Fed rep, and from our Detectives Insight Webinar, focussing on investigative interviewing techniques.

Bringing together key speakers from PFEW, policing and the media to explore the most pressing issues in the service and the Federation today, there is also a synopsis of this year’s biggest event, FedConnect.

With 1,500 arrests and counting, POLICE catches up with Response Officer of the Year awardee, PC David Elliott from Cheshire Constabulary, to learn more about his time on the frontline, plus Acting National Chair Tiff Lynch sits down with Oscar Kilo Service Director Andy Rhodes to put to him questions including what the organisation is doing to help improve the wellbeing of police officers and his views on what he believes are the three biggest challenges faced by the workforce.

Sharing good practice, check out the full findings from the first National Police Hearing Survey from the Disabled Police Association and learn more about how Sussex Police Federation has been calling for improved support, from resource allocation to procedural training, allowing officers to better serve their communities without fear of unjust repercussion, as two Sussex Police officers’ wrongful conviction for common assault has been overturned.

We hope you enjoy reading this year’s last print edition as we move to publishing an exclusive e-edition from February 2025.

 

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