MUTUAL AID
‘MASSIVE PROGRESS’ ON SECURING BETTER
MUTUAL AID CONDITIONS
PFEW has been working closely with police chiefs over a number of months and has successfully ensured standards are being met through a set of agreed principals. POLICE finds out more
In the previous edition we were keen to highlight just how busy the mutual aid calendar is becoming this year, with the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League final and the Olympics in Paris to name a few – but a further operation trumped that. The Police Federation of England and Wales worked closely with the National Police Coordination Centre (NPoCC) to ensure more than 1000 police officers were looked after as they were deployed to the Drax power station near Selby in North Yorkshire. The previous Government announced it would continue providing £600 million every year to a wood-burning power station in Yorkshire, the decision
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condemned by environment campaigners. At the time this article was written, there had been no public announcement by the new Labour government.
“They now have better living conditions when staying away from home, less uncertainty and everyone knows where they stand. It has all been worthwhile to benefit our members.”
In the run up to the operation, scheduled this month, Simon Kempton, National Board member and PFEW Mutual Aid Working Group member, highlighted the preparations which took place to ensure member entitlements are met, along with standards, as they
travelled to North Yorkshire to assist colleagues in maintaining law and order. “There is going to be a huge number of officers deployed,” he explained. “But due to the effective working relationship we have with the chiefs, we have the opportunity to influence operations at a very early stage. “We have had
multiple, productive
conversations with NPoCC in the lead up, helping them understand what the regs say on what they have to provide officers, and what they can do, to get the best possible conditions for officers in terms of allowances for instance. “For example, the Police Federation
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