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THE POLICE FEDERATION OF ENGLAND AND WALES FEBRUARY 2025 POLICE


EXPLORING THE LIVES OF POLICE OFFICERS


IN TODAY’S UK


Post-retirement Gateway to find support


Chair Asks A former chief joins PFEW


Reps Spotlight Staffordshire’s first woman Chair


The Liver Run Minutes save a life


14 Post-retirement support Calling all police leavers


16 COPS Winter Ball An evening to garner support for fallen heroes


18 Chair Asks New strategic advisor’s agenda to support members


22 Member Value Report Putting member first


NEWS


04 Police pay Steps underway to achieve fair pay


08 POLICE podcast Sneak peek into next episodes


08 Dates for the diary Upcoming events and awareness days


FEATURES


10 Right Care Right Person Rolling out the project’s second phase


12 Wellbeing Oscar Kilo’s trilogy of short films 32


24 Recruitment crisis Addressing the fall in number of firearms officers


26 Inclusive policing West Yorks PC leads the way on DE&I


28 Reps Spotlight What it means for a woman to be a branch Chair


32 Lookback


When Met transported a human liver through London


34 Police Community Support Officers A campaign to recognise long service


36 First person What it means to be a police officer in the UK


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