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THE POLICE FEDERATION OF ENGLAND AND WALES OCTOBER 2025 POLICE
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HONOURING OUR FALLEN
Officer suicides Policing’s harsh reality
Sacrifice 70 years of Cyprus emergency
Female power Meet our female Chairs
Charity Mountaineering for PTSD care
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NEWS 04 New National Board
Find out about the new episode
07 Dates for the Diary Upcoming events and awareness days
08 Wellbeing Suicides: The bitter truth of policing 11 Elizabeth Emblem
More than a hundred honoured FEATURES
12 National Police Memorial Day Remembering our fallen heroes
16 Meal Breaks Inadequate facilities impacting officers 20 Pension Matters
Helping members access full value 22 Lookback
Preventing the crime of the century
26 Cyprus Emergency 70 years of British officers’ sacrifices
30 Uniform National Uniform & Equipment Survey findings
34 Chairs Speak PFEW’s female leadership
41 Reps Spotlight A story of resilience and determination
42 Mortgage Advice Insights from Quick Mortgages
44 Accolade Saving our wildlife
46 Guest Column Value of intelligence in community policing
48 College of Policing Raising the profile of PDRs
50 Charity Scaling mountains for PTSD support
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Meet the regional reps of the new NB 07 POLICE Podcast
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