THE NEW NATIONAL BOARD


WELCOME TO THE NATIONAL BOARD!


Representing colleagues at a national level, the Police Federation National Board speak about their policing background and their priorities for the future


HAYLEY ALEY


I started my policing career 22 years ago at Warwickshire Police and I have been a Fed rep since 2008 and a National Board member for eight years. Over the years I have specialised in many areas including learning and development, equality, women’s reserve and wellbeing. I continue to be passionate about all those areas as well as supporting officers’ welfare and wellbeing. In particular, I want to ensure


MARK ANDREWS


I have been a Wiltshire officer for more than 20 years and a Federation rep for 10 of those. I am experienced at representing officers in conduct, equality and performance matters and have really enjoyed that aspect of the work because fighting for fairness is my passion. I am also NEBOSH and PIP trained. I was the chair of Wiltshire Police


Federation for three years before being DAVE BAMBER


I first became involved with PFEW over 20 years ago, initially as a workplace representative and then as the chair and secretary of the local Sergeants’ Branch Board. In 2014 I took up a national position on what was then the Joint Central Committee and later became the secretary of the Sergeants’ Central Committee, until the formation of the National Board. Prior to taking a full-time role with PFEW in 2014, my policing career had mainly been in both response and community roles, and I became a divisional training sergeant. In addition, for a few years I was seconded to the Home Office’s


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policing supports the mental health of our colleagues when they are under investigation and better understands the impact fatigue is having on our members. I also want to educate and influence policing to understand the effects of menopause and all women’s health issues. I want policing to recognise if it doesn’t


stop breaking officers and doesn’t concentrate on preventative measures first to build resilience and develop coping strategies, retention will always be an issue. There will be no experience to mentor new


kindly voted in as the region six National Board rep which incorporates Avon and Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. Being chair is a role I enjoyed and one in which I felt I made a real difference to the local membership. I put myself forward for the National Board because I believed I could utilise the same working practices in order to make a positive change to the wider membership.


Since joining the Board I have taken on the health and safety working


Police Operational Support Unit, working with the UK Immigration Service. As a qualified trainer and assessor, I


naturally moved towards representing our members regarding issues surrounding their training and development, becoming the PFEW lead for professional development with a focus on recruitment, initial training and promotion processes. Since 2017, I have been the federated ranks representative on the Board at the College of Policing, taking a role with that organisation as a Non-Executive Director. I have over recent years been the


Federation’s lead for securing the ability for special constables to join our organisation, initially agreed by a motion


officers as a result which means there will be no overall resilience in policing. I have loved my policing career both as a response PC and helping my colleagues through the Federation. I continue to be passionate about all aspects of Police Federation work and pledge to do my very best for all within policing.


stream, utilising my knowledge of the area, and I am looking forward to bringing a renewed emphasis to this position. On a personal


note, I am married to Penny, a Federation rep and a detective sergeant in Wiltshire, have two children and a cockapoo called Hamish.


to conference in 2014. It has taken until 2022 for the desire of PFEW to become a reality, requiring legislative change and a will within policing and from others to allow it to happen. It is a privilege to represent our members on a national platform, influencing on their behalf the strategies that dictate policing. At PFEW we have a strong and respected voice, speaking “truth to power” is a phrase once used in my Home Office appraisal and a badge I wear with pride.


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