THE NEW NATIONAL BOARD BRIAN BOOTH


Being new to the National Board, I am still finding my feet. I’m looking forward to running the Response Policing Portfolio and Roads Policing with John Partington. I am a member the Parliamentary Working Group, Vision 2025 and the Wellbeing Subcommittee, and I assist Zac Mader with NPAS. I am a sergeant from West Yorkshire


Police with 27 years’ service. I did six years with Lancashire Constabulary, before transferring to West Yorkshire. In


2003, I became an Authorised Firearms Officer, specialising in rifle work with the ARVs. In 2007, I was promoted to sergeant, returning to response policing at Huddersfield. I did about 18 months before returning to rifle work. In 2014, I found my vocation as a Fed rep, representing officers in misconduct and performance arenas. But it was hard to balance Federation and firearms training work. In 2015, I became a roads policing sergeant and completed my roads policing portfolio, gaining my white cap, allowing me to remain a rep. After three years of hard work, I was


BELINDA GOODWIN


I have served with the Metropolitan Police since 2002 and have been a Federation representative for nine years, working on various portfolios throughout my policing career. During my service I have mainly worked in frontline operational roles, until September 2018 when I was voted onto the Police Federation’s National Board to extend my focus to represent officers


throughout England and Wales, whilst continuing to devote my time to the needs of officers within the Metropolitan and City Police.


Officer welfare is at the top of my agenda and I thrive on making things better, not only for the officers I represent but for the service as a whole, negotiating with chief officers and commissioners on their behalf.


I have been the wellbeing lead for four years and will continue to drive it on for the next triennial. The one thing I have


LEIGH GODFREY


I joined South Wales Police in 2001 as support staff before passing out in 2004 as a fully warranted officer on the front line, and I have been a Federation representative now for more than a decade (since 2010). Assisting members through disciplinary proceedings has always been an area I have been particularly interested in, however, in 2017, following


the retirement of our then ill health liaison officer, I was asked to assist in the interim until the post was filled. It was then I had my first real experience of dealing with ill health retirement and officers who were suffering with illness, injuries and disabilities. When I realised the unfairness and inconsistencies of those officers going through ill health retirement or injury on duty awards, it whetted my appetite to immerse myself fully into the procedure, to at least try and improve the arduous,


SUE HONEYWILL


I joined Devon and Cornwall Police in 1997 and have represented for equality ever since. Between 2015 and 2017, I held the full-time Federation position for Cornwall. From September 2017 until December 2021, I returned to operational policing upon promotion. I work hard to stand up for your rights, improve conditions and make lives easier.


Officers have seen an erosion of pay,


pensions and working conditions. Assaults on officers have increased, more is expected for less and levels of stress are high. The Federation must protect and advance the rights of officers who have been under attack. We have to focus on our members, challenge when appropriate and ensure all voices are heard. This is why I put myself forward for one of the wellbeing lead roles. I am an experienced in conduct, equality, advocacy and post-incident management and have represented officers at all ranks.


elected Chairman of West Yorkshire Federation Branch Board. I loved taking on a strategic position and making a difference with a fantastic team.


I am not shy about sticking up for cops, doing countless media interviews. The Federation is taking the right


steps locally. We as the National Board need to support local boards to deliver for members.


observed from experience is there is support out there for officers when they need assistance, but forces need to do so much


more work around prevention to help officers before they reach breaking point. This is something I and PFEW are continuing to press for change on.


stressful process for my members. In 2018, following a restructure, I was elected as a full time BCU representative and deputy secretary and then I became the branch secretary in October 2021. So, a six-month temporary role to help out has turned into five years and counting.


I was elected as the lead for the women’s self-organised group. Issues we’re tackling include flexible working, baby loss, maternity matters, IVF, ladies-only fitness testing, uniform and policies. I led our women’s conference session in May on misogyny in policing.


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