THE NEW NATIONAL BOARD STEVE TAYLOR


I joined Essex Police in 2000 and spent time as a constable on response, as an authorised firearms officer on ARVs, and as a pursuit management trained driver on our Interceptor team. I carried a public order bag for most of my career and have been deployed to Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and across England while in this role. I was promoted to sergeant in 2010


and had to come away from the Fed for a few years before returning for good around 2013. I enjoyed conduct work and was particularly keen on post incident procedures having first been qualified in 2014. Personal experience as the subject of


CRAIG TROW


I joined Greater Manchester Police 33 years ago in 1989, before landing a role as detective in 1992, where I worked in the CID and on the serious crime division. I was promoted to sergeant in 1997 and


after a decade as a detective, I felt driven to represent other detectives in the force as I fully understood the challenges and issues faced within the role and wanted to support my colleagues – so in 2004 I put


MELANIE WARNES


I joined Hampshire Constabulary in 1994 and became a detective in 1999, working in the main CID office and on some major crime investigations in North East Hampshire. I transferred to Surrey Police at the end of 2002 upon my return to work following a short maternity leave. I continued working as a detective in many areas including safeguarding teams, neighbourhood and CID. I became a Fed rep in 2014 to further


misconduct allegations and as a key police witness fired my interest in these areas. I spent four years as the local chair before being elected to the National Board in 2020 – just in time for Covid. Highlights from my time as a local full-time official include securing spit guards for my force, from a starting point of ‘over my dead body’ from my chief to universal roll-out. This also fuelled my interest in parliamentary working, using our local MPs to land this PPE in force. It was also very satisfising being able to support local officers’ welfare and wellbeing via the local benevolent fund and introducing a welfare van. Recognising members’ bravery was also an enjoyable element of my time as local chair, instigating the first Essex Police Bravery Awards.


myself forward as a detective Fed rep. To this day, we still have very few detective reps so it would be fantastic to see more detectives stand for the rewarding role. In 2006 I emigrated to New Zealand and served as a detective there for a year which was a valuable and interesting experience. I returned to GMP and was again elected


as a Fed rep. Fast forward seven years and I was voted in as GMP Federation secretary and I have been representing region one on the National Board since


help my colleagues who already looked to me for help in the workplace owing to my experience.


In 2016 I became chair of Surrey Police


Federation. I continued representing and supporting many colleagues through conduct investigations as well as high profile inquests alongside the full-time role of chair.


I have been part of the PFNDF


(Detectives’ Forum) as a local rep and since being elected on to the National Board in June 2022 now hold the position of PFNDF secretary. I am really keen to


ABOUT THE NATIONAL BOARD The role of the National Board is to lead and run the Police Federation and make policy decisions. It is the strategic driver of the organisation, formulating strategy and putting it to the National Council. The new National Board members took up post from 1 July 2022.


The board is made up of 24 representatives from across our eight regions. This includes the National Chair, who is elected


22 | POLICE | OCTOBER 2022 One of the


most rewarding elements was the work we did on G8 and COP26 mutual aid deployments. From day one we were involved in


the complex planning process with chiefs, Mutual Aid Liaison Officers and event organisers to ensure the welfare of our members who were deployed to Glasgow were looked after. Looking to the future I am excited to work


with parliamentarians on the parliamentary working group and across the ops policing working group to lobby and press for change wherever it is needed.


2019, specialising in conduct and performance, wellbeing and operational policing.


This will be my last triennial, but I like to think I have


made a difference during my time as a rep, feeding into national policies to promote change from the top and supporting many colleagues in their time of need.


raise the profile of detectives and am thrilled to be working alongside a similar minded team on the PFNDF. I am also one of the national conduct and performance leads. I hope to build on the great work already completed by my predecessors as well as continuing the relationships with stakeholders including the Independent Office for Police Conduct.


by members, 22 individuals, who are elected by the National Council, and the National Secretary, who is appointed by members of the Board. There are eight Principal Officers within the National Board, which includes the National Chair and National Secretary. The remaining roles are National Treasurer, Deputy National Chair, Deputy National Secretary, Deputy Treasurer, Head of Civil Claims and Head of Criminal Claims.


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