HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MEMBER VALUE REPORT LEGAL SERVICES
INFLUENCING
A collaboration between our Branches, central functions, and legal experts. Ensuring our members are properly supported through incredibly challenging times.
The Member Value Report shows that £115 million in compensation has been recovered for members since 2021.
A large number of applications concern Personal Injury on behalf of you or a family member. In these cases, 100% of the compensation awarded is kept by our members.
Over half of the claims processed by HQ are related to Conduct/Performance. This support is critical to members that are going through gross misconduct processes. Data from the Home Office indicates that an average of 10% of gross misconduct cases end up in dismissal.
The regional picture underscores the national trend of high numbers of Conduct/Performance cases.
We have learned how long these cases can last (2-3 years is common), how negatively they impact those involved, and how often there is either no case to answer or cases are resolved through a Reflective Practice Review Process.
NEGOTIATION
Enabling effective negotiation on pay and working conditions by using evidence-based research and subject matter expertise to establish a robust negotiating position.
A different approach was adopted by partnering with the Social Market Foundation (SMF) think tank, which contributed to a successful pay award of 7% in 2023.
Our Policy team has delivered improvements to ways of working with partners/forums such as the PCF to make the review of members' terms and conditions as efficient and effective as possible.
One major achievement has been the implementation of a rolling 3-year review of allowances. We have also delivered an increase to annual leave from 1 April 2025 and improvements to Police Adoption pay.
We are working on a tactical directory as part of a Wellbeing Impact Assessment toolkit outlining the starting position on all things mutual aid related for Gold Commanders to hand to their nominated Welfare Bronze at the start of the planning phase for Tier 1 deployments.
Local negotiation at force level is an important part in how the Federation represents its members. Whether it is holding forces to account on rest days, addressing the erosion of allowances, or ensuring more modern and equal working practices, branches have provided many examples of how they represent their member with effective negotiation at force level.
Ensuring members have a strong and effective voice on both national and local topics which are pertinent to them.
As part of the #SimplifyDG6 campaign, the Federation is engaging with MPs and Peers to gain support for an amendment to the Data Protection Act aimed at reducing the administrative burden of excessive evidence redaction for police officers at the pre-charge stage.
The National Body has conducted over 1,417 interviews on TV and radio news since 2021 on your behalf.
The National Body has engaged with around 90 Members of Parliament in the first half of 2024 and has met with 35 MPs during this period.
There are examples of effective engagement across the regions through MPs, PCCs and Chief Constables. These efforts raise awareness of how national policy and issues affect individual forces and create an impetus for change at both local and national levels.
REPRESENTATION
Improved access to information on terms and conditions, and effective local representation in their hour of need.
On pay and conditions, 36,187 members took part in our last Pay and Morale Survey, which gives the Federation a powerful mandate to negotiate.
Over 50,000 officers responded to our poll asking them whether the Federation should pursue negotiation with binding arbitration when determining police pay – an astonishing 97.7% of those polled agreed that the PFEW should pursue such rights.
Pensions continue to be a hot topic. More than 700 members attended Pension Webinars in 2024. 26,000 officers took part in a uniform survey produced in collaboration with the University of Lancaster. 6,000 members have taken part in our Menopause Survey during Menopause Awareness Month. 7,915 members registered for one of 14 webinars the Federation held in 2024. 3,072 members and branch staff have also completed eLearning courses since 2023.
The large majority of member queries (66%) are handled by skilled and dedicated local Reps, who are able to resolve issues without the need for costly and time-consuming formal legal proceedings.
This report was developed using a structured and comprehensive approach to collect, analyse, and present data and case studies from the organisation's 43 branches and its Central Services. Find out more about the methodology behind this report... MEMBER VALUE REPORT One Federation – Putting Members First
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