1246:
138:
1004:
867:
934:
and are not employees. Each officer is an independent legal official and not an "agent of the police force, police authority or government". This allows the police their unique status and notionally provides the citizens of the UK a protection from any government that might wish unlawfully to use the
365:
964:
As such, an
Interim National Board (INB) was set up (formerly the Joint Central Committee) which had responsibility for national pay negotiations on behalf of its members. This has now been superseded by the National Board. It also performs many other functions, such as training, administering legal
943:
on all matters concerning its membership's pay, allowances, hour of duty, annual leave, pensions and other conditions of service. However, unlike a union, the
Federation is controlled entirely by serving police officers, has no political affiliations, and has no powers to call a strike. That is not
984:
The chair and general secretary of PFEW both retired after a "turbulent period" on 7 April 2014. Steve
Williams and Ian Rennie announced their plans to retire from the police service at the end of May. Steve White was elected as Chair and Andy Fittes elected as General Secretary at the Police
175:
960:
At the end of
December 2012, the PFEW announced it would be independently reviewed. The review was conducted by Sir David Normington and the Police Federation accepted all 36 recommendations of the review in May 2014 and started working through making these organisational changes.
360:
355:
350:
370:
939:. This is technically an incorrect assumption, as it was set up specifically by the Government of the day not to be a trade union; however in reality the Federation does function in a similar manner. It negotiates with key decision makers including the Government and
266:
205:
PFEW represents more than 130,000 members. Members can elect not to pay subscriptions and thereby not receive the legal representation and other benefits that paying members receive, but they still continue officially to be members of the
Federation.
956:
Each of the 43 police forces in
England and Wales has its own Federation branch board and council. The 43 forces are grouped into eight regions. Due to its size, the Metropolitan Police Federation branch board is structured differently.
691:
29:
661:
198:
as an alternative system, which would serve to represent staff, and where disputes could be resolved through arbitration so long as the government (as employer) continued to bargain in
706:
701:
848:
276:
215:
927:. The government of the day were frightened by the prospect of the police going on strike and created the PFEW and withdrew the right of officers in the UK to strike.
804:
877:
1276:
965:
representation and liaising with government and other national bodies on policy and legislative matters. The present national board chair is Steve
Hartshorn.
944:
to say the
Federation remains aloof from applying political pressure, as shown by the successful 1976 ballot regarding the right to strike and the 2012/13 "
416:
112:
103:
841:
319:
781:
563:
776:
726:
288:
888:
834:
1291:
766:
314:
283:
771:
271:
716:
436:
1281:
599:
1144:
194:, because of the view that a police strike would pose an exceptional public safety risk. The PFEW was originally established by the
676:
924:
761:
578:
976:, in a complex which also incorporates the Federation's national training centre and a hotel facility for Federation members.
681:
386:
324:
309:
250:
229:
736:
568:
487:
293:
187:
1217:"Chair and General Secretary of the Police Federation to retire at the end of the Federation Annual Conference in May"
1107:
906:
711:
477:
1022:
1017:
686:
603:
482:
340:
822:
884:
746:
456:
1173:
533:
1126:
406:
245:
345:
218:(PSA), while the most senior officers are members of the Chief Police Officers Staff Association (CPOSA).
817:
786:
548:
426:
396:
171:
467:
656:
583:
512:
935:
police as an instrument against them. Many observers mistakenly equate the Police
Federation with a
751:
401:
240:
1152:
671:
608:
588:
538:
881:
that states a
Knowledge editor's personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic.
1009:
410:
207:
1046:
451:
167:
28:
1286:
741:
1052:
696:
472:
666:
528:
441:
421:
211:
1251:
8:
1049:
Leadership and standards in the police: follow-up tenth report of session 2013-14: Vol. 1
623:
1245:
137:
1255:
756:
731:
1103:
179:
1047:
Great Britain Parliament House of Commons Home Affairs Committee (3 November 2013).
163:
155:
646:
558:
1262:
bbc.co.uk: "Police Federation chairman Paul McKeever dies in hospital" 18 Jan 2013
497:
992:
announced that public funding of the Police Federation would end in August 2014.
940:
920:
721:
651:
446:
431:
195:
191:
391:
1202:
502:
492:
462:
1270:
1254:
as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from
1027:
613:
507:
183:
159:
1216:
628:
1261:
1066:
989:
969:
936:
593:
553:
543:
94:
618:
199:
1099:
1181:
The Office of Constable: The bedrock of modern day British policing
1071:
945:
931:
47:
Federation House, Highbury Drive, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7UY, UK
1130:
59:
1183:. Leatherhead: Police Federation of England and Wales. p. 7
973:
1003:
919:
The Police Federation of England and Wales was set up by the
63:
988:
At the same conference (on 21 May 2014), the Home Secretary
878:
personal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essay
805:
Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989
1239:
1067:"Police Federation must change, says independent review"
216:
Police Superintendents' Association of England and Wales
128:
214:
are represented by a separate staff association, the
1055:. p. 10. House of Commons papers 756-I 2013-14.
999:
782:Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
186:, the police are prohibited from joining ordinary
692:Removal and Disposal of Vehicles Regulations 1986
564:Initial Police Learning and Development Programme
1268:
1129:. Metropolitan Police Federation. Archived from
777:Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
727:Confiscation of Alcohol (Young Persons) Act 1997
154:) is the statutory staff association for police
16:Mandatory union alternative for police officers
1277:Legal organisations based in England and Wales
842:
767:Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005
190:to defend pay and working conditions, by the
985:Federation's Annual Conference in May 2014.
772:Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
662:The Functions of Traffic Wardens Order 1970
1244:
1127:"About the Metropolitan Police Federation"
849:
835:
717:Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
677:Salmon & Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975
136:
1093:
907:Learn how and when to remove this message
1121:
1119:
1094:Joyce, Peter; Wain, Neil (9 June 2010).
925:British police strikes in 1918 and 1919
1269:
762:Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003
579:Police Federation for Northern Ireland
574:Police Federation of England and Wales
148:Police Federation of England and Wales
22:Police Federation of England and Wales
1116:
682:Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
1292:Law enforcement in England and Wales
1145:"Who is Protected by Employment Law"
860:
737:Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001
488:Police custody and security officer
13:
1174:"What is the Office of Constable?"
979:
14:
1303:
1231:
712:Environmental Protection Act 1990
478:National Highways traffic officer
1282:European Confederation of Police
1096:A Dictionary of Criminal Justice
1023:European Confederation of Police
1002:
865:
687:Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
483:Police community support officer
27:
951:
707:Protection of Children Act 1989
702:Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988
473:National Crime Agency (officer)
1209:
1195:
1166:
1137:
1087:
1059:
1040:
968:The PFEW's headquarters is at
747:Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003
457:High Court enforcement officer
1:
1203:"About Us, What We Stand For"
1018:Constables' Central Committee
534:Police and crime commissioner
549:Neighbourhood policing teams
407:Civilian enforcement officer
176:43 territorial police forces
7:
1252:Text of the Police Act 1996
995:
787:Policing and Crime Act 2017
397:Certified enforcement agent
10:
1308:
657:Police (Scotland) Act 1967
584:Scottish Police Federation
221:
1205:. Kent Police Federation.
752:Crime and Courts Act 2013
417:Civilian security officer
402:Civil enforcement officer
341:Territorial police forces
123:
83:
73:
51:
43:
35:
26:
1033:
672:Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
609:Police Support Volunteer
589:Police Information Point
539:Emergency control centre
1010:Organized labour portal
887:by rewriting it in an
742:Police Reform Act 2002
437:Court security officer
1053:The Stationery Office
799:Statutory instruments
697:Road Traffic Act 1988
411:magistrates' bailiffs
346:Special police forces
320:Uniform and equipment
232:in the United Kingdom
212:chief superintendents
667:Immigration Act 1971
529:Chief police officer
459:(High Court sheriff)
442:County court bailiff
422:Special constabulary
624:Policing by consent
468:Immigration officer
23:
1256:legislation.gov.uk
889:encyclopedic style
876:is written like a
757:Licensing Act 2003
732:Terrorism Act 2000
598:Police powers in:
513:Wildlife inspector
172:special constables
113:National Treasurer
104:National Secretary
21:
1075:. 20 January 2014
917:
916:
909:
859:
858:
619:Police 101 number
600:England and Wales
387:Accredited person
180:England and Wales
144:
143:
92:Steve Hartshorn (
1299:
1248:
1243:
1242:
1240:Official website
1225:
1224:
1213:
1207:
1206:
1199:
1193:
1192:
1190:
1188:
1178:
1170:
1164:
1163:
1161:
1159:
1141:
1135:
1134:
1123:
1114:
1113:
1091:
1085:
1084:
1082:
1080:
1063:
1057:
1056:
1044:
1012:
1007:
1006:
941:chief constables
930:Police officers
912:
905:
901:
898:
892:
869:
868:
861:
851:
844:
837:
647:Highway Act 1835
559:Police authority
226:
225:
168:chief inspectors
140:
135:
132:
130:
115:
106:
97:
66:
31:
24:
20:
1307:
1306:
1302:
1301:
1300:
1298:
1297:
1296:
1267:
1266:
1238:
1237:
1234:
1229:
1228:
1215:
1214:
1210:
1201:
1200:
1196:
1186:
1184:
1176:
1172:
1171:
1167:
1157:
1155:
1143:
1142:
1138:
1133:on 13 May 2012.
1125:
1124:
1117:
1110:
1102:. p. 186.
1092:
1088:
1078:
1076:
1065:
1064:
1060:
1045:
1041:
1036:
1008:
1001:
998:
982:
980:Past turbulence
954:
921:Police Act 1919
913:
902:
896:
893:
885:help improve it
882:
870:
866:
855:
810:
809:
800:
792:
791:
722:Police Act 1996
652:Police Act 1964
642:
634:
633:
524:
463:Traffic officer
452:Customs officer
447:Custody officer
432:Chief constable
333:Types of agency
231:
230:Law enforcement
224:
208:Superintendents
196:Police Act 1919
192:Police Act 1996
127:
119:
111:
110:Simon Kempton (
102:
101:Calum Macleod (
93:
86:
76:
69:
58:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1305:
1295:
1294:
1289:
1284:
1279:
1265:
1264:
1259:
1249:
1233:
1232:External links
1230:
1227:
1226:
1221:www.polfed.org
1208:
1194:
1165:
1136:
1115:
1108:
1086:
1058:
1038:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1031:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1014:
1013:
997:
994:
981:
978:
953:
950:
915:
914:
873:
871:
864:
857:
856:
854:
853:
846:
839:
831:
828:
827:
826:
825:
820:
812:
811:
808:
807:
801:
798:
797:
794:
793:
790:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
643:
640:
639:
636:
635:
632:
631:
626:
621:
616:
611:
606:
596:
591:
586:
581:
576:
571:
566:
561:
556:
551:
546:
541:
536:
531:
525:
522:
521:
518:
517:
516:
515:
510:
505:
503:Traffic warden
500:
495:
493:Prison officer
490:
485:
480:
475:
470:
465:
460:
454:
449:
444:
439:
434:
429:
424:
419:
414:
404:
399:
394:
389:
381:
380:
379:Types of agent
376:
375:
374:
373:
368:
363:
361:Service police
358:
353:
348:
343:
335:
334:
330:
329:
328:
327:
322:
317:
312:
304:
303:
299:
298:
297:
296:
291:
286:
281:
280:
279:
274:
261:
260:
256:
255:
254:
253:
248:
243:
235:
234:
223:
220:
142:
141:
125:
121:
120:
118:
117:
108:
99:
89:
87:
84:
81:
80:
77:
74:
71:
70:
68:
67:
55:
53:
49:
48:
45:
41:
40:
37:
33:
32:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1304:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1287:Police unions
1285:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1274:
1272:
1263:
1260:
1257:
1253:
1250:
1247:
1241:
1236:
1235:
1222:
1218:
1212:
1204:
1198:
1182:
1175:
1169:
1154:
1150:
1146:
1140:
1132:
1128:
1122:
1120:
1111:
1109:9780415492454
1105:
1101:
1097:
1090:
1074:
1073:
1068:
1062:
1054:
1050:
1043:
1039:
1029:
1028:UK labour law
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1015:
1011:
1005:
1000:
993:
991:
986:
977:
975:
971:
966:
962:
958:
949:
947:
942:
938:
933:
928:
926:
922:
911:
908:
900:
890:
886:
880:
879:
874:This article
872:
863:
862:
852:
847:
845:
840:
838:
833:
832:
830:
829:
824:
821:
819:
816:
815:
814:
813:
806:
803:
802:
796:
795:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
645:
644:
638:
637:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
614:Scotland Yard
612:
610:
607:
605:
601:
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
582:
580:
577:
575:
572:
570:
569:Police cadets
567:
565:
562:
560:
557:
555:
552:
550:
547:
545:
542:
540:
537:
535:
532:
530:
527:
526:
520:
519:
514:
511:
509:
508:Water bailiff
506:
504:
501:
499:
496:
494:
491:
489:
486:
484:
481:
479:
476:
474:
471:
469:
466:
464:
461:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
445:
443:
440:
438:
435:
433:
430:
428:
425:
423:
420:
418:
415:
412:
408:
405:
403:
400:
398:
395:
393:
390:
388:
385:
384:
383:
382:
378:
377:
372:
369:
367:
364:
362:
359:
357:
354:
352:
349:
347:
344:
342:
339:
338:
337:
336:
332:
331:
326:
323:
321:
318:
316:
313:
311:
308:
307:
306:
305:
301:
300:
295:
292:
290:
287:
285:
282:
278:
275:
273:
272:police forces
270:
269:
268:
265:
264:
263:
262:
258:
257:
252:
249:
247:
244:
242:
239:
238:
237:
236:
233:
228:
227:
219:
217:
213:
209:
203:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
184:UK labour law
181:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
139:
134:
126:
122:
114:
109:
105:
100:
96:
91:
90:
88:
82:
78:
72:
65:
61:
57:
56:
54:
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
30:
25:
19:
1220:
1211:
1197:
1185:. Retrieved
1180:
1168:
1156:. Retrieved
1148:
1139:
1131:the original
1095:
1089:
1077:. Retrieved
1070:
1061:
1048:
1042:
987:
983:
967:
963:
959:
955:
952:Organisation
929:
918:
903:
894:
875:
629:Warrant card
573:
284:Firearms use
204:
188:trade unions
151:
147:
145:
44:Headquarters
18:
1149:Your Rights
990:Theresa May
970:Leatherhead
937:trade union
932:hold office
594:Police Oath
554:Police area
544:Home Office
356:Park police
351:Port police
95:Chairperson
1271:Categories
1098:. London:
1051:. London:
948:" affair.
923:after two
366:Non-police
200:good faith
164:inspectors
156:constables
85:Key people
1100:Routledge
897:June 2020
823:Terrorism
427:Constable
302:Equipment
160:sergeants
75:Members
1187:23 April
1158:23 April
1079:23 April
1072:BBC News
996:See also
946:Plebgate
604:Scotland
523:Concepts
498:Tipstaff
325:Vehicles
315:Firearms
310:Aviation
267:Agencies
182:. Under
79:130,000+
52:Location
1153:Liberty
883:Please
392:Bailiff
289:History
277:defunct
251:Prisons
222:History
174:in the
131:.polfed
124:Website
60:England
36:Founded
1106:
974:Surrey
259:Topics
246:Courts
1177:(PDF)
1034:Notes
818:Crime
371:Other
294:Ranks
64:Wales
1189:2014
1160:2014
1104:ISBN
1081:2014
641:Acts
210:and
170:and
152:PFEW
146:The
133:.org
62:and
39:1919
241:Law
178:in
129:www
1273::
1219:.
1179:.
1151:.
1147:.
1118:^
1069:.
972:,
602:-
202:.
166:,
162:,
158:,
1258:.
1223:.
1191:.
1162:.
1112:.
1083:.
910:)
904:(
899:)
895:(
891:.
850:e
843:t
836:v
413:)
409:(
150:(
116:)
107:)
98:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.