Working to end the monopoly on police representation creating choice that reflect’s the diverse voices of police officers. Founder @The_NPA_Uk #BreakTheMonopoly

Folks - if you’re fed up with the so-called “representation” from @PFEW_HQ this the best opportunity we have to create an actual *choice* for officers. I’ve donated. If you can spare £5 or £10 or even just spread the word this is truly achievable💪🏾
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A post that asks questions with the comments turned off 🤔 You couldn’t make it up. Answers right to left, top to bottom No No No, but I know what that @PFEW_HQ does for itself No No, but I’ve seen in court the PFEW fight for itself against its members. #breakthemonoploy
(1/3) Don’t judge the Police Federation’s transformation by an org. chart, judge it by what members experience. Are members being put first? Do they understand the support available to them? Is the Federation better at fighting for them?
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Yet you post without allowing comment! Says a lot about you @PFEW_HQ, an awful lot!!
(1/3) A Federation fit to fight for its members means better supported representatives, stronger campaigning and greater negotiating capability.
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The answer to all the questions posed is a big fat NO. No wonder replies are switched off.
(1/3) Don’t judge the Police Federation’s transformation by an org. chart, judge it by what members experience. Are members being put first? Do they understand the support available to them? Is the Federation better at fighting for them?
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Transformation has been agreed means changes we were forced into after delaying them, resisting the review and allowing the mess created under the disgraced, arrested CEO and his remaining acolytes to shape the outcome. defining moment =doing what you were told to do.@PFEW_HQ
(1/4)The biggest change in the Police Federation’s 107-year history. Transformation proposals have been agreed, marking a defining moment for our organisation and the members we represent. A stronger Federation, a stronger voice for members. Full details👇 polfed.org/media/20360/pfew-…
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Comments turned off........
(1/3) A Federation fit to fight for its members means better supported representatives, stronger campaigning and greater negotiating capability.
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I wish I was shocked, but I’m not. 🤦🏼‍♂️
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@PFEW_HQ WANTS ANOTHER SUBS RISE. 2024 & 2025 ACCOUNTS STILL UNPUBLISHED National Council has been told a further subscription increase is coming and that, if Conference does not approve it, member services will be cut. Conference has already voted a £2 monthly rise from 1 January 2026, taking the rate from £24.31 to £26.31 and ending the 50% student discount for new joiners. That increase was sold as necessary to protect legal and welfare provision. Members are now being asked to consider another rise without the documents they are entitled to see. The last full set of audited Federation accounts on the public record is for the year ended 31 December 2023, published only in December 2025. The 2024 and 2025 accounts have still not been published. Regulation 21 of the Police Federation (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 requires the national treasurer, after the end of each financial year, to publish the branch accounts and the Federation accounts for that year, together with the auditor’s report, on the internet. This requirement is not optional. It is a statutory duty placed on the national treasurer, who is a serving police officer and must comply with it. Without the 2024 and 2025 audited accounts, Conference cannot make an informed decision on any further increase, cannot assess whether the 2026 rise is already covering the claimed pressure on services, and cannot see how funds have been spent after litigation settlements and the seemingly endless additional senior executive costs. The current CEO structure is not and has never been catered for by the Police (Federation) Regulations. Members have not been given a direct say on whether that model should continue. The evidence would suggest that it's been pretty catastrophic to date. What is the selection process for selecting a new CEO? Will it be advertised, or just another 'jobs for the boys' appointment from within? Publish the 2024 and 2025 audited accounts, with the auditor’s reports, and a clear statement of why a further increase is required after the rise already agreed. Until that is done, any claim that services will be cut unless members pay more cannot be properly scrutinised. @ukhomeoffice @ShabanaMahmood @Jonathan_Hinder
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The biggest change in your 107yr history will come at the point our Judicial Review returns a declaration of incompatibility and the monopoly you have abused for so long is smashed to create choice. I’m more confident in the outcome of this challenge than I was in the pension challenge… and I was pretty confident then. 👍🏻
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(3/3) The full article explains the member test👇 polfed.org/news/latest-news/…
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Get in 💥💥💥
Timing is everything, and the news this evening could not be better timed! We have just received notification that our Judicial Review - challenging S.64 of the Police Act - has been granted permission to proceed on all grounds. 1/3
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The membership test, set by @PFEW_HQ in its transformation paper, is all well and good, but it conveniently avoids the elephant in the room: what if the answers to its test is No? 1/3
Yesterday, National Council unanimously backed proposals for a new structure to create the stronger Federation our members deserve. Hear from Acting Deputy National Chair Paul Williams and Acting National Secretary Mel Warnes as we prepare to take the proposals to @ukhomeoffice.
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Meaningless blah. I pity the poor members seeing their subs wasted on promoting these Potemkin Reforms of their ruined fake union. Reforming @PFEW_HQ is the examplar of building on a sand foundation. Policing needs a brand new representative body
(1/4)The biggest change in the Police Federation’s 107-year history. Transformation proposals have been agreed, marking a defining moment for our organisation and the members we represent. A stronger Federation, a stronger voice for members. Full details👇 polfed.org/media/20360/pfew-…
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Can @PFEW_HQ reform itself into an effective organisation representing the interests of Police Officers nationally? Please RT for bigger sample.
12% Ye
88% No
130 votes • Final results
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Your last 3 national secretary’s are all on police bail, including the last one who prior to his arrest was led h on the ‘transformation’ and paving the way to assume the Gen Sec position. Given the ongoing police investigations, the lack of internal investigation and the very clear link between the office you intend to consolidate all power into and allegations of fraud and corruption, what safeguards are you proposing which will prevent further abuse of office? Because there’s nothing within the transformation paper or glossy brochure.
(1/2) The Federation's General Secretary will be directly elected by members, bringing clear leadership & accountability to the role. They will lead national representation, pay and conditions negotiations, advocacy and external engagement. More below👇 polfed.org/media/20360/pfew-…
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Wouldn't they be better asking what the rank and file think rather than their own echo chamber?
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There is so much wrong with this!!! Let’s start with the fact that those who are meant to represent officers are so unpopular that they have to disable comments.
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We had the Normington Review. We had the pensions betrayal. They appointed an unelected non-police officer to lead the organisation & gave him virtually unfettered power. They systematically removed any opposing voices, acting UNLAWFULLY in doing so 1/3
(1/4)The biggest change in the Police Federation’s 107-year history. Transformation proposals have been agreed, marking a defining moment for our organisation and the members we represent. A stronger Federation, a stronger voice for members. Full details👇 polfed.org/media/20360/pfew-…
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This is not an organisation that is capable of change. They effectively have a licence to print money through statutory monopoly control on providing essential protections. No incentive to change & improve. The culture is INGRAINED. It is baked in! #BreakTheMonopoly @The_NPA_UK
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Wow, that was quick. Or was it that the transformation paper introducing these roles and presented to the National Council to vote on today was already a done deal? A paper exercise? A forgone conclusion with no member input whatsoever? ps… Nothing says we are creating a stronger National Council and governance structure like sticking to the same old strong arm tactics of old. @ukhomeoffice @LabourSJ @ShabanaMahmood are watching this in slow motion train wreck along with the rest of us?
The Police Federation has appointed two independent non‑executive directors (NED) to strengthen governance and accountability. Dr Kirsty Darwent OBE and David Doyle bring major external expertise to support stronger decision‑making. 🔗Read more: polfed.org/news/latest-news/…
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We’ve heard this before. In 2014, PFEW promised reform. It accepted all 36 Normington recommendations. Structures were changed, governance was rewritten and members were promised a better, more accountable Federation. A decade later, PFEW’s own independent review concluded that some of those reforms were never implemented, others had failed, and some had actually “made things worse.” The verdict on its governance? “Not fit for purpose.” And now the answer is… another transformation. Another restructure. Another set of committees. Another promise that the organisation responsible for creating and presiding over the problems can be trusted to put them right. Enough. This isn’t about whether the latest plan contains some good ideas. It’s about why 140,000 police officers should be forced to bet their representation on yet another attempt to reform the same monopoly. Let them transform. Let them rebuild. Let them prove they can change. But give police officers a choice. Because after more than a decade of reforming the Federation, perhaps it’s finally time to reform the system that protects its monopoly. @The_NPA_UK #BreakTheMonopoly
(1/4)The biggest change in the Police Federation’s 107-year history. Transformation proposals have been agreed, marking a defining moment for our organisation and the members we represent. A stronger Federation, a stronger voice for members. Full details👇 polfed.org/media/20360/pfew-…
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