Please join us for our Friday Exchange Event with Steve Hartshorn, National Chair, The Police Federation of England and Wales

• The big priorities for the Federation now we have a new labour government – what are the top 3 priorities and focuses for you with the new government?
• Is the structure of the police service right for the future? Do we need to centralise certain roles and responsibilities?
• What do you think of the impact of the uplift programme?
• How can we restore trust and confidence in the police from communities across the country as it is at a record low?
• What can be done to improve retention of officers and staff across the country?
• Does the Federation still think we need a Royal Commission?

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Biography:

Steve joined the Metropolitan Police in 1995, before moving to the Met’s Firearms Command. He became a Federation rep in 2008 because he wanted to help colleagues that were going through a difficult time.

In 2018 he was voted in as a National Board member for the Metropolitan Police Federation and was responsible for various workstreams that help protect and support members, including leading on firearms and Taser matters.

Steve is determined to be an integral working part of the National Council and National Board that strives to hold the Government, IOPC, College of Policing and other stakeholders to account.

His priorities are ensuring PFEW has greater influence and negotiation powers when it comes to pay and pension discussions with the Government and pressing for a long-term funding strategy to allow officers to live a better life both personally and professionally.