How did the Federation respond after a firearms officer made a split-second decision to protect members of the public?

With the trial now concluded, Matt Cane, Metropolitan Police Federation General Secretary, and Colin Reynolds, Partner at Reynolds Dawson Solicitors, discussed the moment they stepped in to provide all possible support to NX121 from the first day until the conclusion of the trial. They looked back on the lessons PFEW learned while tirelessly working with solicitors for two years on one of the most publicised cases in the UK’s policing history.

Op Navette was the largest mobilisation of public order officers since the 2011 England riots, in response to the violent disorder in the UK during the summer.

Acting Deputy National Chair Brian Booth and Sgt Stuart Green explored the challenges faced by officers providing mutual aid, what more must be done to better support them, and the impact of the media’s reporting on the public protests.

The police need the media, and the media need the police. But the relationship between the two has never been a stable one and the cracks have widened in recent years.

What’s gone wrong and how can we achieve a re-set?

The panel session including Danny Shaw, crime, justice and policing commentator and former Advisor to Yvette Cooper, Rebecca Camber, Chair of the Crime Reporters’ Association, Alan Woods, Head of Media and Public Affairs at the National Police Chiefs' Council and Asad Moghal a digital communications expert discussed the issues between policing and the media.

Rt. Hon Chris Philp, Shadow Home Secretary and former Policing Minister was in conversation with our host Ian Collins for his perspective on policing for 2025 and onwards.

With a new government in place, Acting National Deputy Secretary John Partington discussed PFEW's position on police pay and conditions and the initiatives being undertaken for pay to adequately reflect the unique status of officers in England and Wales.

The Federation’s vision for change and reform and what it means for you. As the triannual election cycle gets underway, Mukund Krishna, PFEW CEO, took us through the Federation’s Strategy 2028 to make it fit for the future. 

CEO Mukund Krishna, Acting National Chair Tiffany Lynch, and Acting Deputy National Secretary John Partington took questions about the Federation and the reforms being undertaken.