About Us
The remit of the Police Federation is extremely wide, being defined in the Police Act 1964 as "welfare and efficiency". This wide definition allows the Federation to act on virtually any issue relating to its members or the force in general.
The Police Federation is the staff association, which represents the vast majority (98.5%) of police officers in North Yorkshire. Our members are every police officer from the rank of Constable through to Chief Inspector.
The voice of the Police Federation is regularly heard on TV, radio and in the press as we campaign on your behalf to ensure that you and fellow officers are given a fair deal financially, legally and professionally.
For details of work done nationally by the Police Federation visit www.polfed.org.uk
At force level the Federation is represented within the Senior Management Team, at force JNCC, the Health and Safety Co-ordinating Committee and on a number of Programme and Project Boards.
At Area and Departmental level your representatives are involved in Area Management, JNCC and Health and Safety Committees as well as in consultation on local issues.
Constables elected as federation representatives are also appointed as Safety Representatives under the Health and Safety at Work Act and Regulations, under the leadership of Mark Botham. All our Safety Representatives are professionally qualified to at least the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) Managing Safely in Policing Services standard. They meet quarterly to share best practice.
