Metropolitan Police Federation - Constables' Branch Board

• Chairmans View

Paul Deller - 18th August 2010

I was appalled recently to hear ACPO’s view on Policing and they way that they have produced their own ideas on how to save money with out any consultation with anyone from the Federation who represent the “front Line” of policing in this country.

We all appreciate that these are difficult economic times, but when things are tough people have a right to be supported by their employers, oh know not ACPO the so called leaders of the Police service they go straight on the offensive and propose the sort of draconian measures that would set Police Officers terms and conditions back 40 years.

Was there any mention of slashing their own bonus culture, bonuses that are much higher than any Federated member will ever receive, NO there wasn’t, was there a mention of cutting the number of forces so that we are not paying massive wages to 43 Chief Constables and deputies again no there wasn’t, so what we the rank and file can glean from this report is that our leaders are in it for themselves and they have no concerns about the officers at the front line.

In the same report they mention wanting to make it easier to get rid of under performing Police Officers by reforming the unsatisfactory performance procedures, I would like to point out to them that these procedures are less than two years old have just been reformed and are based on the ACAS model used in private industry, so if the managers at my local Tesco and Ford plant can use them what does it say about our senior managers that they find them to bureaucratic? Perhaps UPP for ACPO should be streamlined with the authors of this report the first to undergo the procedure.

When ACPO should have been standing up to the government and pointing out to them the dangers of to severe cuts to the Police service they chose the easy option and to attack those that they are the leaders of.

Whilst I have no doubt that there are difficult and dark days ahead for the Police Service in this country the Constables Sergeants and Inspectors are the front line they are the ones who in the main work the shifts deal with the violence and abuse some sections of society throw at Police and I believe that this attack by our own leaders could well turn out to be one of the darkest days.






Paul Deller
CBB Chairman

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