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The 'Metropolitan Police Federation' is part of the wider 'Police Federation of England & Wales' (PFEW) - the statutory staff association for police constables, sergeants, inspectors & chief inspectors in the 43 territorial police forces in England & Wales.
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The 'Metropolitan Police Federation' is part of the wider 'Police Federation of England & Wales' (PFEW) - the statutory staff association for police constables, sergeants, inspectors & chief inspectors in the 43 territorial police forces in England & Wales.
Because the police aren't allowed to join a Union, they instead have a 'staff association', meant to represent 'rank & file officers', governed by rules & regulations set by government.
It's core purpose was amended in 2014 for the first time since it was set up in 1919.
It's core purpose was amended in 2014 for the first time since it was set up in 1919.
In 2014 the federation had been under fire, with some of its members involved in controversies including allegations of falsified evidence following the Hillsborough disaster & the so-called #plebgate row, when Andrew Mitchell was accused of calling a Downing St officer a “pleb”.
