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The National Police Federation of England & Wales produce this monthly magazine to keep our fellow officers updated on relevant issues.

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EDITORIAL

NEWS: Older people lie about their health to keep driving

NEWS: Surrey Police plans to cut senior officer roles

NEWS: Overweight drivers at risk of accidents

Federation views: Mick Pearson, chairman of the Federation’s equality subcommittee

View from the vice-chair: With the general election just months away, Simon Reed, vice-chairman of the Police Federation, questions the political motives of those jockeying for power

Local focus: Dave Hughes, from Dorset Police Federation

Open book: Will Federation members need to pay increased subscriptions? Martyn Mordecai, treasurer of the Police Federation, answers questions on the subscriptions debate

No Orde-nary world: Sir Hugh Orde, president of ACPO, lays his views bare on the world of policing

Medal of honour: Lancashire Constabulary’s most senior female officer is awarded the Queen’s Police Medal. She speaks about her career, including her role in the investigation into the death of the Chinese cockle pickers in Morecambe

Policing by numbers: Surrey Police unveils radical plans to cut senior roles and recruit more constables. Is the project a taste of things to come for other forces in recession?

The good, the bad and the ugly: Have the Taylor reforms on police conduct made a difference to the fate of police officers? Steve Evans, secretary of the Federation’s professional standards subcommittee writes

View from the sidelines: Clive Chamberlain, chairman of Dorset Police Federation