Welfare Is Key To Mutual Aid

Officer welfare should be front and centre of mutual aid operations, the PFEW conference heard.

Policing has shown improvement in the way it deals with issues around accommodation, food and welfare of mutual aid operations, but there is always room to learn, said National Board member Steve Taylor.

He said: “We need to understand that many, if not all, of our members are volunteers and the public won’t see that. So, we need to make sure that our volunteers are taken care of while they take care of us.”

PFEW Treasurer Simon Kempton added: “Mutual aid is becoming so prevalent – it is important we get this right for our members and also the public.”

Date posted: May 2, 2022