Principal Officer Biographies
Paul McKeever, Chairman, Police Federation of England and Wales
Paul McKeever joined the Metropolitan Police Service after graduating from London University in 1977.
He served in Lambeth Borough from 1978 to 1989 and policed the Brixton riots in 1981 and 1985. He later served in Bromley Borough as a police sergeant and performed a number of different roles within the Metropolitan Police before being elected to The Police Federation in 1992.
Within the Federation Paul has taken an active interest in Discipline, Equality and Health and Safety. He was the Metropolitan Police Federation Health and Safety leader prior to being elected to the Police Federation’s Joint Central Committee (JCC) in 2002. He remains a member of the Metropolitan Police Federation Sergeants’ Executive Committee and the Metropolitan Police Federation Joint Executive Committee.
During his time on the JCC, Paul has chaired the Sergeants Central Committee (SCC), Professional Standards Sub Committee, Health and Safety Sub Committee, and the UK Health and Safety Committees, as well as representing the Federation on a number of Home Office and external groups including the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) advisory board, the Bichard Enquiry and the European police union 'EuroCop'.
Paul was elected to the position of Chairman of the Police Federation in May 2008. Shortly afterwards he was also elected Chairman of the Staff Side of the UK Police Negotiating Board on police pay and conditions, representing all police officers in the UK.
He is a trustee to the Police Dependents Trust, Chairman of the National Police Memorial Day Trust and a Director of the Metropolitan Police Friendly Society, where he chairs the Audit and Finance Committee.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and the Royal Institution. He is also a member of the Institute of Directors.
Paul is married with one daughter and interests out of work include hill walking, the Daily Telegraph crossword and walking his cocker spaniel.
Ian Rennie, General Secretary, Police Federation of England and Wales
Ian Rennie was elected General Secretary of the Joint Central Committee on 23rd May 2008. He is a Sergeant with Greater Manchester Police and was previously General Secretary of the Sergeant’s Central Committee.
Ian joined Greater Manchester Police in 1980 and was promoted to Sergeant in 1988. He undertook a variety of operational roles including uniform, CID, custody, plain clothes and community policing, and in 1996 was involved in the aftermath of the IRA bomb in Manchester City Centre.
His Federation career began in 1990, when he was elected as a Sergeant’s representative to the Greater Manchester Police Joint Branch Board where, six years later he became Chairman of the Sergeants Branch Board. He became a member of the national Sergeants’ Central Committee in 2000.
He has been actively involved in the Equality and Professional Standards Sub Committees as both Secretary and Chairman respectively and was instrumental in the development of Federation publications and the training delivered to representatives in equality, grievance and misconduct issues.
He remains passionate about these issues and one of his priorities as General Secretary will be to ensure that the Federation’s service to all members, representatives and staff follows best practice in matters of equality and diversity.
Ian has also worked on several national committees and working groups including those dealing with Race and Diversity, Professional Standards, National Recruitment Standards, Police Reform Terms and Conditions, Pensions and the HMIC Thematic Inspection into Front Line Supervision .He is an experienced member of the Police Negotiating Board and has been involved in previous pay reform discussions.
He plans to develop this work further as General Secretary of Staff Side, ensuring that police officers are not disadvantaged by the way police pay is determined in the future. Ian is also committed to ensuring that the Police Federation remains a respected stakeholder within the Police Service, influencing and shaping change both locally and nationally.
David Moore, Treasurer, Police Federation of England and Wales
David Moore’s Police career started in 1977, when he became a Police Constable with the Metropolitan’s West End Central Division. As a Constable, David’s duties included Relief Officer, Authorised Firearms Officer, Tutor Constable and Acting Sergeant.
Promoted to Sergeant in 1982, David served the Notting Hill Division as Relief Sergeant, All Saints Road Policing Team Leader, Street Duties, Training Sergeant, Authorised Firearms Officer and Acting Inspector.
In 1990, David was promoted to Inspector, based at New Scotland Yard, where he spear-headed the ‘Plus Programme’ Change Management Logistics Team for 43,000 staff. In 1991, David was Inspector at Hornsey Division at Haringey Borough. His duties included Team Inspector, Sector Inspector, Training Manager and Acting Chief Inspector.
David’s Local Federation career began in 1993, when he was elected as Hornsey Division Inspectors Representative. David quickly progressed to senior ranks within his Local Federation, becoming Chairman of the Inspectors Branch Board in 2000. Later that year, David took up No. 8 Region position on the National Inspectors Central Committee, elected to Vice-Chairman in 2001, and then elected to Deputy General Secretary of the Inspectors Central Committee and Deputy Treasurer of the Joint Central Committee in 2004.
David held the position of Deputy Treasurer of the Joint Central Committee, September 2004 – May 2008, when he was elected Treasurer.
Throughout his career, David has accrued a wealth of experience and established strong relations, not only within the Federation, but externally with ACPO, the Home Office and a range of professional bodies and business suppliers. His project management experience is vast, and most notably, he was Project Manager for the Federation Headquarters Relocation Project.
As Treasurer of the Joint Central Committee, David will continue to ensure that the Police Federation of England and Wales maintains a robust, balanced financial position from which it can be confident in its ability to provide an excellent level of service to its members.
Simon Reed, Vice Chairman, Police Federation of England and Wales
Vice-Chairman of the Police Federation, Simon Reed, of Bedfordshire Police, deputises on all areas relating to the Chairman’s office and for the Chair in his absence. Simon actively contributes to the development of Federation policy and towards the media and communications strategy. He is also the Managing Editor of POLICE magazine.
Simon’s police career began in 1981 when he joined Bedfordshire Police where he spent his formative years as an operational uniformed officer on patrol duties in Luton. Simon quickly progressed from foot and mobile patrol, to beat manager, CID and PSU. His last role was as schools liaison officer in the South Bedfordshire area.
In 1993, Simon’s Federation career began when he joined Bedfordshire’s Branch Board, as Divisional Representative for Luton, becoming Chairman on 1996. In 1999, he represented Region 5 as a reserve on the Central Constable’s Committee, quickly progressing to a dedicated position on the Constable’s Central Committee in 2000. In 2002, Simon was elected as Vice Chairman of the Constable’s Central Committee. Since then, Simon has been highly influential on various sub-committee working parties and steering groups. More recently, internally, he has been involved in the SOCA Implementation Steering Group; Amalgamation Working Group; and the Futures Working Group. Externally, Simon works closely with the Parliamentary Justice Action Group; Stop & Search Action Team; ACPO Criminal Justice; National Crime Recording Standards Group; ACPO PND Working Group; and the Reducing Bureaucracy Implementation Group.
Simon became Vice Chairman of the National Police Federation in May 2008, where among his many responsibilities he chairs all internal working groups including an Amalgamations Working Group, which looks at the impact and measures needed for proposed force mergers. Other working parties include the Futures Group, Training and Development Group and Conference Working Party.
Simon’s main priorities in the role as Vice Chairman will include targeting key individuals and groups, in and connected to the policing field, in order to broaden the outlook of the Federation and communicate policing issues to a wider audience. He will also focus specifically on fully utilising the extensive knowledge and skills within all JBBs and the JCC.
Steve Smith, Deputy General Secretary, Police Federation of England and Wales
Steve joined Durham Constabulary in 1979, serving the Derwentside Division. Whilst here, Steve performed core patrol, response, beat and tutoring duties. He was also PSU trained and was involved in the policing of both the Toxteth riots of 1981 and the national Miners’ Strike, 1984 – 1985.
In 1994, Steve became a Child and Family Protection Unit Investigator and then In 2000 became the Domestic Violence Co-ordinator for the division, assisting in the formation of the multi-agency Domestic Violence Forum. He was also a Family Liaison Officer at this time.
Elected to the Durham Constables Branch Board in 1993 Steve then became CBB Secretary for 9 ½ years and Secretary to Region 2’s Constables Liaison Committee between 1999 – 2005.
Steve was elected Deputy Chairman of Durham’s Joint Branch Board in 2002, and became Branch Board Chairman later that same year. As Chairman, Steve forged strong relationships with ACPO and Federation members, both locally and nationally. He was instrumental in the introduction of the ‘Workforce Agreement’ and the ‘Variable Shift Arrangement’ within Durham Constabulary.
In 2005 Steve was elected to the Joint Central Committee combining both his national responsibilities and his role within Durham until relinquishing that role in 2007, when he became Deputy General Secretary of the Constables Central Committee.
He has been involved in various sub-committees, including Legislation, Equality and Professional Standards (Discipline). Steve has most notably been involved as the national Federation lead in all negotiations towards the introduction of the Police (Conduct) and Police (Performance) Regulations 2008 and has worked closely with the Home Office, ACPO, APA, HMIC, NPIA, the Superintendents Association, and the IPCC within the Police Advisory Board Sub-Committee.
In 2008, Steve became national Deputy General Secretary where his priorities remain to provide the most cost effective advice and representation service, together with ensuring the best conditions of service possible for all Federation members.
Martyn Mordecai, Deputy Treasurer, Police Federation of England and Wales
Martyn Mordecai joined the Metropolitan Police in 1979. As a Constable, Martyn predominantly served in the East End of London, with a period of time spent on the Inner ‘K’ Motor Vehicle Crime Squad and Royalty & Diplomatic Protection, which included Close Protection duties. Martyn was promoted to Sergeant in 1985, again serving in the East End of London. As a Sergeant, he performed duties such as Patrol, Charge Sergeant (later to become Custody Officer), and Communications Sergeant. During this time, Martyn also ran a protective unit and was part of the Metropolitan Police Force’s Armed Response Vehicle Unit.
In 1994, Martyn moved to Hendon Police Training School as an Instructor within the IT School and in 2005, moved across to the Driving School. Martyn is an Advanced Police Driver. He is also conversant with numerous Police IT systems and was an Authorised Police Firearms Officer. Martyn was elected as a Federation Representative at Hendon in 1995, advancing to the Sergeants Branch Board in 1996. He soon became Secretary of the Sergeants Branch Board Custody Sub-Committee and in 2000, proceeded to the Sergeants Executive for the Joint Executive Committee. In 2002 he also became Trustee of funds. Martyn has been influential on a variety of sub-committees and represented members at all levels of Police Discipline, Employment Tribunals, DSS Appeals, Pension Reviews and Health & Safety Issues.
Martyn’s National Federation career began in 2005, when he joined the Sergeants Central Committee.
On 23rd January 2008, Martyn was jointly responsible for the logistics behind the Fair Play for Police March. Elected Deputy Treasurer of the Joint Central Committee in May 2008, Martyn will support the Treasurer in maximising value for money from all business partners, thus providing the best value service for every Federation member.