Editorial
News: Slashing chief officer pay will help frontline
News: Warning over modernisation plans
News: United we stand? on-call
Federation Views: Alan Jones, chairman of the Federation’s professional development subcommittee, speaks about professionalism and career development in the service
View from the chair: Paul McKeever, chairman of the Police Federation, writes about issues impacting on officers being discussed at the Federation’s annual conference
Local focus: Steve Davenport, secretary of Dorset Police Federation, discusses how a change in government could impact on local policing as the Federation conference begins in Bournemouth
Fit for the job: Research which could set a national standard for officers in specialist posts. Syreeta Lund writes
Best value? Startling Federation research questions whether police staff and civilianisation really represent best value for the service
Statute of liberty: Shami Chakrabati, director of civil rights organisation Liberty, speaks about what a change in government may mean for politics in policing
What has the Federation done for you lately? Two officers criminalised for sharing childcare talk to Tina Orr Munro
View from the sidelines: Clive Chamberlain questions whether ex-commissioner Sir Ian Blair should be trying to direct policing or if he is living in the past
