Adam becomes vice-chair

16 October 2018

Adam Commons has become the new vice-chair of Leicestershire Police Federation.

The post became vacant when Dave Stokes took on the role of chair, a position he takes up full-time in the next couple of weeks.

“I am delighted to have been appointed as vice-chair,” says Adam, who has 18 years’ service and has been a Federation workplace representative for the last two years, “I thoroughly enjoy helping colleagues, it can be challenging at times but it is also incredibly rewarding.

“There’s nothing better than when you can intervene or assist with a request for help and get a positive outcome.”

However, he admits: “Sometimes I can’t give the answers that people want to hear and that can be difficult.”

Adam has supported officers facing a wide range of issues including grievance, UPP and ill-health retirement procedures. He is a trained discipline representative enabling him to deal with PSD and IOPC enquiries and has recently completed the Federation's equality course. Adam will attend a health and safety course designed for workplace representatives at the end of this month.

His time within the Force has been split between the old GDO role, dispatch in CMC and PRT on F Shift at Loughborough.

The vice-chair position is not a full-time official post and Adam will combine his Force duties with his Federation role.