Legal expenses cover for members: policy updated

16 September 2021

The policy details of the legal expenses cover for West Midlands Federation members has been updated.

The West Midlands branch is the only one in the country to give members this cover as part of their Federation membership.

The off-duty legal scheme covers a wide range of situations where professional fees could be incurred and in almost all cases will be accessible by members not covered under other elements of the Federation package of protection.

“We felt it was important to have this cover in place,” says Steve Grange, secretary of West Midlands Police Federation, “While membership of the Federation gives officers the umbrella of a wide range of support, this extra legal cover has proved to be useful for situations that fall outside the general member benefits.”

Cover is available for the Federation member, their spouse or cohabiting partner, children, stepchildren, adopted and foster children and grandchildren normally resident with the member as well as parents and grandparents of the member and the member’s partner, again where normally resident with the member.

Find out more about the cover.