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POLICE FIREARMS OFFICERS ASSOCIATION

What We Do..

The PFOA has been created to support all those involved in the often forgotten-about families. Much of the work it does has
firearms operations, and their families. It is managed by serving nothing to do with shootings. It has supported families where there
and retired police officers with many years experience in this is a serious illness, stress and anxiety, marital problems, basically
field. It offers a unique package of support for officers and anything that affects the work of the officer. The PFOA does not
their families, which is supported by ACPO Firearms, The Police provide legal support, debt consolidation, or provide any kind of
Federation of England & Wales, College of Policing and The discipline representation. This is, and has always been, the role of
Superintendents Association. the Police Federation.

Created by firearms officers in 2009 the Association became a The PFOA has a CEO, Mark Williams, and seven Trustees all of which
registered Charity in England & Wales in 2010. The PFOA has over are operational officers, PIMs or TFCs.
4000 members UK wide. It provides unique support to officers
and their families, which includes access to 234 Counsellors, Paul Leggett – Humberside and Chair of Trustees
EMDR and CBT Therapists. There are also 8 PFOA Coaches who Steve Howson – Kent
specialize in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Emotional Mick Burke – Met
Freedom Technique; these coaches are all serving firearms Michelle Booth – Gwent
officers. The Association provides discreet welfare support for Jim Roger – Police Service of Scotland
officers and their families, particularly if a force cannot provide Steve Hartshorn – Met
specialist support. There are also times when an officer or his/her Karl Smith – MDP
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