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PFOA NEWS

MEMBERSHIP
NOW OPEN
Join the OFFICERS
TO TASER

Why wouldn’t you?
POLICE FIREARMS OFFICERS ASSOCIATION

WITH OVER 6,500 MEMBERS UK wide the PFOA is a registered WHAT WE DO
charity ready and willing to support you and your family. We The PFOA has been created to support all those involved in
may assist with any matter that may affect your work, or that has firearms operations, and their families. It is managed by serving
caused you or your family distress or worry. The cost? £4 per and retired police officers with many years experience in this
month or £1 a week! You can join online at www.pfoa.co.uk or field. It offers a unique package of support for officers and
call us on 01354 697890. Some forces have deduction from pay their families, which is supported by ACPO Armed Policing,
already set up. Please speak to your PFOA force co-ordinator for the Police Federation of England & Wales, College of Policing,
further details. NCOA, CNC Federation and the BTP Federation.

The PFOA is an essential member service for all those involved Created by firearms officers in 2009, the Association became
in firearms operations and their families. What are you waiting a registered Charity in England and Wales in 2010. It provides
for? Join us now! discreet welfare support to members and their families. There
are times when an officer or his/her family do not wish to avail
Email info@pfoa.co.uk or themselves of support offered by the force, or the force has no
Call Debbie or Cheryl on 01354 697890 provision to provide this support. The PFOA gives officers and
their families a choice.
Online www.pfoa.co.uk

One of the main objectives of the PFOA has been to support
the often forgotten-about families. Much of the work we do
has nothing to do with shootings. We have supported families
where there is a serious illness, stress and anxiety basically
anything that affects the work of the officer. Of course we
can only do a certain amount for £4 per month! So we do
not provide discipline representation, legal support or
DEBBIE CHERYL
debt consolidation.
SOME OF THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE … FOR YOU AND The PFOA has a CEO, Mark Williams, and three Trustees. We
YOUR FAMILY also have an Executive Committee.
• Private Counselling, EMDR, Hypnotherapy and
CBT Therapy TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE
• Access to 20 PFOA NLP Coaches Steve Howson ........................................................Kent Rtd
• A fully staffed 24/7 phone support line (from May 2015) Jim Roger ......................................................Police Scotland
• A regular magazine TOP COVER and PDF magazine TOP Steve Hartshorn ............................................................MPS
COVER Express Gary Cable ................................................................. Essex
• Respite break for families Michelle Booth ..........................................................Gwent
• Financial assistance with respect to illness or serious injury Tim Ferris .................................................................... CNC
• Access to principal officers and their families for Karl Smith ...................................................................MDP
peer support Paul Leggett ......................................................Humberside

Membership for anyone involved in operational firearms
including AFOs, PIMs, SFC/TFC/OFC, Issuing Officers, Dog
Handlers, Negotiators, Retired Officers, Taser Officers.

Note: All requests for support will be considered by our trustees. Each request clear evidence of hardship or where OH and NHS services are unacceptably
will be decided on its own merits. The PFOA is not a replacement for private delayed. All requests for counselling or PFOA NLP Coaching will be dealt with
healthcare. Whilst we will take a view on any request for assistance, we will not within 48 hours or sooner. This includes all close family members.
fund private health care such as physiotherapy, MRI scans etc. unless there is