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Report finds in-fighting and cash rows in Police Fed

The Police Federation received a damning review which comes in the wake of the "Plebgate" scandal, with some of the membership being accused of pursuing "narrow self-interest". The review found the body was heavily divided into local factions.

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Police Federation to be told to make sweeping changes

The body representing policemen and women in England and Wales is expected to be told to make sweeping changes to the way it is run, governed and funded.

The body which represents the police must make changes in order to restore public trust, according to a review. Credit: PA

In a report published later today, Sir David Normington is expected to tell the Police Federation to reform after a number of scandals rocked public trust in forces across the country.

The report follows an interim one which warned the federation it risked becoming an "irrelevance" and had "turned in on itself".

The review has examined whether the federation still acts as a credible voice for officers, genuinely serves the public good and functions as an organisational democracy.

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