Full-Time Officials
Nick Munnelly CHAIRMAN |
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Nick Munnelly joined Northumbria Police in 2002 and worked as a Response Officer at Blyth until 2006, he then worked at Newcastle West as a Response officer until joining the Neighbourhood Policing Team in 2008. Nick was elected as a Newcastle Area Command Federation Representative in 2010, and he combined this role alongside his duties as a Neighbourhood Officer, however he quickly established himself as a prominent Federation Rep amongst his colleagues. He has assisted many of his colleagues is all aspects of Federation business, but his passion has always been supporting members who are accused of misconduct. His knowledge and expertise in this area is second to none and he is qualified in Advanced Representing of Members in Serious Performance, Attendance and Conduct Matters. In 2018 Nick was elected as the Deputy Conduct Lead for Northumbria Police Federation which enabled him to focus on serious disciplinary cases and to support other Federation Reps in this field. Nick previously became the Vice Chairman in December 2022 and took the lead on Conduct & Performance matters for the Federation. |
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Karen Harden
VICE CHAIR/CAPLO Karen Harden joined Northumbria Police in 2009, she was originally based at Etal Lane Police Station as a Response Officer before moving to the Neighbourhood Policing Team in 2012. Since then, she has held various roles throughout the organisation, these include; Child Protection, the Burglary Team, Neighbourhood Support Team and the Intelligence Unit. Karen became a Central Federation Representative in early 2019 and quickly established herself as a enthusiastic and knowledgeable conduct Rep with her peers. She was able to assist and support members within the misconduct and criminal process to a high standard. Since then, she has represented members through a wide range of issues including, ill health retirement, the Grievance process, Unsatisfactory Performance Process and health/welfare matters. In early 2023 Karen was elected as the Deputy Conduct Lead for Northumbria Federation, here she focused mainly on serious disciplinary and criminal cases, this included officers who solely depended on the federation as they didn't have legal assistance / funding. She has since, in April 2024 been elected as Conduct Lead / Vice Chair. |
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Sharron Phillips
SECRETARY Sharron joined Northumbria Police in 2006 following a career break after 10 years with Wiltshire Police, where she worked in response and neighbourhood support, carrying out surveillance and test purchase work. Since joining Northumbria, she has worked in Southern Area Command as 24/7 both as a PC and a Sergeant and has been a Federation Representative for 10 years. More recently Sharron has worked within Force Transformation and up until her being elected as Secretary, she was undertaking a fulltime role as the Federation`s Health and Safety Deputy Lead. As well as being the Secretary, Sharron will now lead on all matters health and safety related. Sharron has experience in a wide range of Federation work, including discipline/health and absence management and equality. Her main focus is always the welfare of our members. She was elected as Secretary in December 2021 |
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Andy Smith
DEPUTY SECRETARY / TREASURER Andy joined Northumbria Police in 1994 and was stationed within the Newcastle West Area Command until 1999 when he joined Motor Patrols. For the next 12 years he was based south, predominantly at Southwick, but also had short spells at Farringdon, Whickham, South Shields and Ponteland when he was briefly attached to the ANPR unit. In 2011 he became a Forensic Collision Investigator, based at Etal Lane, where he remained until mid-2023. During that time, in 2016, he also became a 'Fed Rep' with much of his work based around supporting members in the Ops Support Department throughout a variety of issues. Andy currently holds the branch board Roads Policing Lead and national Forensic Collision Investigation Lead positions. He has also undertaken the additional branch roles of trustee and then deputy treasurer. In mid-2023 Andy became the branch Treasurer and Deputy Secretary. Whilst this involves supporting our members in a variety of ways, he predominantly manages the finances of our Federation branch, Group Insurance and The National Police Healthcare Scheme. |
