OPINION: This week Detective Chief Superintendent Paul Fotheringham retires from policing, and from his role as President of the Police Superintendents’ Association, a post he has held for the past 18 months; in this article he looks back over his policing career and his work with the PSA, in particular around officer wellbeing, ensuring everyone in the service has a voice, and the fight for fair reward and conditions.

OPINION: Having previously withdrawn from the UK police pay review over concerns around lack of independence, this year the Police Superintendents’ Association (PSA) has rejoined the process with a detailed submission and a unique joint pay statement alongside chief officers and police and crime commissioners; PSA President Paul Fotheringham warns that with the service in a “critical position”, the Government cannot afford to ignore such strong sentiment and “irrefutable evidence”.

OPINION: As the Police Superintendents’ Association of England and Wales prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary, Association President Paul Fotheringham looks back at how the organisation was formed, its efforts to be a positive voice in support of its members over the past seven decades, and the challenges it continues to face today and into the future.

OPINION: With the latest survey of police superintendents in England and Wales as well as Northern Ireland revealing record levels of low morale – and fewer than four in 10 officers prepared to recommend joining the police service to others – Police Superintendents’ Association President Paul Fotheringham has called for a “determination to value and care for our people” that matches efforts to repair policing’s relationship with the public.