Home Secretary has set out a major overhaul aimed at Police Federation . Membership will no longer be compulsory for 126,000 frontline officers . Senior leadership will no longer be paid from public purse under new rules . Comes after the Steve White exposed militant minority which hijacked the union . They splurged on corporate credit cards and had off-shore bank accounts . Police misconduct hearings will in future be held in public . Meanwhile , whistleblowers will also be given protection from disciplinary action if they report concerns about how their forces are run , under changes to the disciplinary system .
Home Secretary has set out a major overhaul aimed at Police Federation . Membership will no longer be compulsory for 126,000 frontline officers . Senior leadership will no longer be paid from public purse under new rules . Comes after the Mail exposed militant minority which hijacked the union . They splurged on corporate credit cards and had off-shore bank accounts . Police misconduct hearings will in future be held in public . Meanwhile , whistleblowers will also be given protection from disciplinary action if they report concerns about how their forces are run , under changes to the disciplinary system .