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GRAPEVINE Winter 2011

Editor: Inspector Kim Madill email: [email protected]

Grapevine is produced by the British Associationfor Women in Policing.

Tel: 0844 414 0448email: [email protected]

Assistant Editor: Nicky Phillipsonemail: [email protected]

Design and production: Brookhill Design Studio LimitedTel: 01438 722710email: [email protected]

Copy deadline Spring issue is March 10, 2012.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the permission of the BAWP.

This winter edition of Grapevineis full of examples of howwomen’s networks nationally are running events to developwomen both within the serviceand externally. It really showshow despite the cuts peoplehave not lost sight of theimportance of giving somethingback to the community. In particular you can find out how Crimestoppers was introduced to Ghana onpage 12 and how a mentoring project in Cheshire issupporting young girls in the community to developand achieve their aspirations on page 11.

This issue also contains several articles which give youan insight into BAWP and what the committee has beendoing behind the scenes on your behalf. Their workinfluences the future landscape for women in policingand ensures women’s views are clearly communicated.See page 2 for a taste of what Parwinder, our nationalco-ordinator, has been working on. On page 3 you candiscover how you can support the development ofGender Agenda 3 and ensure the five long term aimsreflect the current issues facing women today.

Your membership fee does help BAWP to shape thefuture of women in policing and we are keen to seewhat you would like us to continue to do on your behalf.I would urge you all to complete the survey included in

this magazine and return it to us soyou can directly influence the roleBAWP has nationally and thefuture work of the association.

Thank you to everyone who hascontributed to this edition and Ihope you enjoy reading the articlesand find inspiration to remainpositive in these challenges times.

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IAWP Training Conference. St John’s, Newfoundland,Canada. September 9-15. www.iawp2012.org

Gender Agenda Roadshows – visit www.bawp.org to find out when the team will be at a venue near you. (See page 3 for more details)

NEWS

FEATURES

FROM THE EDITOR

From the President’s Desk 2

Research starts for Gender Agenda 3 3

Forces get national praise for innovative work 4

More women in policing but growth is still slow 5

Women’s networks stage development opportunities 6

Reviewing police pay and conditions 7BAWP submits responses to Tom Winsor’s Part 2 review questions

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Summer riots Grapevine reflects on theriots which left five dead andhundreds injured and gets afirst hand account of what itwas like to police the streets of London as they burnt.

In the Spotlight

PeopleSergeant Lindsay Chamberlain sets up mentoringscheme for young women in Crewe

Crimestoppers-style hotline created in Ghanathanks to a member of Notts police staff

Northamptonshire Police’s first femalesuperintendent shares the story of her arduousclimb to the top

Leadership training goes Texan

News from the International Association ofWomen Police

Membership details 16

ibc Membership Survey – help shape BAWP’s future

Assistant Editor:Nicky Phillipson

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

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NEWS2

As we head towards the end of2011 I have been reflecting on anextraordinary year in which thepolice service has rarely been outof the headlines and ourresilience has been greatlytested.

2012 will bring different challenges aswe hurtle towards the Olympics – whenpolicing will be more on show than ever.

It will be a wonderful sporting spectacleand a great opportunity for the rest ofthe world to see policing at its best andthe contribution our women make to it.

Just as policing generally is facingsignificant financial challenges, so isBAWP with membership subscriptions(especially corporate) falling off. We needto be more creative and make BAWP anattractive and worthwhile organisation tobe part of as well as ensuring that we useour funds to the best advantage. TheBAWP committee continue to worktirelessly on your behalf - often alongsidethe ‘day job’ – which I thank them for. Wecontinue as an organisation to become

engaged in topical issues and I would liketo thank Ellie Bird for the work sheprovided in response to the WinsorReview, which clearly laid out the issuesfor women in policing today.

As you may know, I have been giventhe enormous privilege of working againin Counter Terrorism and security – backworking with armed officers as well asinvestigators and intelligence specialists.We have seen a huge increase in femalerepresentation in the latter disciplines. But armed policing remains an area where despite great efforts by manypeople, women are still hugely under-represented. 9


From the President’s Desk

THE last fewmonths have flownby since I becamethe new nationalco-ordinator. Aswell as finding myfeet I have beensorting out anoffice, attending

meetings across the country and ofcourse trying to remember thenames of the many people I meetand speak to.

In this issue of Grapevine I thought itwould be interesting to give BAWP membersa better understanding of what I have beendoing to raise awareness of the issues facedby women in policing.5 In a meeting with Sir Edward Crew on the

Winsor Report I ensured the views ofBAWP were taken into consideration. (Seepage 7)

5 I attended the Equality and DiversityConference in Policing hosted by the HomeOffice and Association of Chief PoliceOfficers.

5 Carolyn Williamson (BAWP secretary) and Imet two police officers from Kyrgyzstanand gave them an insight into how we runBAWP. (See page 15)

5 I attended the national uniform meeting inBirmingham. I also had a follow up meetingwith the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)General Manager of Uniform. This helpedme understand what has to be consideredwhen designing officers’ uniforms.

5 I was invited to join a MPS talentmanagement focus group staged toprovide a more consistent approach in thisarea which supports organisationalpriorities.

5 Both Carolyn Williamson and I were guestspeakers on a International LeadershipProgramme for senior women in policing atBramshill International Academy.

5 Tracey Moynihan (ex national co-ordinator)and I attended the NPIA Equality andDiversity HR in Action workshops.

5 I represented BAWP at a Fire and RescueService network professional developmentday. (See page 6)

5 Carolyn Williamson and I staffed a BAWPstand at the National Black PoliceAssociation conference in October to raiseawareness of our association withdelegates.

5 I went to a reception held at the House ofLords by Baroness Smith of Basildon forthe Civil Nuclear Constabulary Federation. 9

News from the national co-ordinator Parwinder Dale

StalkingconsultationlaunchedSTALKING could become a crime in its own right.

This is just one of the measures up fordiscussion in the Home Office’sconsultation document on stalking. Thepublic and partners are being asked to sharetheir thoughts on the current legislation. The move is part of the government’s widerpledge to end violence against women and girls.

At present the police and courts useharassment laws to deal with stalkers. Thereis currently no legal definition of the offencein British law.

A specialist in the offence of stalking andharassment Hamish Brown MBE, says hebelieves that it isn’t the law that needs tochange but levels of awareness of the issueand attitudes towards it. “The law has to beflexible as the crime is a unique one and amultitude of activity can cause harassment.Very often the stalking activity will notnecessarily be a crime in itself, but it will bethe totality of the behaviour that counts.For example it is not a crime to standoutside someone’s house or to constantlyfollow them, but the behaviour could verywell be distressing all the same; and that iswhat stalking is about.” 9


3NEWS


INBRIEF

The BAWP is working with twosenior lecturers from ManchesterMetropolitan University to updateGender Agenda 2.

The association’s key strategy documentwas last updated in 2006 after a massiveconsultation programme involving staff inforces up and down the country.

And now criminology lecturer Dr WendyLaverick and sociology lecturer Liz Cain haveagreed to look again at the five long-termaims and explore the issues affectingwomen within the police service,particularly in light of the coalitiongovernment’s policing reforms. In particularWendy and Liz want to explore the impactof reforms to police pay and conditions inaddition to the central government fundingcuts and the methods employed to obtainefficiency improvements. “We will be usingsemi-structured interviews, focus groupsand questionnaires,” said Wendy who wantsto get as many BAWP members as possibleinvolved.

There are also plans for Parwinder Dale,BAWP’s national co-ordinator, to hold 13workshops with police women and staffacross the UK.

All the research will ensure the new

Time for Gender Agenda 3 Women more likelyto pass OSPREA HIGHER percentage of women passedtheir OSPRE Part I Inspectors’ exam thanmen. Nearly half of all women who tookthe exam passed compared to just shortof 40 per cent of men. A total of 1939candidates took the exam – 696 fewerthan last year.

NPIA Head of Examinations andAssessment, Ciaran McGuigan,said:“While overall numbers have fallen,it’s encouraging to see that theproportion of female candidates hascontinued to rise compared to previousyears, with women now making upalmost a quarter of Inspectors’ OSPREPart I candidates. As with previousexams, female candidates achieved ahigher overall success rate, which isanother step towards increasing thediversity of officers in middle and seniormanagement positions.”

Service with a smile FOUR Cumbria Constabulary front counter clerks have been awarded an NVQ Level 2 inCustomer Service.

The women, Brenda Clark, Lesley Clay and Kim Mulgrew from Barrow Police Station andIrene Charlton from Kendal Police Station spent seven months working towards theirqualification which was funded by the force. “We really enjoyed the work we put intogaining the qualification,” said Brenda, “there was some leg work to do in visiting stores inour own time to gain information on customer service, but much of the work involved ourtraining officer simply observing what we did.”

She added: “We’re pleased to have become the first females to have completed thisqualification within Cumbria Constabulary, and that we also have something which isrecognised outside of policing.” 9

Award for specialrecruitment work AN NPIA senior psychologist in theexaminations and assessment team hasbeen named the BritishPsychological SocietyOccupationalPsychology Practitionerof the Year.

Laura Empey washanded the award forher work co-ordinatingand managing a teamof occupational psychologists, whoworked alongside the agency and forcecolleagues to develop and roll-out thefirst national assessment process forforces recruiting special constables.

Since the new process was launchednationally in April last year, 30 of the 43forces have either adopted or signalledtheir intention to adopt the process. Thishas led to the selection of more than3,000 special constables.

“I believe this project has shown howapplying Occupational Psychology cancontribute to the professionalisation ofthe special constabulary and help toachieve national consistency inrecruitment,” said Laura.

Pictured with ChiefSuperintendentPaul Kennedy (left)and Susan Glenn,training officer (farright) are: IreneCharlton, KimMulgrew, LesleyClay and BrendaClark

Gender Agenda 3 truly reflects the issuesfacing women today.

BAWP vice president Ellie Bird says thecurrent funding squeeze must be havingan impact on women in policing. “Wehave asked Wendy to look at forcedemographics to see whether the use ofA19, to make officers to retire at 30 yearsservice, could disproportionately affectwomen,” said Ellie, “we believe that thereis a slightly higher number of womenwithin the more senior ranks who arelonger in service and risk having theircareers curtailed early.”

Ellie added: “This is clearly a significantpiece of work and will help shape thefuture of BAWP. It is the first time we havestepped into a more political arena toactually look at how government decisionsare affecting women in policing.”

The year-long piece of work is beingfunded by the Manchester Metropolitan’sFaculty Research Council and the BAWP.

Look out for regular updates inGrapevine and on the BAWP website. 9

If you would like to get involved pleasecontact Parwinder Dale [email protected]


NEWS4


Lynne is declared‘inspirational’ASSISTANT Commissioner Lynne Owenshas made the Woman & Home Power

List of top achievingfemales aftercatching the eye ofjudges for her workin co-ordinating thepolicing of the RoyalWedding anddealing with theAugust disorder inLondon.

The 42-year-old was commended by apanel of high-profile women includingWest Ham United Director Karen Bradyand television presenter Lorraine Kelly.

The exclusive list acknowledges the 20 most inspirational UK women over35 years of age and recognisesexceptional professional achievements.5 Lynne is only the second woman to beappointed assistant commissioner afterBAWP President Cressida Dick.

West Mercia Police in work/life balancetop tenWEST MERCIA Police has been declaredone of the top employers by the UK’sleading work/life organisation WorkingFamilies.

The force made the top ten for itswork/life balance ethos along withmulti-million pound companies such asBarclays Bank PLC, BT PLC andMcDonald’s Restaurants Ltd.

To enter organisations had tocomplete a benchmark survey whichexamined their work/life balance policiesand practices. The top ten was made upof the entrants with the highest scores inthe survey.

West Mercia Police was alsocommended in the Best Mother’sCategory.

Chief Executive of Working Families,Sarah Jackson, said “These agile, forward-thinking organisations recognise thevalue of offering flexible workplaces andin doing so benefit from advantages instaff recruitment, engagement,motivation and performance.”

INBRIEF

These officers and staff are among the 261 women within the force who havetaken part in the four-day personal development course. The constabularyuses its own in-house licensed Springboard trainers Helen Ivory and InspectorJanet McGilloway.

NATIONAL PRAISE FORTWO POLICE FORCES

Women on Cumbria Constabulary’s 14th Springboard course

TRAINING which helps Devon andCornwall Police officers and staffthink about equality and diversityin the workplace has beennationally praised.

The force’s Equality and Diversity TrainingProgramme was recognised by theChartered Institute of Personnel andDevelopment (CIPD) Police Forum Awards asan outstanding achievement in humanresources, innovation and improvedperformance.

The programme, which has been runningsince 2009, uses continued learning andassessment to get staff to really think aboutequality within their own roles in theorganisation.

Since the training began the force says ithas seen an improvement in performancerelating to equality and diversity issues, andthat feedback from staff has been positive.

Force Diversity Training Manager NiemaBurns, said: “Learning in the context ofequality is complex and we are aware thatas an organisation we still have much to do.

This award acknowledges the work that hasalready been undertaken and providesencouragement for us to continue with thisjourney.”

5Wiltshire Police took home the ‘PeopleDevelopment’ award for Sergeant AnnieFee’s work in helping to develop staffreturning to front line duties following anextended period of absence, such asmaternity leave, ill health or a specialistsecondment. A second award was given toWiltshire Police in the Improving Front LinePerformance category for their action planto reduce alcohol-related violent crime andanti-social behaviour. 9

Learning in the context

of equality is complex and

we are aware that as an

organisation we still have

much to do


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More women in policing New study has goodnews for workingmums MOTHERS who work while their childrenare young are not detrimentally affectingtheir child’s social or emotionaldevelopment according to a new study.

The research, which was funded by theEconomic and Social Research Council(ESRC), also revealed the ideal scenariofor children, both boys and girls, waswhere both parents worked and lived at home.

The study also looked at scenarioswhere the mother, or the father, was themain breadwinner and how eachsituation affected the behaviour of theirchildren.

The principal researcher, Dr AnneMcMunn, said: “Mothers who work aremore likely to have higher educationalqualifications, live in a higher incomehousehold and have a lower likelihood ofbeing depressed than mothers who arenot in paid work.”

Trip down aStaffordshirememory lane STAFFORDSHIREPolice Chief InspectorVera Bloor went backto her policing rootson her last workingday by walking thebeat she had beenposted to 29 yearsearlier.

Vera, who is a BAWP committeemember, re-lived her probationary dayswhile wearing the same straight skirt andcarrying the same handbag she had beenissued with in 1982.

“It was great fun,” said Vera, “andbrought back lots of memories, I evenmet my husband while working thatbeat.”

Instead of taking it easy on her last dayVera ended up dealing with her lastincident before hanging up her handcuffsfor good.

INBRIEF

THE number of female officerspolicing the country has gone upagain to 26.2 per cent.

The figures from the Home Office PoliceService Strength report, published in July2011, show the number of women in theservice on March 31 this year comparedwith the same date in 2010.

It revealed that 36,617 of the 139,586officers in England and Wales (includingcentral service secondments) were female,representing 26.2 per cent of the total,compared with 25.7 per cent in March last year.

The proportion of women in more seniorranks has also risen with 14.8 per cent ofofficers at the rank of chief inspector andabove (up from 14.1 per cent), comparedwith 29 per cent of women at constablerank (up from 28.6 per cent).

In the 12 months to March 31, 2011, the43 police forces recruited 2,197 full-timeequivalent officers and female officersaccounted for just under a third of joiners.

Females accounted for 31.2 per cent ofspecial constables and 68.6 per cent ofpolice staff, including 45.6 per cent of allPCSOs.

The news has been welcomed by BAWPvice president Ellie Bird, who said: “It isencouraging that even in these difficult

times we have seen a slight rise in thenumber of women policing our streets.” But she added: “On the other hand we mustacknowledge that if the growth in numbersremains at this rate we cannot hope tobecome truly representative of the countrywe serve anytime soon.” 9

Inspection looks at treatmentof female offendersMANY women are still servingshort prison sentences forbreaches of community ordersimposed for offences which don’tthemselves normally attractcustodial sentences.

That’s one of the findings of aninspection carried out in six probation trustsin England by HM Inspectorate of Probation,HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorateand HM Inspectorate of Prisons. It focusedon women who had either been sentencedto a community order or released fromprison on licence. Its purpose was toconsider the extent to which non-custodialoptions are being put forward and taken upin respect of women offenders.

The report ‘Equal but Different’ alsofound that some offender managerslacked the awareness needed to workwith women effectively and allowedprocess and performance measures todominate their thinking. However it alsofound that the trusts had developedsound strategic frameworks, funding hadbeen available for new initiatives andwomen’s centres were great resources.

Chief Inspector of Probation, LizCalderbank, said on behalf of allinspectorates: “The Probation Servicehas acknowledged that a differentapproach needs to be taken whendealing with this particular group ofoffenders.” 9

Find the figures on the Home Office website:http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/

Read the report in full atwww.esrc.ac.uk


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Survive and thrivethrough changeOFFICERS and staff working for the City ofLondon Police were taught how to surviveand thrive in times of change from the SUMOGuy Paul McGee.

The force’s women’s network sponsored the session atwhich Paul explained the importance of building betterrelationships with colleagues, displaying a positiveattitude and remaining motivated. Managing stress anddeveloping resilience while under pressure were also partof Paul’s interactive presentation.

Network chair Superintendent Lorraine Cussen saidshe hoped the session had provided staff with somethought provoking ideas on how to manage changeduring 2012. “Like most forces the City of London Policeis going through a massive change programme and staffare nervous and worried about the future,” she added.5 The City of London Police also supported this year’s

White Ribbon Day – the campaign to end violenceagainst women and girls in all its forms – with a seriesof presentations and stands to raise awareness of theissue within the community. 9

Fighting fire and crime RETIRED BAWP committee member Gill Donnell shared her 30-year policing journey with female fire and rescue staff at ajoint networking event held in October.

Gill was one of a series of speakers at the two-day event which showcasedinspirational leaders from across the public sector.

Delegates also had a chance to turn their hands to incident managementusing scenarios posed by the organisers. 9

‘MAKING the most of you’ was the theme of WestMidlands Police’s seventh annual professionaldevelopment day for women.

The event was run by the West Midlands Association for Womenin Policing (WMAWP) at the police training centre Tally Ho.

It was attended by 120 delegates who were given theopportunity to network, listen to and ask questions of a series ofguest speakers from the policing and academic world.

BAWP Officer of the Year Inspector Khizra Dhindsa gave one ofthe inputs.

This event was followed only a month later by the force’s annualawards evening to recognise women in policing in categories which

mirror the BAWP awards. WMAWP Support

Officer, Moana Walker saidthe association is extremelyactive in the force. “Theprofessional development day andawards ceremony are our main events of theyear, but the association also has a number ofactive workstreams including reviews of thematernity and flexible working policies. Inaddition, we have just completed a highly successful 18-monthpilot mentoring scheme and sponsored the three officers who wonIAWP awards to attend the conference in Kentucky in August.” 9

q Inspector Khizra Dhindsa (centre), Inspector Denise Clark(left) and PC Hannah Millington also gave inputs at the event

pThe professionaldevelopment day

tMoanaWalker (left)

with ExecutiveBoard MemberLorraine Palmer

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BAWP was just one of the associations invited to submitresponses to a series of questions for Tom Winsor’s Part 2 review of policing pay and conditions.

The consultation is required to make recommendations for longer-term reform to enable the police service to meet the challenges of the21st century.

Questions were grouped into five broad headings: basic pay,contribution-related and role-based pay, officer entry routes, officercareer length and pension age and pay negogiating machinery.

Chief Superintendent Ellie Bird, who compiled the eight-pagedocument on behalf of the association, said it had been informed bythe views of committee members and the ethos of the association.“Our answers show our belief that police pay and conditions shouldreflect the demands made on officers and staff. This could be taking ongreater responsibility for specific roles, constraints on private lives, orfor the risks associated with the post. We believe pay should be relatedto performance, not just length of service and that national pay scalesshould be considered for police staff to allow greater movementbetween forces.” She said.

On the subject of fitness testing the BAWP response said: “Thiscould be brought in for specific roles and where there is an operationalrequirement to maintain a standard of fitness. But it is not practical tointroduce this for all officers owing to costs associated with testing,managing those who do not attain the standard and the differingdemands for roles. There would be a need to ensure that any test was

proportionate to the role and that no group within the workforce wasdisadvantaged by the testing standard.”

Tom Winsor has pledged to report back on his findings following thePart 2 consultation by January 2012. The extension to next year wasgranted to allow organisations tied up with Part 1 a chance to compiledetailed and considered submissions.

The Police Arbitration Tribunal met in early November but adjournedthe meeting to consider the findings the first part of the WinsorReview until November 22, 2011.

The Official Side and the Staff Side of the Police Negotiating Boardfailed to reach agreement on Tom Winsor’s recommendations in July. 9

Winsor Part 2 submission made

Vicky’s first aid skillssave woman’s life

A CUMBRIA policeconstable, Vicky Addison,has been recognised by the St John Ambulance forsaving the life of a womanwho had collapsed aftersuffering a major cardiacarrest.

Vicky, who works in Penrith,was driving home from workthrough Cotherstone, CountyDurham, when she saw a crowd

had gathered around a woman who was laying in the street. Vickystopped her car and after discovering the woman had had asuspected heart attack she started applying cardio pulmonaryresuscitation (CPR), instructing a bystander to dial 999. Shecontinued until the ambulance arrived saving the life of thewoman.

Vicky has now been short-listed for the Community Hero Awardat the inaugural St John Ambulance First Aid Awards designed toshowcase how good first aid skills save lives. 9

Kirsty makes plannedstudy trip down underMERSEYSIDE Police Inspector Kirsty Jennett has visitedthe sites of the 2009 Australian Bush fires where 175people lost their lives.

Kirsty spoke to disaster victim identification teams and forensicexperts in the three states of Victoria, Canberra and New SouthWales as part of astudy trip fundedby the WinstonChurchillMemorial Trust.She also learntabout themortuaryprovisions andhow the teams

were able to recover andidentify human remains on

such a mass scale while usingexisting techniques.

Kirsty admits it was “really humbling” tovisit the sites directly affected by thedisaster and to speak to the people wholiterally picked up the pieces afterwards. “I

can’t imagine having to find the resources to be able to managecrime scenes on such a huge scale,” said Kirsty.

Back in the UK Kirsty is sharing her new-found knowledge withother disaster victim identification professionals. “It has really openedmy eyes to areas of my chosen career that I never knew existed. Italso helped me to understand why I volunteer for this difficult role,which is probably the most humanitarian in policing,” added Kirsty. 9


For information about the Winston Church memorial Trust, visit www.wcmt.org. or [email protected]

Read BAWP’s full submission to Winsor Part 2 at www.bawp.org


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Rioting pushes officers t

August 4 Officers from the Metropolitan PoliceService Operation Trident took part in anarmed operation to arrest Mark Duggan inFerry Lane, Tottenham. During theincident Mark Duggan was fatally shot bypolice.

One officer who was caught in the thick of the riots wasPC Mandy Chapman, a Metropolitan Police Service doghandler. Here she shares her story of the events as theyunfolded.

Whilst working a day shift on Thursday August 4, news began to filterthrough that there had been a shooting involving armed officers inTottenham. We watched the news channels withinterest, but very little was known at this stage.

The following night I attended an incident inLondon Road, West Croydon. Little did I knowthat within days the shops and flats where I wasstanding would be razed to the ground afterbeing looted and set on fire by rioters.

I was then on rest days and watched in horroras the violence began in Tottenham. I watchedthe scenes unfold standing looking at my TV. I couldn’t even sit down. I was too angry,frustrated and plain bewildered. I was so very sadto watch London burn. I have devoted 28 yearsof my life to this city and people who live here. Isaw the Reeves Furniture building ablaze. I’dfurnished two flats from there when I lived inCroydon. I knew it was a lovely family run business selling good furniture.

I kept checking my phone to see if I had received a call to go in withmy general purpose police dog Karly. Then came the call.

This was when we would truly see if all the training and kit worked.

Well it most certainly did. The kit did exactly what it should. I have yet tobe issued my two-piece overalls so going to the toilet was quite a chore.The training and tactics certainly worked when we were deployed withlevel one and level two officers. Running around in all the kit beingdragged by a 37kg dog is tiring, but adrenaline is a marvelous booster.

Every dog unit was working to full capacity. The dogs not yet trained inlevel two public order were covering twelve hourshifts on the core vehicles. The rest of us were oncarriers covering the whole of London.

Over the following days we changed the waywe policed. We attended calls with other officersto protect them when they went into potentialtrouble hotspots. Working with the dog makes youfeel safe but then you are often deployed in themost dangerous places. Six barking dogs dispersesa crowd much quicker than a group of officers.Unfortunately there were several incidents whereour dogs were injured.

Tiredness and the strain on our friends andfamilies soon began to take effect. As if on cue thepublic became more vocal in their support for thepolice. We drove through one estate where we

often receive abuse but were clapped and waved at in thanks. The clean-up campaign was now in full swing and communities were

pulling together to tidy up and show a resilience to these thugs who haddestroyed parts of their community. Examples like the Peace Wall in

TimelineAugust 6A peaceful march from the Broadwater Farm Estate toTottenham Police Station is staged. Later that evening thedisorder began and quickly escalated to buses, cars andbuildings being set on fire. The images were broadcast liveover the news channels. Looting at nearby retail parksbegan, particularly at Tottenham Hale.

August 7The rioting and lootingspread to Brixton, Enfield,Islington, Wood Green andOxford Circus.

Five deaths have since been attributed to the violence, 186 officers and 16 members of the public were injured.Rioters caused more than £200 million worth of damage. Officers worked at full capacity to deal with therioters who were often a step ahead of the police. It is now clear social media played a huge part in the riots; onone hand BlackBerry Messenger was alleged to have helped the rioters co-ordinate themselves, on the otherboth Facebook and Twitter were full of support for the emergency services. Members of the public used thesetools to express their admiration at the dedication and hard work of officers and staff and even organisedsupport for the clean up afterwards.

MORE than 200 people were injured during the riots in August 2011. The week-longdisorder saw officers and staff from across the country sent to help colleagues in London and other cities deal with suspected gang-led violence.

Mandy and Karly


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to their limits

August 8The violence had spread across London. A man wasshot dead in Croydon and another died after beingattacked defending property in Ealing. The troubleswere now outside London in Birmingham, Bristol,Nottingham and Gillingham.

Peckham were springing up. People were coming together inunprecedented ways. Some who had fled their homes in only what theywere wearing were met by neighbours offering them a place to stay andsome basics. Much coverage was given of the church group who openedtheir doors to feed and provide a resting place for officers.

On a much smaller scale this was replicated all over the areas affectedby simple acts of kindness that meant so much. We were engaging much

more and speaking to people more than we areable to do on other days. By doing so we couldconvey that we were investing our hearts and

soulsinto policing

their communities;that this wasn’tjust a job, but ourlives.

We showed themthat we did care andsome were surprisedat how much.

Our country saw some of the worst violence in it’s history. It then sawsome of the bravest policing and community spirit. People cleaned up,looked after each-other and watched as the areas improved and theircommunities were rebuilt. I hope we rise to the challenge of continuingto work closely with each other to maintain the bonds we have made. Ihope we can all recover and stand fast against those who try to destroyour communities. 9

August 9Vast police resources were on the streets.Petrol bombs were thrown and shotswere fired at officers in Birmingham.Violence was now throughout theMidlands and the North West of England.

August 10London was still flooded with thousands ofofficers from all over England, Scotland andWales. In Birmingham three men were killedin a hit and run whilst protecting theircommunity. Thousands of arrests related tothe disorder and looting began.

PSU Kit: BAWP’s national co-ordinator Parwinder Dale is interested tohear what female officers deployed to work in the riots thought of thekit they were issued with. Contact her by email [email protected]

Mandy’s kit


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SPOTLIGHTQWhat did you want to be when

you were growing up?

AI never really thought of what I would doafter school, no one in the family was linkedto the police service. I do recall the

advertisement for the police cadets in the localpaper and since then I have never looked back. Thecadets gave me the opportunity to explore thevarious elements of the police service and I loved it.

QWho has been your greatestinspiration or role model andwhy?

AIn the police service I have been inspired bytwo leaders: my shift inspector and mysuperintendent when I worked in

Wolverhampton in the 1990s. The team ethos wasexcellent and the way they managed their teams todeliver performance was infectious and deliveredresults.

QWhat is the most memorablemoment of your career to date?

AAs a force negotiator in West Midlands Policewe secured the release of a man who hadbeen kidnapped. I remember seeing him

reunited with his brother, it was a very tearfulmoment and a good reminder of how we touchlives and why we do what we do.

QWhat barriers to success haveyou come across and how did youdeal with them?

AOn occasions when I have been treatedunfairly I don’t sit back and accept it. A keysuccess factor throughout my career has

been my ability to turn a negative into a positiveseeing problems as opportunities to improve things.

QHow have you achieved asatisfactory work/life balance?

ANot there yet, still working on it.

Name:Ali Higgins

Age: 46

Current posting/role:North Yorkshire PoliceChief Superintendent –Director of Responseand Reassurance, which includes saferneighbourhoodcommands, force controlroom and communitysafety.

Brief career history:joined the police in1983 after two years inWest Midlands Policecadets. I transferred tothe Metropolitan PoliceService in 1987 andworked in Brixton andthen the South Londonarea drug squad. Ireturned to WestMidlands Police until apromotion tosuperintendent took me to North YorkshirePolice in 2003. Spells as an operationssuperintendent on theEast Coast and City ofYork, in corporatedevelopment and specialoperations followed. In2008 I was promoted tochief superintendent andbecame BCUcommander for the Cityof York and Selby beforetaking on my currentdirector post.

In the

QWhat advice would you give toan ambitious new officer ormember of police staff?

AKnow the reasons why you joined theservice and at difficult and challengingtimes remind yourself of those reasons.

Have the ability to identify and then managethose who sap energy, those who are alwaysnegative, and those who never seem to findsolutions. No other job can give such fulfilmentand the opportunity to change and influence lives.Enjoy it.

QWhat three words describe your personality?

AQuiet, honest and thoughtful

QWhat are your vices?

AA good full-bodied red wine and readinglots of magazines about motor homes.

QWhere is your favourite holidaydestination and why?

AAnywhere in the UK. We have a beautifulcountry and I live in a fantastic county; Iwouldn’t want to go anywhere else. My

partner and I take every opportunity to gotravelling in the motor home with our dogs.

QWhere do you see yourself in five years time?

AI will be retired and intend to explore theUK in our motor home. I am planning lotsof tours across our islands, with plenty of

walking. I have developed an interest in dogbehaviour and welfare and I would like to work as a volunteer for one of the many dogcharities. 9


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Lindsay had been in the audiencewhen ‘Girls Out Loud’ founderJane Kenyon shared an idea shehad to start a pilot projectmentoring a group of girls agedbetween 13 and 18 for a year.The aim was to raise the girls’confidence and improve theiraspirations for the future. Janesaid she was looking for a townin which to run the scheme. This,says Lindsay, made her instantlythink of Crewe where she wasworking in the neighbourhoodpolicing team, as she explains:

“As a community police officerI come into contact with manyyoung people who lackaspiration. When I ask: “Whatwould you like to do when youleave school?" I very often get agrunted "I dunt know" or "I wantto be famous”. I believe this isdown to society as a wholewhich lacks real role models.When I was younger becoming adoctor, lawyer, teacher, scientistor sports person was a credible

aspiration. If you wanted to be aPage 3 model it was somehowlooked down upon, but now it isthe norm for young girls to wantto be WAGs, glamour modelsand reality TV stars.

In parts of my neighbourhoodsome young people have parentsand even grandparents who havenever worked or travelled fromtheir town. Many have no lifeexperiences other than thatwhich they experience in theirhome, street or from TV or socialmedia sites; as result the youngpeople lack wise women andmen in their communities tospeak to.

Crewe also has a high teenagepregnancy rate and youngwomen need to learn that beinga teenage mum isn’t really acareer choice.

After selling the mentoringproject idea to my inspector andthe Local Area Partnership, whoagreed the funding, I approachedthe headmaster of a local

secondary school. He agreed tohost the pilot project and helpedus secure funding and paymentsin kind from ManchesterMetropolitan University, WulvernHousing and Cheshire EastCouncil.

The girls who would bementored for the year wereselected on the basis that theyhad more potential than theywere currently showing by theirattendance and through theirattitude. In some cases theteachers felt the girls’ had more

to give. The scheme was quicklysold throughout the school as apositive venture and those girlswho had gained places – theyhad to complete an applicationform – as having an ‘extrafeather’ in their cap.

With guidance and directionfrom members of the ‘Girls OutLoud’ team I then gathered up20 people willing to be mentorsand arranged their training. Thepilot was launched on June 8,2011 and we have already heldthree group sessions: a teambuilding day, a Zumba class and aworkshop called ‘My favouritethings’. The girls have also hadtwo one-to-one sessions withtheir mentors. Their parents havebeen invited to get involved atkey stages of the pilot to showthem that we are not trying toreplace them, but merely add anew dimension of support totheir daughters’ lives. Amazingly Ihave already seen the confidenceof many of the girls grow and afew now have some ideas of the‘careers’ they would like topursue in the future.

I absolutely love mentoring,the satisfaction of seeing the shymentee grow into a confidentyoung woman is fantastic. I feel Iam giving something back tosociety for everyone in my lifewho has taken the time to offerme advice and support. I alsorealise something has got tochange so that young people canmake informed choices. Thesegirls will hopefully become therole models – Big Sisters – forfuture generations leaving theresponsible authorities to dealwith the truly vulnerable.” 9

Conference inspires mentoring projectFOR Sergeant LindsayChamberlain anetworking conferencerun by BT supplied theinspiration for a projectwhich she hopes willchange the lives of 20young girls for the better.

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Sergeant LindsayChamberlain

The girls with their mentors which includes retired BAWP committee member Chief Inspector Vera Bloor

I absolutely lovementoring, thesatisfaction ofseeing the shymentee grow into a confident young woman isfantastic


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A MEMBER of NottinghamshirePolice staff has helped set up acrime-fighting scheme, similar toCrimestoppers, in Ghana.

Sarah Smithhurst who co-ordinates theinformation passed on to Notts Police fromCrimestoppers first travelled to Ghana inAugust 2009.

Since that first visit their scheme, whichthey call Crimefighters, has gone fromstrength to strength, spreading throughoutthe different regions that make up thecountry.

At the start of November 2011 Sarahmade her last visit to set-up the scheme inthe northern region of Tamale, the UpperEast of Bolgatanga and the Upper Westregion of Wa.

This will complete the project and ensurethe confidential phone line is up and runningacross the whole country.

She said: “This was my last trip to Ghanaas part of the Crimefighters project andthe final piece ofthe jigsaw.

“It has proved tobe incrediblysuccessful.

“The informationthat has come intoCrimefighters hashelped police trackdown armed robbersand gain crucialintelligence on drugdealing.”

Crimefighters worksalong similar lines toCrimestoppers, although itis not independently run asit is in Britain, with callshandled by the Ghanaianpolice.

It still allows for rewards to be paid forinformation which leads to the conviction ofcriminals.

On Sarah’s first trip she travelled to Accrawhere, with her support and guidance, aCrimefighters call centre was set up.

Sarah was responsible for trainingoperators on how to handle calls that come

in and what to do with the information.The call centre is now staffed 24 hours a

day with information being relayed toregional information rooms.

In October 2010 Sarahreturned for a secondtime, launching thescheme in capital of theBrong-Ahafo region,

Sunyani, and the Cape Coast.And during a visit in February 2011, she

oversaw the introduction of Crimefighters inTakoradi the capital of the country’s westernregion, Ho in the Volta Region and Kumasithe Ashanti Region.

Since it was launched the call centre hasreceived in excess of 1,000 calls directlyrelated to criminal activity in Ghana andmore than 13 million people now haveaccess to the confidential information line.

Sarah said: “When I first went out toGhana I didn’t know what to expect. Untilyou get there and see it, feel it and live ityou can’t imagine what life is like.

“The police force is very different and isseen as being very corrupt. Members of thepublic don’t trust officers which is whyCrimefighters was launched to give peopleanother way to pass on information.”

Sarah’s last visit also coincided with thedelivery of an eight-ton container full ofdonated items to help the Ghanaian PoliceService, a local orphanage, school andhospital.

Among the items in the container werehigh visibility police uniforms, policeequipment, police body armour, bikes, babyclothes, hospital equipment, a wheel chair,two sofas, shirts, tins of paint, tables, atelevision, a printer and a boxes of toys.

Police equipment has beendonated by forces

across the country.Many of the items

have exceeded themanufacturers

warranty and wouldotherwise have been

disposed of.Other items have been

donated by schools,community groups and

residents inNottinghamshire.

Sarah said: “I may havereturned to Ghana for the last

time to complete theCrimefighters project but I hope

to continue sending aid over tothe school and orphanage.” 9

Sarah helps launch of Crimestoppersstyle hotline in Ghana

Sarah Smithhurst


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ON a very early, but brightmorning in June this year Icontemplated thechallenge that lay ahead.There, in front of me,rising out of the mist wasthe majestic Ben Nevis, all4406 feet of arduousstrength sapping terrain.Having planned the work,it was time to work theplan and off up themountain I went.

Reflecting on this experience Icannot help but acknowledgethe similarities between thisjourney, up and down themountain and my police careerto date. Some 25 years ago Istarted with one drivingambition: to be the bestdetective I could be. I had nopromotion aspirationswhatsoever, no life goals and noreal idea of where I was going orhow I was going to get there.

Policing in the mid to late1980s was very different to howit is now and CID was thetraditional stronghold, a malebastion of hard working andeven harder playing detectives.My arrival whilst not a newconcept in force was somethingof a novelty, but I was confidentand I had earned my place. I hadresisted the well meaningattempts by managers to placeme in the Women’s SpecialistUnit, where I could utilise mymaternal skills (I choose to bechild free) and I had overcomethe disappointment of my firstapplication being ‘binned’ by mysergeant without my knowledge.As with any mountain, it doesstart to get steeper.

To this day my time as adetective constable anddetective sergeant provide mewith some of my mostmemorable and cherishedpolicing experiences. I discoveredmy true vocation in policingwith the investigation ofhomicide and other seriouscrimes. At last I had a desiredcareer path identified, I wantedto be the SIO, so on up themountain.

A minor challenge toovercome was the jump fromsergeant to chief inspector. Forthose of you familiar with ‘Ben’this can be likened to the zig-zags either going up or comingdown. Back in the early 2000sinspector equaled uniform andcommunity work, I had littleexperience of either. Acceptingmy personal challenge off I wentwith shiny temporary pips andeven shinier shoes, as an actingthen temporary uniforminspector. I ‘chipped’ myself intothe world of Ospre Part II andpersonal success followed withpromotion in 2003, quicklyretaining my detective statusand in 2005 I was promoted todetective chief inspector.

As with any mountain theweather is never predictable andcan be your greatest friend orworst enemy. Personally andprofessionally for me my time asa DCI has been my mostchallenging. I have weatheredthree significant avalanches, theunexpected death of my mum,breakdown of my marriage andbeing the subject of criminalinvestigation. As on Ben Nevis,when you are cold, exhausted

and on top of a misty mountainin snow, it is easy to just sitdown and want to give up. Self-belief and trust in my instinctsand the team around me got methrough this very tough period,one foot in front of the other,slowly making progress, despitethe physical pain, emerging in2007 as a fully fledged force SIO.

Significant self andprofessional developmentfollowed, SIO badges wereearned, attained and sewed onmy arm with pride. At no timedid I see myself as a woman in aman’s world, my how we havemoved on from those mid1980s, it is not about gender, itis about appreciating and

acknowledging differences.The role of an SIO is a roller-

coaster ride of emotions andchallenges and withoutargument it was the peak of mycareer providing immensepersonal and job satisfaction. Ireally thought I would stay onthis mountain for the rest of myservice. In true Ben Nevis style,when I reached the bottom andhit the cold communal showeron the camp site, where my wettent awaited me, I loudly cried“never again”.

Another day, anotherchallenge, another mountain. In2008 I willingly accepted mytemporary crown as detectivesuperintendent, director ofinvestigations then continued astemporary director ofintelligence. In October this year,in the foothills of MountOlympus, Cyprus (I wassunbathing around a swimmingpool) I took the plunge andcompleted my superintendentboard application. To my sheerjoy I was successful at the boardand I am awaiting mysubstantive posting in force but Iknow it will be as a detective.The next stage of my life journeywill undoubtedly see me goingup the mountain again, the truepleasure I gain from this can besummed up simply: when youstop on the mountainside andsurvey your surroundings youcannot help but be amazed bywhat you see, the same can besaid for the efforts of all of usengaged in policing in these verychallenging times. I wish you allthe best of luck in climbing yourown mountains. 9

Reaching the mountain topThe climb from constable to superintendent is never easy. It takes hard work,determination and real stamina as newly promoted Northamptonshire DetectiveSuperintendent Jan Meagher explains…

Reflecting onthis experience Icannot help butacknowledge thesimilarities betweenthis journey, up anddown the mountainand my police careerto date

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THE National Policing Improvement Agency’s seniorwomen’s course has been given an American angle toenable it to be delivered to 12 Texan police women.

Dubbed LIFE – the Leadership Inventory for Female Executives –the week-long course was run for the NPIA by retired chiefsuperintendent Diane Lowe in October.

Diane was helped by Magdalena Denham, a senior lecturer atthe Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas, Houstonwhere the course was hosted.

“The 12 delegates ranged from constable to commander, saidDiane, “and although they struggled with some English words, suchas chap and bloke, the training was really well received.”

She added: “This is the second time the programme has goneacross the pond, although it has also been delivered in Ghana andTanzania. There are plans to get other American states interested.”

Subjects on the course included confidence building,interpersonal styles, team building, action learning sets andcoaching. 9

METROPOLITAN Police officer,Tatjana Arsoba, got a chance toexperience the Polish NationalPolice Day celebrations firsthand thanks to theInternational Police Association.

The two-day trip was funded by theIPA and included amongst other thingsa visit to Warsaw, an official policeceremony at the Police Training Collegeand the chance to take part in a paradefrom Kopernik monument to Castelsquare in Warsaw.

Representatives from SouthernIreland, Ukraine, Russia, Serbia, CzechRepublic, Malta, Poland, Germany,

Norway, Cyprus, Hungary, Lithuania,Latvia, Austria and Slovakia also joinedthe celebrations and paraded with theirnational flags.

Tatjana, who has only 18 monthspolice service, says it was one of the besttrips of her life. “I met so many greatpeople and made friends. I believe thatone of the best things was people ofdifferent ranks, different countries, beliefsand cultures could talk to each other sofreely and be so friendly.”

Based at Paddington Green, Tatjananearly missed the opportunity and onlysubmitted her application after someencouragement from the SecretaryGeneral of the International PoliceAssociation, who was co-ordinatinginvitations. The one other UKrepresentative selected was Custody

Sergeant Jim Westwood from FifeConstabulary.

The IPA is a not for profit, worldwidefriendship association. Membership of theAssociation is open to serving and retiredpolice officers, including Special Constables,SOCOs and Investigating Officers. 9

IPA fund Tatjana’s Polish trip

The Texan officers with Diane Lowe (pictured front row far right)

pTatjana with thePolish Organisers –Agniezska Hameluszand Magdalena Blazejak

Texas gets LIFE

t Tatjana paraded withGeorge Demetriou, vicepresident of the Cyprussection

For more information visitwww.ipa-uk.org MembershipOffer for Section UK: Join nowand pay no renewal until 2013.

The NPIA are running a senior women’s positiveaction programme at Bramshill April 30 to May 4,2012. Interested? Visit www.npia.police.uk/



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Kyrgyzstan police women learn from UK officersTHE IAWP cemented their relationship with the policewomen of Kyrgyzstan by hosting the president andsecretary of their women’s network on a week-longvisit to London.

Kaana Aidarkul and Ainura Ismailova decided to go on the fact-finding trip after being helped to setup their police women’s network bytwo British police officers CarolThomas and Heather Kouts. The pairhad travelled to Kyrgyzstan in 2009on behalf of the IAWP.

Kaana and Ainura’strip was funded by the

Organisation for Securityand Co-operation inEurope (OSCE) andorganised by Julia Jaegerwho had recently retired

from the Metropolitan Police Service and as IAWP Region 13(Europe) co-ordinator.

Over the week the women learnt about how complaints againstofficers are dealt with, found out more about the policing plans forthe Olympic Games from IAWP president Chief Inspector JaneTownsley and visited the Met main training school and thecommand and controlcentre.

The pair also saw explosivesearch dogs in training andspent a day at HammersmithPolice Station with operationalstaff.

BAWP national co-ordinatorParwinder Dale, secretaryCarolyn Williamson and BAWP Officer of the Year Sergeant KhizraDhindsa also made time to meet the two women. “Afterwards

FOUR British officers got to travel to the 49th annual IAWPTraining Conference in Lexington, Kentucky, USA in August 2011to collect their awards from the association. Pictured from left:South Wales Police Inspector Nicky Flowers who was presentedwith the mentoring award and West Midlands Police ConstablesKate Peplow, Diana Shaw and Catherine Morgan who wereawarded IAWP Medals of Valour for bravery.

A return journey…JANE Townsley and Julia Jaegar were able to join Kyrgyzstan femaleofficers to celebrate the first year anniversary of the creation of theirwomen’s network. The celebrations, which took place in October,were held in the grounds of the Presidential Palace and attended bythe country’s Deputy Minister for the Interior. Jane and Julia hadbeen invited to the event as a thank you for hosting Kaana andAinura in London. 9

pOutside Buckingham Palace. From left:Ainura Ismailova, a local officer, KaanaAidarkul and Tarmo Viikmaa (OSCE PoliceAdviser who organised the trip)

pKaana Aidarkul gaveJane Townsley atraditional hat for herhusband Simon

pThe officers met British TransportPolice counter terrorism search dogs

t Outside the Central CommandCommunications complexat Hendon. Far right AnnaChapalina the interpreterthroughout the trip

Kaana said it had been afantastic trip and she hadnever met so manydynamic, women officers,”said Julia Jaegar. “Theofficers were very gratefulfor everyone’s time and inparticular for Anna Chaplinafor interpreting throughoutthe week.” She added.

Meeting BAWP’s Parwinder andCarolyn

British officers getinternational praise


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Claire Armes, Devon and [email protected].

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Vera Bloor, Staffordshire

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Cressida Dick, President [email protected]

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How to become a member of BAWPFor further information contact: CAROLYN WILLIAMSON, Secretary, BAWP, PO Box 999, Bordon, GU35 5AQ.Tel: 0844 414 0448 • Fax: 0844 414 0448 • E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.bawp.org

5 You can attend national and regional training days and social events. • We can link you to other police professionals in this country andabroad.

5 We can enable you to share your expertise or specialist knowledge with others. • We have a ready-made network for work-related andsocial contacts. • We can keep you informed of training opportunities and conferences. • We can help your voice be heard in mattersaffecting women in the police service. • You will receive regular copies of this magazine.

Membership detailsFull membership is open to all officers and police staff, female and male, serving in the UK, along with retired officers.Associate membership is open to anyone with a professional interest in criminal justice.Corporate membership is now available for £350 p.a. Please contact BAWP Secretary Carolyn Williamson for more details, or join and pay online via www.bawp.org or complete the formbelow and send it with your payment to: BAWP, PO Box 999, Bordon, GU35 5AQ.

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Views of members crucial to BAWP’s future direction THE British Association for Women in Policing aims to enhance the role of women working for the police service and the understandingof their specific needs. The individual membership fees and the corporate membership fees paid by forces and associated organisationsensure the association is able to put on development events, an annual awards ceremony, undertake research and attend key meetingsand debates to influence and inform national policy. The fees also ensure BAWP is able to share best practice and policy developmentsthrough Grapevine and the website. The work going on ‘behind the BAWP scenes’ is wide ranging and adheres to the five long-termaims which were identified in the Gender Agenda and refreshed in Gender Agenda 2. The aims are: 5 To raise the awareness and understanding of issues affecting women within the police service.5 To facilitate and contribute to discussions on issues of concern to all officers – providing wherever possible the female perspective.5 To develop a network of professional and social contacts between officers nationally and internationally.5 To facilitate the sharing of information on issues affecting the service, and women in particular.5 To contribute to the continuous professional development of all members.

Tel: 0844 414 0448 • Fax: 0844 414 0448 E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.bawp.org

Membership survey Your views really do count! Please spend five minutescompleting this short survey and either fax or post it to theBAWP – contact details at the bottom of this page. The surveyhas also been sent out to all members by email.

1. BAWP’s Professional Development Days are focused onhelping women develop their confidence and skills tomaximise their contribution within the police service.

5 Have you attended any of the PDDs?

5 Did your force fund your attendance?

5 Being a member of BAWP provides a discounted delegate rate. Did you or your force utilise this benefit?

2. Grapevine aims to raise awareness of the work of BAWP, toshare good practice and to facilitate contact and networksacross the UK.5 Do you find Grapevine informative?

5 Would you prefer to retain printed copies?

5 How many issues a year should we produce?

3. BAWP is keen to ensure that we provide information on, andinvolve you in, issues that most affect you.5 Please identify which issues you are interested in? (For example

mentoring, flexible working, promotion, networking, criminalinvestigation, firearms, neighbourhood policing)

5 Are you an officer, member of police staff or associate member?

4. BAWP’s annual awards dinner recognises and celebrates thework of police women and staff in a range of categories. 5 Do you and your force have all the information

needed to nominate an individual for an award?

5 Have you ever attended an awards dinner?

5 Would you like BAWP to continue with the annual awards?

5 Do you have any suggestions on how we could improve theawards dinner or do anything differently?

5. The BAWP committee has recently responded to Winsorproposals on pay and conditions for officers and staff andengaged in debates around flexible working. During 2012 we have a programme of work to evaluate the impact of theGovernment’s programme of reform and austerity measureson the role of women within the service and investigateimplications for service delivery.Your membership fee is crucial to ensuring this work continues.

5 How do you want to be kept informed of the work of BAWP committee?

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