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POLICEWORLD
Vol 59No. 3, 2014
IPANews
RepresentativesAnnounced
Two IPAmembershavebeen selected to
represent SectionUKat anevent inPoland.
KevinSilver, fromDevonpolice, and Loreen
Glenn, from the Terrorism InvestigationUnit in
Northern Ireland, will attend thePolishPolice
Foundation95th JubileeCommemoration, which
takes placeat theendof July2014.
Inhis application toattend, Kevindescribed
howhis interest in themigrant community of
Cornwall has grown sinceaholiday inFebruary
2013, wherehebecame fascinatedby the
language, cultureandhistory of Poland.
After hisholiday, heundertook some research
and found that sincePoland joined theEU in
2004 therehasbeena real surge in thenumber
of Polish speakers in theUKandas
suchPolish isnowofficially recognised
as the secondmost spoken language
in theUK today.
Also, each year between2500and
3000migrants of variousnationalities
are in the county of Cornwall topick
daffodilsuntil Easter andas the year
progresses the typeof produce that is
picked changesbutmigrant workers
remaina constant.
On thebasis of this, in June
2013, Kevin madea successful
application to theSponsored
LearningPanel (SLP) of theDevon
andCornwall Police for funding inorder
to study thePolish language. SpeakingPolishat
abasic level has already provenadvantageous
in gaininga level of trust and respect amongst
thePolishpeople inhisPolicingarea.
In response tohis selection, Kevin said,
“Initially I joined the IPAwith thehopeof
locatingmemberswho couldoffermeadviceon
progressingwithmy Polish language skills.
Sowhilst looking for Polish speakers via the IPA
membershippages, I saw thePolishFoundation
were invitingapplicants from theUK IPA to
attend theevent. It seemed tomeagreat
opportunity, so I applied straight away andam
absolutely delighted tohavebeen selected to
attend. I believemy attendancewill benefitmy
forceand regionas the knowledgegainedwill be
of practical use inmy daily policing.”
Kevinwill beaccompaniedat theevent by
LoreenGlenn.
Inher application toattend, Loreennoted the
expansionof theEUhas resulted inawave
ofmigrationof foreignnationals toNorthern
Ireland. She stated themost recent census
shows therearealmost 30,000Polishnationals
residing inNorthern Ireland– four of whomare
servingpoliceofficers. The influx has changed
thedemographic and challenged thePSNI to
meet theneeds of newemerging communities
whichhaveadded richness and strength to
society.
Speakingabout her selection Loreen says,
“I joined the IPAas I was interested inengaging
with colleagueswithin thepolice community
onan international level.When I saw that the
PolishFoundationwere invitingapplications
fromSectionUK toattend the Jubilee
Commemoration, I thought that thiswouldbean
excellent opportunity forme toexplore thePolish
culture, broadenmy perspectives andenhance
my professionalism. I amdelighted tohavebeen
chosen toattend this event and represent not
only SectionUKof the IPAbut also thePolice
Serviceof Northern Irelandand the Terrorism
InvestigationUnit. I look forward to sharingmy
experienceswithmy colleagues onmy return.”
GermanOfficer
to
Experience
NottsPolicing
Members from the IPAand
staff fromNottinghamshire
Policeare looking forward toa
visit by aGermanpoliceofficer
later this year.
VeraVolmery, whohas served
in theGermanpolice for 14
years, will be spending July
inNottinghamshireon the
IPA’s International Learning
andDevelopment Exchange
Programme (ILDEP).
Accommodatingher wish
to improveher knowledge
of operational searching
methods, Nottinghamshire IPA
havearrangedaprogramme
which includes a tour of duty
withdifferent unitswithin
Nottinghamshire
Police, for example
thedogunit,
underwater unit
andHelicopter
squad. Shewill also spend
timeat Nottinghamshire
PoliceHQ, thePrisonService,
andNottinghamFireand
RescueServiceaswell as
with individuals in the fieldof
searching techniques.
Speakingabout her forthcoming
visit, Vera said, “
I am looking
forward toworkingalongside
emergency service staff in
theUK. It will furthermy
professional understandingand
has theaddedadvantageof
improvingmy English. Having
abetter grasp of Englishwill
enableme to register on study
programmes inGermanywhich
are conducted inEnglish.”
A full report of Vera’s visit will
bepublishedat a later date.
Anybody interested in learning
moreabout ILDEP–which is
alsoopen toUKofficerswanting
to study abroad– should visit:
Another
Link in
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IPA
Chain
SectionUK, is considering the
ideaof producingan IPAcycling jersey.
RonnieDukes, SectionUKVicePresident,
has asked ifmembers could indicate their
level of interest in this ideaby emailinghim.
IPAmember JohnHutchinsonhasdrafted
thisdesign (above) of the jersey.Why not
put your design skills in toactionand come
upwith your own. Submit your design to the
email addressbelow. Deadline31 July.
If youarea cyclist andwouldbe interested
inpurchasingan IPA jersey, onceproduced,
please contact Ronnieat:
Please specifywhether youprefer a longor
a short sleeve jersey.
