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Workingon
your behalf
M
ick Luke, formerly VicePresident, was elected
unopposed to theofficeof President.
It iswith great honour that I write to you for the first time
asPresident of SectionUK. I will keep it short in the
knowledge that theSecretaryGeneral will cover fully the
businessmatters at theNCMand TomCrozier will reflect
onhis service to the IPAduringhis timeasPresident.
My acceptance speech
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) covers the
personal gratitude I have for Tom,
our ImmediatePast President, and
hiswifePauline for their service to
the IPA. They hope to spendmore time
travellingand I know youwill joinme in
wishing thembothwell on their travels.
Toutilise theHeraclitus principle–
“
Theonly thing that is constant is change. Todonothing
is todo something too”.
Forme, embracing change is right anddifficult to ignore.
As anewNECwehave toadapt.WehaveanewVice
President inSeanHanniganand I welcomehimon
boardandpass onmy congratulations toFredBoyd
onhis re-electionas Treasurer. For IainSirrell and
Bill Lloyd, who stood for posts, I sincerely hope to
see them seekingelection in the futureasbothhave
plenty tooffer theAssociation.
At theNCM, delegateswereasked to consider thenext
steps for our recruitment and retention strategy and this
topicwill behighon theNEC’s agendawhenwemeet for
our firstmeeting in June, prior to theannual charity ball
inYork.
AsPresident, our strategymeans tome in simple terms:
1
Abalancedbudget utilising finances for
member activity.
2
Mergebrancheswhereneeded inorder to
maintain identity andaim tohavea foothold in
eachpolicearea.
3
Recruitmoremembers from thewider police
family, increasing theoverallmember numbers
ensuringwemaximise retention.
4
Increaseevents andestablish iconic eventsunder
the social, cultural andprofessional portfolios
each year.
5
Identify anewKEYbenefit formembers each year.
6
Income generation–maximise theopportunities
available.
7
Support our staff at BSAConallmatters todeliver
what ourmembers request of them.
8
Internationally, tomaintainour strong links,
sharingbest practiceand tobe visible.
For thenext three years I look forward toengagingwith
asmany of youas I can toensure that wehave
AVIBRANT IPA.
FredBoyd, Treasurer, was re-elected
for a5th
t
erm
Theonly thing I wish to say is it’s a great
honour andprivilege tohavebeen
re-electedasNational Treasurer
of SectionUK. Thank you toall
delegateswhoonceagainput their
confidence inme for another 3 years.
My thanks also, and commiserations,
go toBill Lloyd. Themanner inwhichhe
conductedhimself throughout theweekendwasboth
professional and friendly and I wishhim thebest in
future campaigns.
SeanHannigan, VicePresident, was elected
into thepost vacatedbyMick Luke
I wasdelighted tobeelectedas your
VicePresident. I want to continue
helping the IPAdevelopand growby
buildingon the great friendships and
relationships that havehelpedmeonmy
own IPA journey. I knowweareanAssociation
offering aprofessional environment withina friendly
setting. I believe in servicewith friendshipand service
through friendship.
TomCrozier, stooddownasNational President
It iswith genuinelymixedemotions
that I address you. Tohavebeen the
President of SectionUKwasbotha
privilegeandanhonour. As youmay
imagine thedecision to stepdown
wasnot aneasy one.
Firstly I want tooffer warm
congratulations toMick Lukeonhis electionasNational
President, andwishhimand theothermembers of the
NECevery success in their endeavours. Congratulations
also toSeanHanniganand toFredBoyd following their
election.
I alsowant to recordmy sincere gratitude toall of those
that have servedwithmeon theNECover the last six
years: Bryn Jones, StephenCrockard, SteveConnor,
EdwinSutton,MarkKernohan, RonnieDukes, Dave
Taylor, FredBoydandMick Luke.May I also record
my gratitude to Lib, Lee,Micheleand Jo, our staff at
Nottingham. No-onewill beoffended if Imake special
mentionof LizHowgill. It iswith great affection that I
remember Lizwho sadly died two years ago. Shehad the
sweetest and cheeriest ‘phone voiceever!
When reflectingonmy six years on theNEC, first tomind
POLICEWORLD
Vol 59No. 3, 2014
AnUpdate from theNEC
ThenewSectionUKNEC
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– All inclusive
V
– Visible
I
– International
B
– BenefitsRkey
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– Retainmembers respectingall views
A
– Activities
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– Networking inFriendship
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– Trust andCharity
IPA
AVibrant IPAwas the themeemerging from this year’s2014
National CouncilMeeting.Withdelegatesdemonstrating
their support, in friendship, tochanges to theNational
ExecutiveCommittee (NEC), the future is lookingpositive for
SectionUK. PoliceWorld invites thoseaffectedby this year’s
elections to say a fewwordsbefore theSecretaryGeneral
covers thebusiness sideof themeeting.
