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POLICEWORLD
Vol 59No. 2, 2014
engagememberswepotentially lose them.
Weneed tokeepmembers interested in
theAssociationwhether they arenew
members or they have50 years’
membership.’
Advocating ‘mentoring’, ie the
branchassigns anactivemember
toproactively engagewitheach
newmember toensureaproper
welcomeand full involvement,
Mickpoints out thebenefits. ‘Once
newmembers are comfortable, they
themselves canbecomementors andas
they evolveandexperience the IPA, they can
be identifiedand shownapathway tobecoming
anofficeholder. ‘Successionplanning’ starts
whenpeople join, not whenanewofficeholder
isneeded.’
IconicEvents - Platform2
TheNational Executivehave takena lead in
organisingaweekendof celebrations tomark the
100thanniversary of thebirthof Arthur Troop.
UsingNottinghamas thebase, theprogramme
has already attractedbookings frommembers of
many overseasSections.
TheAnnual CharityBall tobeheld inYorkaims to
bea successful event for achieving IPA friendship
and raising funds for theNational Police
Memorial Day - SectionUK’s chosen charity.
What’snext?Checkout theEvents pageonpage
31andpage22 for details and to join in! Other
iconic events are in theearly stages of planning
for 2015.
Regions andBranches are requested toorganise
their ownevents, and/or ‘piggy-back’ onevents
organisedby others inorder to increaseactivity
across theSection.
ILDEP - International Learning
andDevelopment Exchange
Programme - Platform3
Since its launch in January2014, ILDEPhas
started to receive inquiries frommembers of
SectionUKandoverseasSections. As of 28
February, IainSirrell, theNational Co-ordinator,
(see - bottompage11) has6applications at
various stages of processingand the first of
theapplicants aredue to commence their
placementsduring the summer.
What’snext? It is important to reflect on the
success achievedalready and some good
practice that hasbeenout there for awhile.
For exampleRegion9 (NorthWest London,
BedfordshireandHertfordshire), particularly
HertfordshireBranch, evenbefore theFree
MembershipOffer, has enrolledahigh
number of newmembers in recent times. Its
involvement ina regular exchangeof overseas
policeofficers, onaprofessional exchange
basis, hasbeen instrumental inattractingand
keepingmembers. Everyone is invited to get
involvedand thosewhodo report onbenefits
for themselves personally, the IPA, their police
forceand the community at large.
GerryMcDonald, District Commander of
East HertfordshireandSimonHawkins,
Superintendent for UniformOperational Support
acrossBedfordshire, Cambridgeshireand
Hertfordshire, are IPAmembers and senior
officerswhose support hasmadeExchange
Programmes possible for IPAmemberswithin
HertfordshirePolice.
Gerry took timeout tophonePoliceWorld
withhis views on ILDEP. ‘Inmy daily
managementmeetings, external partners
report backonhowpleased thepublic
andpoliticians areeach time foreign
policeofficers inuniformare involved in
Hertfordshire’s community policing.
I don’t regard theexchanges as a
hindrance - they area totallywin
/win situation for Hertfordshire
Police.’
Havingparticipated inan
exchangehimself, Simonhas
thesewords of encouragement
for other senior officers.
‘Exchanges formeare great
ways tomeet new friends
and shareexperiences and
all cops love to tell a story!
More importantly, forme they
really help to share ‘trade
tools’ andenhanceopportunities
toprotect thepublicwitha greater knowledge
about what workswell andwhy. I would strongly
encourageanyone toparticipate inexchange
opportunities and if you’rea linemanager, help
facilitate themas they bring great benefits to
your team.’
USA IPAmembers JohnFlannery and Tom
Sanchez explainhow their placement in
Hertfordshire last year has resulted in the idea
of anongoingprogrammeof improvement to
new recruits.
John, aPoliceScience Instructor from
Wisconsin saidhisdepartment is attempting
to createaprogrammebywhichpolice recruits
spend time in theUKandperform service
learninghourswithan international agency. It
hopes todevelopbotha global awareness of
policingandmore specifically allow recruits to
compare / contrast USApolicing strategieswith
that of foreign lawenforcement agencies.
Tom toldPoliceWorld that after negotiating
withaUK company toexperiment usingan
aircard LicensePlateRecognition (LPR) from
theUK in theUnitedStates, hismay be the first
department in theUS touse thisUK technology
- all thanks tohis placement. Hewent on to say,
‘At theendof January, SavKyriakouandhis
wife visitedFlorida. Inhopeof returning some
of the tremendoushospitality displayedby Sav
and colleaguesduringmy visit, I gaveSav full
access to thePoliceDepartment. Savwas able
to spend timeexploring theunits and shooting
in the range. I tookadvantageof his expertiseas
I showedhimour policedepartment plans for a
citywideCCTVand LPRproject. Sav’s insight will
enableus tomakemoreknowledgeabledecisions
on this project. The contacts andexperience
I had inHertfordshirewill last a lifetime. The
benefit tomy department is great and cannot be
measured.”
To conclude - this is only the start. Make the
recruitment and retention strategywork for youby
embracing theethos and contributing ideas onall
3Platforms.
Arthur Troop
Basedonan idea I got from theRetiredPolice
OfficersAssociationof Scotland (RPOAS),
IPARegion1, Scotland isproposingan
initiative toproducean ‘Arthur Troop
CentenaryWhisky’.
The idea is toproduce
a10 year oldSpeysidemalt whisky anda25
year old limitededition (individually numbered).
RPOASproduced limitededitions of aSpeyside
Malt in2013 tomark theendof Grampian
Police. It was a great success. I bought several
bottles, particularly of the30 year oldas an
inheritanceand reminder of their upbringingas
‘bobbies kids’ formy children. They have said
theywill never sell them! I haveopenedand
shareda littleof onebottlewithmy son,
increasing the valueof theother numbered
bottles! The IPAwas verymuchpart of their
upbringingand I am sure theywill valueboth
commemorativeeditions equally.
It is anticipated thebottleswill sell at about £30
for the10 year oldand£80 for a25 year old. The
productiondistillerywill bekept secret and the
whiskywill alwaysbe the ‘Region1, Scotland,
IPA, Arthur TroopCentenaryWhisky’. The
packagingwill bedistinctive, with the IPA tartan,
theScottish logoandapottedhistory of the IPA
onboth the cartonand the labels on thebottles.
Thiswill beunique.
Weare still at the stageof gauging the viability of
this initiative. If youmight be interested ineither
or both vintages
by30April 2014. Doing sowill not commit you to
apurchase, but it will enableus tonegotiateon
theway forward.
Therehasbeen considerable international
interest in thewhisky. Unfortunately, owing to
export restrictions, we canonly supply to IPA
memberswho can specify aUKdelivery address.
EuanForbes
, GrampianBranch
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