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From

Vice President

Iain Sirrell

Since being elected in June this year onto the NEC

I have tried many different ways to manage my

time and juggle all my responsibilities since being

seconded abroad almost immediately after the

National Council Meeting in Belfast.

have spent so much time juggling

family responsibilities and work I

have had little time for anything else and so, much of the VP role has

passed me by. I simply cannot give it anywhere near the time it needs.

It is an extremely bitter sweet feeling for me. I am excited by this new

overseas role, but conscious that so many IPA friends put their faith in me

and I do not want to let them down. That said, if I continued I would let more

people down by not fulfilling the role.

This has been an extremely difficult decision for me and I have tried all I can

to make it work, but I believe I am doing nobody any favours by pretending

that I can manage this. The NEC and Council delegates are acutely

aware how much I wanted the role and all of the things I had planned, my

energies were charged and my creativity and enthusiasm were ready. The

international job offer came completely out of the blue and progressed

at such pace that it took me a while to fully understand the implications;

personally and professionally.

I have decided, with support from my family and both Committees that my

only option was to stand down from the VP role with immediate effect. I

have already stood down from my Branch Chair role, but retain my Regional

Chairs role.

It saddens me that I have not had the opportunity to put my energy and

enthusiasm to good effect in the role and repay the faith in me that so many

people showed, but I am now viewing this clearly, objectively and logically

and this is the best option for all concerned.

I am really very sorry to everybody on the NEC who have supported me

and made me feel welcome; I am sorry to my Regional Committee, who

supported me throughout the years leading to Belfast; I am sorry to all those

who showed that faith in me, encouraged me and those who cast their votes

for me; and I am sorry to the wider membership who have been so kind in

welcoming me into the role.

Regards in friendship.

Iain Sirrell

Cultural

Corner

VP Sean Hannigan discusses his new role and hopes for the

cultural future.

ean Hannigan became the Vice President

in charge

of the Cultural Portfolio at the NCM in his home City of

Belfast. He said:

“I have spent two very busy years looking after the

Professional Portfolio where I made many fantastic

IPA friends who helped me to manage and progress

the portfolio to where it is today. I wish the new VP

Iain Sirrell who takes over the Professional Portfolio

every success in his role. I am excited to have taken

over the Cultural Portfolio from Ronnie Dukes and

hopefully will hit the ground running so please watch

this space for Cultural News items.

I am going to run a quick Cultural Competition every

month from July 2016 to May 2017 where a prize of

a book/photography or similar token or a JEDD 60th

Anniversary Print will be offered as a first and second

prize. The Competition will last for a complete month

and at the end of the year a winner will be chosen

from all of the successful entrants for a Grand Prize.

I would like your help to develop the Cultural Portfolio

and welcome your ideas and concepts to do this.

If you have an idea or concept you would like me

to support, then please e mail me at

vphannigan@ipa-uk.org

At the NCM, the National Council choose the Police

Roll of Honour Trust as its next charity. One of my

roles is to support this charity so again please let

me have your ideas on how I can best do this on

your behalf.”

POLICE WORLD

Vol 61 No. 4, 2016

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