police world Edition 1 2013

An Update from the NEC

At the XX IPA World Congress, elections took place for all positions on the Permanent Executive Bureau (PEB), resulting in changes at the very top and positions for Section UK members. Working on your behalf

P ierre Moulin (Switzerland) takes the reins as International President, taking over from Michael Odysseos (Cyprus) who was elected in 1994. Section UK's former Vice President Stephen Crockard, secured his place as Assistant International Secretary General (AISG) for a further three year term. Also, Steve Connor (UK Immediate Past President) was once again selected to serve on a Commission. Current UK Vice President Mark Kernohan is Liaison Officer to the ISC Chair on matters relating to the World Police and Fire Games (see page 12). Stephen Crockard and Steve Connor give Police World readers an insight into how the PEB and commissions operate and work on behalf of members. The International Executive Committee (IEC) is the supreme body of the Association and is composed of one delegate from each Section and of the PEB. It meets every three years at an IPA World Congress and between Congresses - once a year at an IEC Conference. Each Section and the PEB have one vote in the IEC. PEB members may be re-elected. The meeting last September saw a change to the rules surrounding elections. Section Hungary received support for its proposal that no one should be nominated or elected for any international position without the nomination and support of their own national Section. All posts are carried out on a voluntary basis. The PEB is responsible for the management of the Association and for the implementation of decisions taken by the IEC. It has the power to act on behalf of the IEC in any matter requiring immediate action. The International President and an additional member of the PEB represent the Association in and out of court. The PEB maintains an International Administration Centre (IAC) in Arthur Troop House, West Bridgford, co-located with the BSAC. This is under the control of the ISG and AISG and delivers the administrative functions of the international level of the Association.

In furtherance of the aims of the Association there are five standing commissions which support the work of the PEB. Candidates to be commission members are recommended by their national sections and appointed by the PEB for three year terms. I was a Vice President of Section UK, between 1999 and 2009 and a member of the International Professional Commission between 2003 and 2009. During this time, I administered the Arthur Troop Scholarship. I was elected to the PEB in 2009, as AISG and chair of the IPC. I retained this position at the elections in Israel in 2012, moving to chair of the International Cultural Commission (ICC). I am regular visitor to the IAC in Nottingham, with a budget for 6 visits a year, of several days duration. I am also in daily contact with the office by telephone, internet, or Skype. I deal with a large amount of the PEB, IAC and ICC work at home, via email. The secretariat is the most consistently busy part of the PEB and the staff members do sterling work for members as well as the heavy tasks imposed by the PEB members. Georgios, the International Secretary General, and I are different from other PEB members, in that we do our secretariat work as well as running international commissions. The international vice presidents each have a commission, and the International Treasurer (IT) and Assistant International Treasurer (AIT) deal purely with the finances. I was delighted in the confidence expressed by the Congress delegates to elect me for a second term. I believe that, as the Association has English as its working language, it is essential to have a native English speaker in the secretariat, be they from the UK, or another English speaking country. I have built up good relations with national office holders and I always try my

I have been a member of the International Commission for External Relations (ERC) since 2006. During that time, under skilful direction of former 1st International Vice President Daniel Condaminas, the ERC has gone from strength to strength. The ERC has existed in its current guise since 2003 when it was renamed from the old United Nations Commission (UNC) to reinforce its expansion ambitions. Using the UN title effectively restricted it, when it had already grown to encompass European Institutions (EI), and since then the Organisation of American States (OAS) has come on board. Unlike other commissions, the ERC is composed of a chair, currently Werner Busch (2nd IVP) and a Secretary (me) who manage the increasingly complex administration; the IPA has special consultative status with all the above organs as well as UNESCO, an aim that goes right back to the heart of our association and something the Founder, Arthur Troop BEM, strived hard to achieve. With such status and the demands on our representatives, the IPA must produce reports covering all its activities: cultural, social and professional at certain key periods. Coordination of all this ensures everything proceeds on track and the ERC remains fundamental to the IPA globally. This year the World Congress passed a motion designed to ensure that continuity for our commission representatives was guaranteed. Statutory requirements with regards our status require a representative at all times, so it has been a source of tension in the past when effectively our representatives were 'stood down', but were in fact still carrying out core functions. It has taken many years for these volunteers based in relevant cities to make inroads to their particular organisation and it simply wouldn't work if the liaison wasn't there. These hardworking friends enhance the reputation of the IPA and promote us as police officers who are serious about Human Rights. Steve Connor

best to live up to the motto of the Association, ‘Servo per amikeco’. Stephen Crockard

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