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GRAPEVINE Spring 2007 I 1

Welcome to the springedition of Grapevine. Thisissue contains coverage

of the recent successful SeniorWomen in Policing Conference. Iflike me, you unfortunately couldnot be there, the articles will giveyou a taster of what an excellentevent this was. It is also interestingto see the positive response that LizOwsley got from an internationalcompany when she contacted them

regarding an inappropriate advertising campaign – see page 5 forfull details!

As promised in the last edition the series on specialisms returnswith PC Tracy Gladman giving us her perspective on her role as atraffic officer. If you are an officer in a specialist role and wouldlike to inspire your colleagues to follow in your footsteps byfeaturing in the next addition of Grapevine or have any newsstories you would like us to share with BAWP members pleaseget in touch.

Dates for your diary2007Spring Professional Development Day on Cross Border Policingand BAWP Awards evening – Forest of Arden Hotel, Warwickshire. Tuesday April 17 (awards dinner) and Wednesday April 18.

Special Health Professional Development Day in association with ‘Well Being of Women’ – Royal College of Obstetricians andGynaecologists, near Regents Park, London. Friday, June 1 (see insideback cover).

Autumn Professional Development Day on Specialist Posts –Forest of Arden Hotel, Warwickshire. Monday September 10 (dinner) and Tuesday September 11.

45th Annual IAWP Training Conference – Denver, Colorado, USA, September 23-27.

Reception at the House of Lords to mark BAWP’s 20thanniversary – Thursday November 1.

2008Senior Women in Policing Conference – Hilton Metropole, NEC,Birmingham. Monday 25 February to Wednesday 27 February.

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OSPRE made fairer after BAWP challenge 3

West Midland’s 4proactive recruiting

Practical tips for West Mercia parents-to-be 4

Ad with ‘domestic violence’ inference pulled 5

Get a flavour of this year’s SeniorWomen in Policing Conference in a four page special report

In the spotlight 10The Met’s Denise Milani gives an insight into her life

Tackling the long hours culture 11Lynne Copp wants managers to measure output not input

A secondment aboard 12-13Share the experiences of three women who took on policing in another country

Part-time and a traffic officer 14-15Essex PC Tracy Gladman achieves her work/life balance

Membership details 16

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North Yorks chief retiresNORTH YorkshireConstabulary’s firstfemale chief constableDella Cannings is retiringfrom the force in May.

Della, who has led theforce for the last fouryears, said in a statementthat she was “immenselyproud” of the force’s achievements andthanked her colleagues for their support.

Della, who has been a BAWP membersince 1992, was awarded the Queen’s PoliceMedal for distinguished service in the NewYear Honours in January 2006.

Readers share theirviews on GrapevineMORE than fifty Grapevine readers havecompleted the readership survey printed inthe Winter issue of the magazine.

The editorial team are still collating all theresponses, but Editor Kim Rowley says she is“really encouraged” so many people havetaken time to share their views on Grapevine.

“From the few surveys I have had chanceto read it seems we are nearly hitting themark. There have been some greatsuggestions for future issues and we will beusing all the comments to help shapeGrapevine.” She said.• Congratulations to Inspector Jackie

Blackmore from Dyfed Powys whose surveywas ‘pulled out of the hat’ winning her ayear’s free membership to BAWP.

Guide to networking producedA REVISED networking leaflet is now availableto help forces encourage staff to get togetherto share ideas andexperiences. Produced by the BAWP thisis the third in a suite ofleaflets designed tosupport forces to achievethe aims of GenderAgenda 2. Copies are available fromNational Co-ordinator LizOwsley [email protected]• Look out for a feature on networking in the

Summer issue of Grapevine.

News in brief

My last column was written just after the launch ofGender Agenda 2 and we do seem to be movingfrom one high impact event to another. I have beentotally immersed in the organisation of the SeniorWomen in Policing Conference, which you can readabout elsewhere. But now have to focus on theSpring Professional Development Day and awardspresentation in the middle of April, and an extra PDDon June 1 looking at health issues, they just go toshow how vibrant BAWP has become.

Although many people in the police service are notaware, the current uniform debate stems from the

work done for GA2, and it is interesting to note that men seem to have as many issues withuniform as do the women – they just hadn’t done anything about it.

As I said last time, 2007 marks the 20th anniversary of the formation of BAWP. I don’t think anyof us who met for that first lunch in Chesterfield could ever have imagined what a powerfulorganisation we were about to start. At that time there was very few, if any, women of ACPO rankand, although the number of female chief constables is in the course of reducing to three - due toretirements - others are moving towards the top and hopefully the numbers at all ranks willincrease. One particularly notable promotion is of Commander Cressida Dick in the Met to therank of deputy assistant commissioner, and Radio 4 recently did a short profile of her.

The other pleasing aspect of looking after the membership side of BAWP is that we haverecently welcomed to corporate membership the RAF Police, Isle of Man Constabulary, GuernseyPolice, and Ministry of Defence Police. Almost all the mainland British forces have now joined us,as well as PSNI, British Transport Police and Civil Nuclear Constabulary. I think this bears out ourclaim to be the only organisation in policing to be totally inclusive as regards membership, and weare very fortunate to have such a breadth of experience to call upon.

Secretary’s Snippets

There are many challenges facing policing and I wasencouraged to see a real proactivity in tackling them bydelegates at the senior women in policing conference in

March. Members of the audience were not backwards incoming forwards in sharing their views of the future and therole they see us all playing in shaping it.

The event was literally buzzing with ideas, the sharing ofbest practice and there was a real passion to make adifference. Something which convinced me the time BAWPspent organising the event was really worthwhile.

In particular Denise Milani highlighted the importance of seeking the views of female members ofthe public when we look to the future, especially when we are trying to define that all important‘citizen focus’.

This new focus is here to stay and as ACPO lead for the Citizen Focus portfolio I will be driving itforward. I think it is important we start to talk about the reality of policing with the intelligent publicand stop this mythical hazy fictional TV image of policing. A bobby on the beat on your street cornerwhen you want to see them is out of the question, particularly when we have 140,000 officers for 60million people. However we can, and should still provide our citizens with a professional consideredservice which manages their expectations.

I hope to be able to share my thoughts on what citizen focus means to me in a future issue ofGrapevine.

Looking to the future the ACPO Cabinet has accepted a paper on affirmative action, which wasprepared by Vice President of BAWP ACC Suzette Davenport with other staff associations. It will nowgo to the Chief Constables’ Council and we hope that it will be given due consideration and enableforces to pick recruits from their pool that will change the profile of their force. We will keep youposted on how it is received.

From the President’s Desk



Would-be sergeants andinspectors who arereturning to work after

maternity leave can now defertheir Part II assessment until thefollowing year.

While the option is onlyavailable for women whose PartII is scheduled within 120 days ofreturning to work, the move hasbeen welcomed by BAWP whohad urged Centrex to takeanother look at their OSPREpolicy.

New mums still wanting totake the assessment can also askto move their assessment date tothe end of the process so theyhave as long as possible toprepare.

National Co-ordinator Liz Owsley says theBAWP took the decision to approach Centrexto make a change after they were contacted byseveral women who felt they were being askedto choose between their baby and theirpromotion.

“Many women were literally giving up theirchance for promotion because the OSPRE PartII dates were falling only weeks after theirreturn to work,” said Liz. “Returning to workafter having a baby is difficult enough withoutadding the pressure of imminent exams. Whatwe wanted was for Centrex to give thesewomen the choice to defer their Part II. It is notabout one set of rules of one and one foranother but allowing everyone to compete ona level playing field.” She added.

BAWP’s recommendations to change theOSPRE Rules and Syllabus were unanimouslysupported at the Police Promotions andExaminations Board. Something which Liz sayswas “great news” for women in policing acrossthe country.

While the move came too late for PC AliceBarwell, one of the officers who instigated theBAWP lobby through committee memberInspector Kim Rowley, she still got some goodnews of her own. The West Midlands constable

passed her Part II despite having to takeit only two months after returning

from maternity leave. Alice explains: “I did my Part 1

while I was pregnant then wenton maternity leave. Due to mypersonal circumstances Ireturned to work after only threemonths and took it for granted Iwould be able to defer my PartII. But after speaking to mysergeant found I would still haveto do it.”

“Taking the exams put meunder additional pressurewhich would have been good toavoid,” said Alice, who also hada new job as a domesticviolence officer to get to grips with.

However she has welcomed the changes inthe OSPRE rules. “It gives people the option,”she said. “While it all worked out for me in theend it was an additional thing to worry aboutwhen I least needed it.”

News in brief

Carmel wants toinspire others

ESSEX Police has appointed its first femalechief officer – Assistant Chief ConstableCarmel Napier.

And she hopes to become a role modelfor others and bring an “additionalperspective to the chief officer team”.

Mrs Napier said: ”It is important to be seenas a role model for the force, both internallyand externally. I can provide both mentoringand support to other women and activelyparticipate in diversity issues for Essex Police.”

Mrs Napier, 46, says she is proud to be thefirst female ACPO. “It is always nice to be thefirst,” she said.

However, being first is not new for her. Shejoined Hertfordshire Police 23 years ago,when being a woman in a force was still notcommon and often found herself the onlywoman performing investigative roles atdifferent ranks.

Research grantsavailableA VOLUNTARY organisation working for thecare and resettlement of female offenders isoffering four research fellowship awards.

The Griffins Society is looking for researchproposals that explore the resettlement needsof female offenders at any stage of the justicesystem or related fields (e.g. housing or drugand alcohol support).

Previous research experience isn’t neededfor the year-long programme, and full supportwill be given.

Fellowships are usually conducted alongsideexisting employment commitments on aflexible part-time basis. Fellows will receive£3,000 towards research expenses. Successfulapplicants will be based within the Departmentof Social Policy at the London School ofEconomics, but are only required to attend theLSE periodically for supervision. The closing date for applications for 2007/08fellowships (starting in October 2007) is April31. Find out more www.thegriffinssociety.org

New mums get fairer OSPREdeal thanks to BAWPOption to defer or move Part IIassessment given

The facts • Officers who have successfully passed the

Part I examination and are returning toduty after maternity leave will have theoption to defer their first attempt at Part IIshould all of the Part II assessment datesfall within 120 days of their return to work date.

• The deferment will not count as one ofthe three opportunities available toofficers to take Part II.

• Sergeants’ Part II dates are dependent onthe number of candidates applying. Thesefrequently run over three- four weeks socandidates wishing to move (rather thandefer) their Part II assessment date due tomaternity leave can notify Centrex whowill try to give them an assessment date atthe end rather than the start of theprocess.


Looking for recruitment trigger

West Midlands Police are literallygoing all guns blazing to up thenumber of female officers in

their firearms operations team. Departmental head Chief Inspector Jan

Thomas-West wants to see the percentage ofwomen in the unit be more on a par with thatin the force (28 per cent) rather than the threeper cent it stands at now.

Jan is putting words into action by invitingfemale officers to come and visit the unit, tryout some of the activities the firearmsofficers undertake and chat to womenalready working in the team, one ofwhom works part-time.

Jan said: “By inviting femalecolleagues in I am hopeful they willsee that the FOU is as open to themas to any male colleague.”

Jan’s tactic is already paying off asTheresa Hinsley, a neighbourhoodpolicing team sergeant, says she isnow considering applying for the unit.

Theresa said: “I wanted a ‘wartsand all’ look at the department and Ican say that we got that.

“To be honest, before attending I thought theunit was a ‘closed shop’, a male dominatedarea where only the very bravest or thickestskinned female would dare to apply. This mayhave been right a few years ago but today thisis an altogether different story.

“The FOU is no different from any other

specialist department – if you apply and aregood enough, you get the job. There is nothingI could see in the training that would mean thatyou would be restricted because you werefemale.

“I honestly believe that the hang-ups aboutfemales in the department stem from yearsgone by. What needs to be remembered is that

this is a highly professional unit and only thebest get in, but if the best is a woman, there isno reason why she shouldn’t be successful.”

PC Colleen Reid also came away from hervisit with a better impression of the unit’s work.She said: “I heard that nationwide femaleofficers made up only 8.3 per cent of thefirearms section so I wanted to see for myselfwhat it was like.

“Before attending the day, I thought usingthe firearms would be the most challengingaspect, as I felt I would have been apprehensiveabout handling them. I surprised myself thoughas I really enjoyed firing them and I wassurprised that my marksmanship was very goodfor a beginner – all head shots and chest shots!In the end, using the handgun and the MP5were the highlights for me.”

�PC ColleenReid is shownhow to handle aweapon at thefiring range

�Femaleofficers weregiven a chanceto try out theguns at anopen day

Staff from Worcestershire County Council’s Family InformationService have been called upon by West Merica Constabulary tohelp parents-to-be in the force with maternity, childcare andwork choices.

Jo Randall and Sharon Clarke also explained how working tax credits and childcarevouchers work and discussed how important it is to achieve an effective work/lifebalance.

The pair spoke at a seminar hosted by the force’s maternity support network whichwas attended by more than 50 members of staff.

Network co-ordinator Helen Danks says feedback from the event has beenpositive. “I also took the opportunity to give out copies of the draft maternity policy topeople who came along. It seemed sensible to consult with the staff set to beaffected by the policy.”

Representatives from Busy Bees (childcare vouchers), the British Red Cross (FirstAid for parents), Lollipop (real nappies) and the waste minimisation team, Homestartand the Borrowers Toy Library also provided information at the event.


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Support for female IT staffWOMEN working in police IT posts now havenetwork especially for them.

The network was created by the PoliceNational Legal Database’s Business Director,Heather Croft.

The first event, which was held in January,was funded by West Yorkshire Police andhosted by their women’s network. More than40 staff from all UK forces attended to shareideas, put names to faces and make newcontacts.

The theme of the event was ‘selfawareness’ and Heather says she has had“excellent feedback” about the positiveapproach taken.

She added: “It is important to supportwomen in a predominately maleenvironment and this day was an opportunityfor all to get together from across the UK. Ihave no doubts that this event will open upfurther opportunities for women in IT.”

Fife’s first FIFE Constabulary has appointed its firstdiversity officer.

Temporary Inspector Audrey Laird says herfirst job is to look at any recruitment rules. “Icouldn't join the force until 1995 becausebefore that, it had a height restriction of 5'4"and I am only 5'3." Said Audrey. “By doingthat, you may be missing out on someonewho is not tall, but still strong and determined

and more than able to do the job. The sameapplies to age and disability. Why is the upperage limit 40 and not older? And sometimessomeone may have a physical impairment,but with small adjustments to the workplaceor working practices on our part, beabsolutely capable of doing the job.”

Audrey also intends to look at flexibleworking within the force, which she says is anissue for men just as much as women.


Duo become nationalrole models

Two Cambridgeshire staff haveunexpectedly become role modelsto other Muslim women just byworking for the force.

Rukshana Begum, with the help ofSpecial Constabulary Co-ordinatorShahina Ahmed, has joined the volunteer forceand will become the first Cambs officer to wearthe hijab as part of her uniform.

Rukshana, who initially applied to join theregular force, says she was blighted byreservations from her family. In an article in the‘The House’ magazine, for MPs, Rukshana sayswhile her dad has come round to the idea, hermum remains ‘disapproving’.

Shahinasupported Rukshanain her application tobecome a specialconstable and usedher personal

experience as a Muslim female to help support her.

“Our story has been used by the Home Officerecruiting department in both the Specialsmagazine and The House,” says Shahina. “Ihope this encourages more Muslim females toembrace a career with the police either as aregular, special constable or member of policestaff. It’s definitely the best job I have had.”Ar

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IKEA has withdrawn a billboard advertwhich was perceived by some BAWPmembers as making light of domesticviolence.

The advert depicted two robots, with brokencrockery around them, one throwing a plate atanother, who is cowering, with the message:‘Tested on real-life marital disputes’.

Staff from West Midlands Police asked forBAWP’s help in contacting IKEA to express theirconcern with the nature of the advert.

In a letter to IKEA National Co-ordinator LizOwsley pointed out that the advert had anunderlying message of domestic violence andimplied that domestic violence is part ofeveryday life. “For those of us working in thedomestic violence arena this advert is seen as

totally insensitive and making light of thesituation that many women find themselvesstuck in. The advert must be really upsettingand demeaning for those women who arevictims of domestic violence,“ she said.

IKEA responded to the letter within a weekand extended an “apology” for any “upset” theadvertising campaign had caused. They said ithad never been their “intention to cause anydistress” and agreed that domestic violence inany shape or form is “totally unacceptable”.

IKEA said they would be withdrawing theadverts with immediate effect. 5 One in four women and one in six men

experience domestic violence at sometime intheir lifetime. On average two women aweek die as a result of domestic violence.

Rukshana tries onher new hijabInset: Shahina andRukshana



More than 380 seniorwomen from policeforces across the UK

gathered for two and a halfdays in March to help create avision of policing for the future.

The conference was billed not asan opportunity to relax, but a chancefor everyone there to make theircontribution to shaping the future.BAWP President and Chief Constableof Cambridgeshire Julie Spence(pictured right) made it clear as sheopened the conference: “You are nothere for a rest, but to take time outof your day to day work to thinkabout issues impacting on policing –particularly women’s contribution topolicing and whether we aredelivering an appropriate service to

women in communities.”She added: “Albeit we are no

longer facing mergers, we are facingan increasingly complex future whichwe can either sit on the sidelinesand watch evolve or play a part inshaping. I favour the latter.”

Delegates were told that theircollective vision would be packagedby Enzyme International and used to

influence the policing agenda. “We will either shape policing, or

be shaped. The people you have toinfluence are the ACPO officers andthe views gathered at thisconference will be taken to ACPOCabinet,” explained BAWPCommittee member SuperintendentEllie Bird, who was introducing thespeakers.

Each day was put together arounda distinct theme and in her openingspeech Julie set out some of thetopics for discussion: GenderAgenda 2, and its associated strands;leadership; productivity andchallenges from communitycomplexity.

A challenge was also made to

delegates to tackle the issuesidentified in Gender Agenda 2 withever dwindling budgets. “Thepositive side is that we areprioritising what is really importantrather than trying nice new ideas,“she said. “The negative side is thatwe have to decide what is in andwhat is not and where to make the cuts.”

Julie also celebrated the successof the last five years with thepercentage of women officers on theup in all ranks, and increases in thenumber of women in specialist rolesand those at senior ranks attendingthe strategic command course. “Athird of this year’s course werewomen.” Said Julie.

New dawns, new hor iWomen shaping the future of policing

“Albeit we are nolonger facingmergers, we arefacing an increasinglycomplex future”

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r izons Conference ProgrammeSpeakers Day 1 – Different perspectives on the futureChief Constable Julie Spence – BAWP President Chief Constable Peter Neyroud, National Policing Improvement AgencyKen Jones, President of ACPODenise Milani, Deputy Director of Met Police Diversity andCitizen Focus Directorate Hilarie Owen, Home Office

Day 2 – Shaping our own thinking on the future –Women in the firing line Dr Aisha Gill, Roehampton University – Human rights andMuslim womenRev Dr Carrie Pemberton, Ibix Insight – Women as subjects oftraffickingKate Halpin, FCO – Women in peacekeeping Workshops 5 Elaine Smith and Judith Jewel, Indigo Associates – Politics,

power and profile5 Superintendent Dave Stewart and Simon Knapman, Centrex –

Transformational leadership and emotional intelligence5 Siobhan Riordan, Neighbourhood Policing 5 Lynne Walker, Castlewood Consulting – Ethical leadership –

an oxymoron or the only way to go?5 Janet Astley, York St John’s University – The barriers to

progression for women in policing5 Professor Jennifer Brown, Surrey University – Positive

discrimination as a means to achieving gender equality5 Mike Alderson, Open Eye Communications – Policing new

communities5 Estelle Thistleton and Dr Ranjit Manghnani, NSCAS – Stepping

up to the executive5 Chief Inspector Robin Williams, HMIC – Sex, stereotypes and

segregation5 Dr Eileen Cahill-Canning, Met Police – Occupational health

issues for women in management. This was run with asession from Professor Amanda Griffiths, NottinghamUniversity, BAWP research into the effects of ageing onpolicewomen and the police service

5 Professor Gloria Laycock, UCL Jill Dando Institute – Using yourcrime analysts effectively

Day 3 – Creating our vision of the futureProfessor Alex Haslam and Dr Michelle Ryan, Exeter University –Beyond the glass ceiling, looking over the glass cliffCC Julie Spence and Enzyme – Shaping the future through jointthinking

Guest speakers 5 Steven Norris, Conservative MP 5 Clarissa Dickson Wright of ‘Two fat ladies’ fame –

Overcoming adversity5 Eve Pollard, Journalist and editor and vice-chair of WOW 5 Paul McGee – SUMO (Shut up and move on)

What a difference gender makesWOMEN lead differently to men and typicallyfavour collaborative leadership explainedleadership expert Hillarie Owen.

She added that men perceive women asbringing “something different to the table”and that it is the women themselves whocreate their “own barriers”.

Hillarie, who is currently carrying out apiece of work to assess leadership across

public sectors, including the police and prison service, called for women to become“experts” in a particular field, “that’s how you progress,” she said.

She also urged women to take responsibility for their own development. “The futureisn’t something that happens, but something we make.” Said Hillarie.

However she warned thatwithout some real positive actionit would take 14 years at least forthe percentage of women officersto reach 35 per cent. “The BAWPadvocates affirmative action and apaper is going to the next ChiefConstables’ Council to progressthis.” She said.

The topic of affirmative action was alsohigh on ACPO President Ken Jones’agenda. “We need to get politicians and

the public to an understanding that thelaw around affirmative action needs to bechanged. We haven’t yet got the buy in ofACPO,” he said in his presentation.

Delegates experienced a mix ofspeakers and workshops during theconference

Photographs reproduced courtesy Lindsay Wilson



Raising money to research women’s healthWITH so many worthycauses the BAWP strugglesto choose which one tosupport. However, onecharity claims its work hasbenefited every womanborn since 1964, as CharityDirector Liz Campbellexplains.

Wellbeing of Women (WoW) is the only UKcharity dedicated to funding vital research andraising awareness of all aspects of women’sreproductive health.

Since the charity was founded as “Birthright” over fortyyears ago, in excess of £25m has been donated. It is trueto say that every woman born since 1964 will havebenefited from the advances in health made possible byWoW funded projects.

Our work focuses on three key areas: gynaecologicalcancers, pregnancy and birth issues and quality of lifeproblems such as heavy periods, incontinence and themenopause.

WoW works in partnership with the Royal College of

Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the money weraise is spent on medical research.

Last year we funded projects which seek tounderstand a blood deficiency which can cause bleedingin the brain at birth; the determinants of causes of fetalgrowth; brain damage in babies; the ability to predict themost successful chemotherapy for ovarian cancerpatients; treatment of virally induced gynaecologicalcancer; and the impact of childbirth on pelvic floordysfunction.

There are many different ways in which you cansupport WellBeing of Women. For those of you whofancy a challenge, we run many fundraising eventsthroughout the year. So if hiking in Kenya, performing a

Shut up and move on – that was the parting shot frommotivational speaker Paul

McGee. SUMO man Paul shared his theory on

life with delegates and urged them to“develop fruity thinking, remember hippotime is ok and learn latin”. He also agreedthat everyone needs a bit of a “BMW”every once in a while, but then it is timeto SUMO.

It is Paul’s SUMO thinking and sevensteps to putting problems into perspectivewhich has taken him across the globe andturned him into a bestselling author.

Delegates heard him explain his equationfor life: Event + Response = Outcome. “Inlife it is not simply the event, it is how werespond that determines the outcome,” hesaid. “You have a choice in how yourespond as you can influence the outcome.Often people respond on automatic pilotwithout thinking.”

He shared his personal experience ofillness and redundancy and admitted thateveryone needs a bit of ‘hippo time’ fromtime to time. But then you have to pickyourself up and seize the day. “Sometimesthe challenge is to do things that feeluncomfortable,” said Paul. “Shut up yourinner critic and listen to your inner coach.Half of the stress in your life is self-generated,” he concluded.

In his final words Paul encouraged theaudience to “never leave your dreams inthe bin”. “Have some self belief, maybe it istime to go for it.”

West Midlands Inspector Denise Clarksummed up the impact of Paul’s session ina single word: “Wow!” “He was excellent inthe way that he delivered his ‘SUMO’model and made it memorable. A greatcrescendo to finalise the conference on,”she added.

Cambridgeshire Inspector Louise Angelagreed: “The SUMO postcard with theseven questions we should ask ourselves ifsomething doesn’t go to plan is set to takepride of place on my office wall.”

SUMO man wraps up event

SUMO GlossaryShut Up means • to stop what you’re doing • take time out to reflect • let go of baggage and

beliefs that hinder yourpotential.

‘Move On’ means • Tomorrow can be differentfrom today • Look for new possibilities. • Don’t just think about it, takeaction.Hippo time is OK: Understandhow setbacks affect you and howto recover from them. (We allneed time to wallow a little…

just be careful how long it lasts).It should be part of the journeynot the final destination.Learn latin: Change comesthrough action not intention.(Carpé Diem, seize the day).Exploring how to overcome ourtendency to put things off.

Develop FruityThinking: Take charge ofyour thinking. (Thinkingaffects emotions, which inturn affect actions, whichalways leads to results).When you change yourthinking, you ultimatelychange your results. We

need help overcoming ‘faultythinking’ which brings aboutundesirable results.BMW: An abbreviation of ‘bitch,moan and a winge’. Everyoneneeds a bit of a BMW every oncein a while before they shouldSUMO.

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Investment in training, development,recruitment and retention that’s what isneeded to change the face of future policing.

The police service also needs to ensure it selectsand develops the right leaders, understands andmeets the needs of communities and creates alevel playing field for women.

Those were just some of the combined thoughts of380 senior women and a handful of men who joinedforces to create a future vision for policing.

Their thoughts, ideas and suggestions were capturedfrom the 15 workshop sessions and pulled together intoone document by Enzyme International and presentedin draft form on day three.

The issues of work/life balance, how performancemeasures impact on behaviour and culture and how thecurrent financial constraints were impacting on deliveryand development were also highlighted as needingfurther consideration.

All delegates called for “greater clarity and consistencyof vision for policing” and improvement in practices andprocesses.

As Grapevine went to press a more detaileddocument was being prepared which will be madeavailable on the BAWP website.

This vision will be used by BAWP committeemembers and senior women in policing to help shapeand influence future policing decisions. As BAWPPresident Julie Spence said in her opening speech thevision will “have real value and must be given dueregard by those responsible for developing policing.”


Did youknow?• One in three women in

the UK will have aproblem with urinaryincontinence at some pointin their lives

• Ovarian cancer is thebiggest gynaecologicalkiller with nearly 7000women newly diagnosedeach year

• One in four pregnanciesend in miscarriage

sky dive, running a marathon appeals or if you have a better idea, thenwe would love to hear from you. For further information on how to getinvolved, please contact us on 020 7772 6400 or visit our website atwww.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk

A grand total of £3,182 was raised at the conference for WOW from a raffle and charity auction.

Child Victims of Crime also benefited to the tune of more than £1200from a raffle held on the first night of the conference.

FactfileWe want to free millions of women from thelimitations gynaecological health problems canimpose on their lives by:• Increasing the number and range of top

quality medical research projects we can fund,which in turn will improve the options forprevention, treatment and cure

• Ensuring the best doctors work in Obstetricsand Gynaecology by funding grants at differentstages of medical training

• Providing reliable information on reproductivehealth issues to help raise awareness atsymptom stage and give women moreconfidence to manage their own health

BursaryawardsFOUR women were awarded £500each by BAWP to fund research/extrastudy. More than 25 women submittedbids for the cash at the conference butthe money went to: Julia Causer,Staffordshire; Kate Jowett, WestYorkshire; Lee-Jane Yates, Met andCheryl Boyce, Hertfordshire. Find outmore in the next issue of Grapevine.

A collective vision created

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Denise Milani, attended thestrategic command course inDecember 2006. She also sharedher experiences of policing at theSWIP conference making her theperfect candidate to go under thespotlight.

Q. What did you want to be whenyou were growing up?

A. I wanted to be a lawyer. Unfortunately, myparents who are first generation West Indians,knew little about the vagaries of the system andso went along with the recommendation of myteachers that I should consider a career inteaching as I might find the world of lawsomewhat challenging! So, as a dutifuldaughter of the 1970’s that’s what I pursued.Both parents were extremely proud when Iwent off to university as my mother had leftJamaica in the mid 50’s as a qualified teacher,and had never had the opportunity to practicein England. Years later I met one of my oldteachers who told me that they were afraid thatthe sexism and racism an inner city youngblack woman was likely to encounter in theworld of law would put me off following anyprofession at all!

Q. Who has been your greatestinspiration or role model andwhy?

A. Undoubtedly my children, Karl (23) andSimone(20). Karl is a lovely young man, kindgentle, thoughtful and considerate and itremains his experiences and view of the policeservice that motivates me to challenge theservice to change to improve. Simone, is asecond year undergraduate at CambridgeUniversity. Beautiful, articulate, open, free,dynamic and a wheelchair user. She isunstoppable in her zest for life and is aninspiration to all. I adore them and together,most of the time, we have a ball!

Q. What is the most memorablemoment of your career to date?

A. There have been so many. The mostmemorable I suppose demonstrates just how

wonderful the world of policing can be andwhat opportunities exist within. In 2003 I wasasked to go to South Africa to speak at aconference on the diversity work we wereengaged in within the Met. On the day of theconference, security seemed extraordinarilyhigh profile, and then we were told PresidentNelson Mandela was attending to open theconference and that he wanted to meet thespeakers. I recall being speechless in hispresence, such an honour.

Q. What barriers to success haveyou come across and how didyou deal with them?

A. I am a firm believer that many of thebarriers we believe to exist are made moreinsurmountable or impenetrable by the oneswe create in our head. Working with theprinciple of “no” being an answer too - itsimply depends on how I choose to respond tothe word: the attribute of creativity: a realpassion for change to improve and a littlecoaching from those who see the potential inme and opportunities for me that I'm not intune with at the time, I've managed toovercome challenges.

Q. How have you achieved asatisfactory work/life balance?

A. Now that my children are somewhatindependent, I look back and sometimes askmyself how, as a single parent, did I ever fit itall in? Work, nursery, dropping one off at pointx, the other to point y, open evenings at school,late evenings at work, birthday parties, essaysto write, bedtime stories to read, trainingsessions to plan, measles, dentistappointments, school shirts, and a week ofwholesome meals to provide..... I've beenthere. My mother and extended family were atremendous support, but overall, I think I justkept on going because I had too.

Q. What advice would you give toan ambitious new officer ormember of police staff?

A. “Go for it with integrity, humanity andhumour” The police service is and has thepotential to be an outstanding organisation. Tobe all that it has to be, can be and needs to be,we need in my opinion, people who arewilling to think about and perhaps act on thisadvice.

Q. What three words describeyour personality?

A. Creative, passionate, professional

Q. What are your vices?A. Retail therapy and most things Gucci!

Q. Where is your favourite holidaydestination and why?

A. The Caribbean, where I'll be in ten daystime and Italy. Sun, fine food, friends, family,reggae music, breathtaking scenery, diversecultures, just chillin all the things that add tothe quality dimension of my life.

Q. Where do you see yourself infive years time?

A. In five years time I see myself as havingachieved one or all of the following: asubstantive role within ACPO, significantoutside interests and pursuits and even morecontent and happy than I am now.

Name: Denise Milani Current posting/role: Deputy Director of Metropolitan Police, Diversity and Citizen Focus DirectorateBrief career history: English teacher, training, strategic adviser. Denise is also a qualified coach, trainer and specialist in organisational development.

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For some, long-hours is personalchoice. I have heard officers andstaff say: “I live on my own I have

nothing else to go home to” or “This isjust a busy time, things will ease offsoon” or even, “I cannot leave half-waythrough writing up a case or attending anincident”. Of course you can’t. There isnothing wrong with working long hoursfor a work demand or for personalchoice, but my heart goes out to those ofyou that feel you have no choice. Thosestaff that are in a tug-of-war betweenwork and life commitments, feel that theyhave no choice and the result is increaseddespair, guilt, stress and in some casessevere trauma.

My heart also goes out to those that areworking long hours because they cannot getthrough the workload if they don’t. There arealso those that have been getting in early andworking late for such a long time that thehamster wheel of work has become their life –they truly wouldn’t know what else to do.These people never switch off, they wake inthe night thinking about work, they take stuffhome at weekends and they sometimes enjoythe thrill of “having” to work when they are onholiday. I will never forget the man that I sawscreaming into his mobile phone, whilst typinginto his laptop at the same time as making surethat the fine Caribbean sand didn’t blow intoeither device.

These people don’t “choose” to be like this,they have become addicted to work. Likedrugs, alcohol and over-indulgence in any sortof past time, work can become an addictiontoo – but it is the only addiction we arerewarded for. I hear managers say, “He isfantastic, he works such long hours; promotehim for his commitment.” These people learnthat working longer means more reward - butit is a nasty lie and illusion. Working longdoesn’t mean working well, it means less well,less wellness and less life. On average menwork longer hours than women and have lessof a sense of wellbeing (especially at middlemanagement levels), and research shows that

the longer you work, the less wellbeing youhave. We work 44 per cent longer in the UKand are 29 per cent less productive than ourEuropean neighbours. So why rewardsomeone who takes longer to do his or herjob? Some staff who are so tired that they canhardly think and cannot serve our communitieswell. They just drone on in the fog of long-hours addiction.

It is time to stop measuring input and startmeasuring output – in other words, not thehours they’ve worked but what they havecontributed. I believe that those people thatwork hard but still get time to live should berecognised as the future talent in our policeforces.

So how do you begin? Here are some tipsfor managers and individuals:1. Recognise your own behaviours and begin

to make personal changes.2. Provide employee support with prioritising,

letting go, managing workload, managingchange, managing interruptions and drivingout waste.

3. Senior officers need to change the measures

and the culture recognising that well rested,well motivated staff bring results.

4. Manage and provide support for workaddicts.

5. Flexible working needs to become a realityto give all police staff more choice whilsteliminating waste from processes.

To end, I am always reminded of the storyquoted in the book: “The Heart of Success” byRob Parsons. A little boy asks his mum: “Whydoes daddy work such long hours?” His motherreplies: “Maybe daddy just doesn’t get all hiswork done in the time.” The little boy ponderson this for a moment and replies: “Then whydon’t they put him in a slower class?”

Stop measuring hours and start measuringcontribution – output, not input.

Addicted to work Working long hours has almost become the cultural norm in the UK workplace. But dolong hours mean greater productivity? Managing Director of the The Worklife Company,Lynne Copp, says no and urges senior managers to concentrate on an individual’scontribution rather than the numbers of hours they work.

Lynne Copp will be speaking at the BAWPProfessional Development Day inSeptember. Find out more about her atwww.theworklifecompany.biz email: [email protected]


A secondment to reallyCould you take on a dramatic new policing challenge working in Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Sudan,Afghanistan, Palestine or even East Timor. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) sends 150 officers a yearon such secondments and on average only 15 to 20 of them are women. ACPO International Affairs Staff Officer Kate Halpin, says their role is to help rebuild shattered criminal justice systems. “Female

peacekeepers have a key role to play in rebuilding war torn communities; protecting the most vulnerablein those societies and inspiring a new generation of police to understand modern policing values,” shesaid.

Last year Metropolitan Police Human Resources Manager Anne Roche, became the first femalemember of police staff to work on such a mission. In the following three articles Anne and colleaguesInspector Claire Pridgeon from Surrey Police and Detective Sergeant Alison Cooke from North WalesPolice give a realistic view of the challenges and opportunities, both professional and personal, thatinternational policing offers.

“Tackling issues that affect women in theUK police service is nothing new – tacklingthe issues affecting women officers inBosnia is only just beginning.

I was seconded to the EUPM in Bosnia in May2006. I had a metaphoric handbag full of skillsand experience and an appetite to make a

difference. Early on I heard the Bosnian Ministerof Interior (Home Secretary) lamenting in aninterview that only 20 per cent of his policeofficers were women. He was even less satisfiedat their engagement on operational tasks; this

was something he wanted to correct in thefuture.

I volunteered to conduct some research onbehalf of the minister to identify the issues thataffect women and their ability to achieve theirpotential within the police service. I did this inconjunction with my role as inspections officer

covering the north of the countrywithin the Republika Srpska. I spoketo existing officers to find out theirviews, the barriers they faced andhow we could tackle them.

Violeta Lemic, my interpreter, andI found it a real pleasure to meetmore than a hundred female officersfrom different roles and ranks whoembodied the unbiased views ofmost women in policing. The maleofficers were not forgotten andseveral senior officers weresubjected to my interviewing skills togive me and Violeta their views on

women in the police.I was not surprised by what I found – no

matter where you are the issues are similar. Forexample there were few women in specialistroles and ranks; a lack of proper uniform –women were being issued with male uniforms;lack of female networking opportunities;concerns over job losses due to police reformsand many more issues besides.

The minister and director of police listened to

my findings and demonstrated a willingness tochange things for the better. I suggested we holda conference for Bosnian female officers todiscuss the issues they face and enable them totake responsibility for establishing an agenda forthe future.

More than 120 officers turned up for theevent, which being a first in Bosnia, attracted agreat deal of media interest. Guest speakerscame from Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Serbiaas well as Bosnia. The President of the EuropeanNetwork of Policewomen attended as a guest ofthe EUPM.

I continue to work with the conferenceorganisers to take women’s issues forward andadvise on best practice. One aim of theconference was to establish a women’sassociation for the policewomen of Bosnia(Bosnian Association of Women Police – BAWP– rings a bell. Ed) It is still in its infancy, but mysleeves are rolled up ready for some hard work.

Alison Cooke – Inspections Officer – European Union Policing Mission in Bosnia (EUPM)


“I was not surprised by what I found – no matter where you are the issues are similar”

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International Policing Mission medals are awardedto (from left) Detective Sergeant Alison Cooke, HRManager Anne Roche (read Anne’s story on page13) and Pinder Parkes from Thames Valley Police

Kate Halpin, who also spokeabout secondments at theSWIP 2007 conference



ly write home about

“My role in Iraq was to help reform the Iraqi Police Service (IPS). Iworked with a small team of international police advisors andpersonally helped an IPS Colonel and his headquarters staff, who hadresponsibility for 12 police stations.

I worked alongside a British military battlegroup in Shaiba and experienced amilitary operation every time I wanted to visit a police station. There was briefingsand risk assessments before I could go anywhere. I was accompanied at all timesby my own close protection team of bodyguards and escorted by a fleet ofmilitary Land Rovers. The desert was harsh and wearing body armour and ahelmet in 62°C, literally meantmelting in your boots. We weresubject to indirect fire attacksfrom time to time, butfortunately our contingent hadno casualties whatsoever – apartfrom the odd bout of sickness.

The Iraqi police commanderswent out of their way to assistus. I never once felt threatenedand was reassured by theirdetermination to make adifference in such a volatileenvironment even though manyof their colleagues had been, andcontinue to be, murdered.

As the first female police officer most had seen and a “Captain” into thebargain, I became something of a local celebrity with both the police and localcommunities.

Living and working in Iraq is not for the faint hearted. It is not the UK abroad.More often than not there were no showers and we had to use chemical loos.Things were worst when power cuts caused the air conditioning to fail,something the Iraqis live with most of the time.

I had a fantastic time in Iraq. I met so many interesting people, made somegreat friends and definitely grew and developed as an individual both personallyand professionally. I returned home knowing that the UK police really are makinga positive difference.

Claire Pridgeon – Deputy Senior Police Advisor, Basra, Iraq

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In March 2006 I was selected for a 12 month secondment asa human resources specialist in the Bosnian StateInvestigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) in Sarajevo.

My role was to mentor and coach the SIPA’s chief of personneland advise other international police colleagues on HR best practice.My challenge was to understand and appreciate the context that SIPAhave to work in; there were legal and political issues that would notimpact on us back in the UK. It has certainly stretched my thinking ona daily basis and I hope my counterpart’s too. More than anything,working with other internationals and living abroad in anothercommunity has been an excellent experience and certainly one that Iwill remember.

While with the SIPA I helped them develop a recruitment planwhich ensured selection processes were robust and professional andthat their workforce eventually reflects the national ethnicity balance. Ialso took on the role of encouraging the recruitment of females intoSIPA. The first intake of direct new recruits (rather than officers fromother police bodies) was 38 per cent women.

The issue of increasing the recruitment of women intointernational peacekeeping missions is currently the subject of muchdebate within the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (UNDPKO). I recently represented the UK at a conference/workshopfocused on gender issues hosted by the Government of South Africa.The conference was an opportunity to explore the ways of enhancingthe role of women in pre and post conflict countries in support of therecommendations of UN Security Council Resolution 1325. DPKOrecognises that women are often key contributors to peacenegotiations forging links within war torn communities therebyincreasing the flow of intelligence; helping to reconstruct societies;dealing with security and defence issues.

A barrier to increasing the number of female military and civilianpolice peacekeepers is often that the nations supplying peacekeepershave an under representation of women in their home forces,especially in the senior ranks. We discussed recruitment and positiveaction initiatives to begin addressing this, some of which will bepiloted in Argentina, India, Nigeria and South Africa.

Anne Roche – Human ResourcesManager – European UnionPolice Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia

Inspector Claire Pridgeon makes friends withchildren outside a police station in Basra

Fact File • Postings can be for six or 12 months • Secondees can study for a post-graduate certificate in international

policing which can be converted into a Masters degree with further study.

• There are currently no family friendly postings

• The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and ACPO lead forInternational Affairs Chief Constable Paul Kernaghan are activelyencouraging more women to consider international secondments.Find out more from April on the following websitewww.internationalpolicing.com


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I joined Essex Police nearly 11 years ago,aged 24, and have been a traffic officerfor just over two years, prior to that I

worked in response and neighbourhoodpolicing.

I have always been interested in the role of atraffic officer and met my husband Kevin whilst onattachment to a traffic unit. I was attracted to theunit because it is a predominately male role and Ienjoyed the variation the job brings from dealingwith road traffic offences to road crashes. In themain traffic law is easy to deal with.

I think road safety is an important part ofpeople’s lives and if I can take just oneunroadworthy vehicle off the road in the course ofmy duty I feel like I have made a difference anddone a good job.

Working part-time I find that the job fits aroundmy home life. I work 21 hours a week over a threeday basis on a regular shift roster. My husbandalso works shifts and we tend to be able to sortthe shifts out between us. On the days that we areboth at work I have a friend who looks after myfour-year-old daughter Lauren. The only thing Idon’t like about the shift work is that I sometimesmiss out on Lauren’s pre-school activities such aslast year’s Easter Bonnet Parade.

The worst part of the job has to be dealing with

Traffic’s

A day in the lifeOn a typical day shift I leave home at about8.20am. If my husband is at work I will drop mydaughter off at my friend’s before driving the 10minute journey to work. Most of my shift colleaguesstart at 6am, but we have to supply a day shift carand I prefer to do day shifts as this fits in with myfamily life. I am normally crewed with anotherofficer and after we have checked our in-tray andemails and briefed ourselves, we decide whatenquiries we need to do between the calls from thecontrol room and the routine patrol work. The unitcovers a large area so we have to listen to two radiochannels – one through the car radio and the otheron our personal radios. This ensures we are awareof jobs which arise.

We usually get called over the radio to go to atleast one crash per shift. The nature of the crashdictates whether we have to put our fast roadtraining into use. If a road is blocked or someone isinjured it is graded as an emergency. If no one is


In the third of a series of featureslooking at the roles performed byspecialist officers, PC TracyGladman from Essex Police tellsGrapevine why working part-timeand being a traffic officer can be agreat combination.

The only requirement to join the unitis to be a response driver. All othertraining is done while you are on theunit. You have to go on a number ofcourses such as fast road training,traffic law courses and an advanceddriving course. Courses to accredityou as a vehicle examiner, prohibitionofficer etc are available should youwant to go on them but they are notcompulsory. There is no specificfitness test requirement although itdoes help to be reasonably fit.

Fancy being a traffic officer?



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fatal road collisions. You never like to meetpeople in the worst possible situations, but thisis the nature of the job. You need to do a goodjob to ensure the family feel they have beenprovided with a good level of service. It isimportant to give the family of the deceasedsome form of closure and enable them in someway to move on with their lives. Inevitably wework closely with both the fire and ambulancecrews. We tend to see the same faces at

incidents so quickly build up a good workingrelationship. We all know what our roles are andcan leave each other to get on with our jobswithout getting in each other’s way.

I do face a lot of verbal abuse from members ofthe public who say things like: “Can’t you do somereal police work?” But this is my role, this is what Ido and they would be the first to complain if theywere involved in an accident with anunroadworthy, uninsured driver.

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injured and no damage caused we will still attend ifneeded and provide advice, but then leave peopleto exchange details.

As traffic officers we have to breath test allmotorists involved in road traffic collisions or whohave been stopped for speeding, no seatbelt etc.Many drink drivers are caught this way.

Next we may get a call to go and deal withdebris on a main road. This is a commonoccurrence, especially on the major trunk roads. Weregularly find pieces of carpet and tarpaulin offlorries. Our aim is to slow the traffic down using arolling block, remove the debris and allow traffic tomove on again.

Lunch breaks, where possible, are used to writeup accident reports and chase up witnesses.

During rare quiet moments on patrol we lookout for motorists putting themselves or others indanger by using mobile phones or not wearingseatbelts, or carry out speed checks. These are only

done at sites highlighted as KSIs (killed andseriously injured sites). We do give people a bit ofleeway as most people’s speedometers are notcalibrated. But it is rare not to catch a speedingmotorist and most are given a fixed penalty notice.As the offence is endorsable, many motorists arguethe point at the roadside and we explain that theyare within their rights to request a court hearing.Most just pay the fine and suffer the points. I haveyet to go to court for a speeding offence where theperson is found not guilty. We do have a newpower to seize vehicles driven by someone withoutinsurance or a driving licence – a major boost for usas before they had seven days to produce theirdocuments and were allowed to drive away fromthe scene with no insurance.

Our day finishes with a refuel of the vehicle andthen a quick wash before tackling our paperworkand emails with a cup of tea. My day shift normallyfinishes at 6pm.

“You never like tomeet people in theworst possiblesituations, but this isthe nature of the job.”

In the minorityThere are only two female officers stationed atmy unit and I am the only part-time officer. Ihave a fantastic relationship with my shift. I geton well with my colleagues and am alwaystreated well. I do put up with the usual bantersuch as: “Oh, you’ve bothered to turn up forwork today then” and “Are you sure you cancope with working three days in a row?” All of itis harmless fun and I can take it that way.

I do not find being part-time a problem as Iam often willing to help my colleagues out. Ifmy husband is on his rest days and one of mycolleagues wishes to have a day off then I willmove my rest days about so that I can work tocover their absence. I think that this does putme in a good light with my shift who will coverurgent enquiries for me if I am off for anylength of time.

I thoroughly enjoy my role as a traffic officerand can see myself on the traffic unit for the restof my career.



Jackie Alexander, NottinghamshireJackie.alexander@nottinghamshire.pnn.police.ukLouise Angel, [email protected] Bird, British Transport [email protected] Bloor, [email protected] Causer, [email protected] Chapman, [email protected] Cochrane, Lothian and [email protected] Curtis, [email protected] Davenport, Vice President [email protected] Divine, [email protected]

Diane Doyle, British Transport [email protected] Donnell, [email protected] Foy, [email protected] Lam, [email protected] Lampard, [email protected] Lott, [email protected] Owsley, National [email protected] Parry, West [email protected] Phillipson, Grapevine Assistant [email protected]

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How to become a member of BAWPFor further information contact: CAROLYN WILLIAMSON, Secretary, BAWP, PO Box 999, Bordon, GU35 5AQ.Tel: 0870 766 4056 • Fax: 0870 766 4056 • E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.bawp.org

• You can attend national and regional training days and social events.• We can link you to other police professionals in this country and abroad.• We can enable you to share your expertise or specialist knowledge with others.• We have a ready-made network for work-related and social contacts.• We can keep you informed of training opportunities and conferences.• We can help your voice be heard in matters affecting women in the police service.• You will receive regular copies of this magazine.

Membership detailsFull membership is open to all officers and police staff, female and male, serving in the UK, along with retired officers.Associate membership is open to anyone with a professional interest in criminal justice.Corporate membership is now available for £350 p.a. Please contact BAWP Secretary Carolyn Williamson for more details.Please complete the form below and send it with your payment to: BAWP, PO Box 999, Bordon, GU35 5AQ.

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