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BAWP Awards 2012
08/12/2011CLOSING DATE 10th FEBRUARY. Once again, BAWP is seeking nominations for our 2012 Awards - which principally seek to honour women of achievement in policing. There are several different categories, all of which are open to all women in policing (which includes organisations such as SOCA and NPIA), and one of which is open to men, as well as women outside policing. Full details available here, and an application form is here. All nominations must be submitted electronically, and the closing date is Friday 10th February 2012.
Diversity Festival in Chester
01/02/2012The University of Chester is holding another Diversity Festival from 6th to 17th February, at various locations in the Chester area. The full programme is available to download here, or a general flyer available here. Alternatively, please visit their website. Most events are free, but may need booking, so if you are in that area do take a look.
IPA Membership
01/02/2012The International Police Association (IPA) Section UK, is keen to promote itself more widely to certain groups of the police family which are eligible for membership, but are still low in number. As a reminder, the IPA is open to the the following: any serving or retired police officer, police community support officers, scenes of crimes officers, investigating officers, special constables, and reserve officers. Also, in the case of any person who resigned voluntarily, and who can produce written proof that they previously served in the police service for 10 years or more, they may apply. For more information, visit: www.ipa-uk.org Joining fee is just £35.
Lemonaid
01/02/2012Talkback TV is currently looking for participants for its new production for ITV, called 'Lemonaid'. The presenter, Keith Lemon, wants to help people's dreams to come true. Maybe you would like your partner to propose, or perhaps it’s a new hair do you need? Would swapping jobs make your day, or would it just be nice to get away? Whatever your dilemma, Keith wants to help. Whatever your desire Keith is ready to make your dreams come true.
Big or small, silly or serious, whether it is for you or it’s a friend or family member you want to help…Keith’s open to anything! All you have to do is to tell them how you would like Keith to help you and why. For more info see theflier.
If you are interested, download the application form and send it in!
Senior PALP courses 2012
01/02/2012Sussex celebrating IWD
01/02/2012SWDF Springboard Programme 2012
01/02/2012The Scottish Womens Development Forum has organised another Springboard programme for women in policing in Scotland. It will take place over 4 separate days in February, March, April and May at the Scottish Police College. For more information see flier, or contact Sarah Wood on sarah.wood@tayside.pnn.police.uk.
The SWDF newsletter is also available here.
ACPO Women's Forum Mentoring Scheme
01/01/2012The ACPO Women’s Forum Mentoring Scheme offers women officers within the Superintendent and Chief Superintendent ranks, and equivalent staff members, the opportunity to work with a mentor. All mentors within the scheme are women who have progressed to ACPO rank and are ideally placed to guide others through the challenges of senior ranks, assisting with personal development and the achievement of professional goals. The scheme has run successfully for several years and ACC Heather Valentine of Hertfordshire Constabulary has now taken responsibility for co-ordinating the scheme. She is keen that female officers at Superintendent and Chief Superintendent ranks who are not currently utilising the scheme but who might benefit from doing so, are made aware of it. For further details please visit the dedicated page on Hertfordshire's website.
Women and Cuts Toolkit
17/11/2011As you may remember, in April Coventry Women’s Voices and the Centre for Human Rights in Practice published Unravelling Equality: a human rights and equality impact assessment of the cuts on women in Coventry. Since then they have had loads of groups contacting them wanting to do something similar in their area. Now the Women and the Cuts Toolkit is here to help them do just that. Coventry Women’s Voices and the TUC have launched the Women and the Cuts Toolkit for unions and local groups wanting to do a human rights and equality impact assessment of the cuts on women in their town or city. The toolkit is available here.
If you want to link to the toolkit on a blog or tweet about it you can find it on the TUC website here: http://www.tuc.org.uk/equality/tuc-20286-f0.cfm and the Coventry Women’s Voices website here: http://coventrywomensvoices.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/women-and-the-cuts-toolkit/
Study Opportunities at Gimborn
16/11/2011There are opportunities for non-IPA members to enhance their professional development through the IPA. Details of seminars planned for 2012 are as follows:
5- 9 March - Police Missions – concepts, objectives and experiences – preparation and evaluation – an instrument of development policy?
18 - 22 June - Organized Crime – a challenge for police and jurisdiction in the era of globalization
2 - 6 July - Product piracy – an increasing threat to our wealth and security – prevention and repression as a task for Customs and Police
27 - 31 August - Social unrest - as a challenge for the Police in Europe – Economic decline and imperfect multicultural integration
19 - 23 November - Police and Human Rights – police acting in democratic and constitutional societies – challenges, problems and concepts
More information about Gimborn itself and how to attend for free can be found at www.ipa-uk.org/Study