LATEST NEWS:
What's New? BAWP News...
Please note that most of this site is open to everyone. If you are a member and would like to have access to the Members' Area, please register via the button bottom left. Also remember to check the 'Conferences' page regularly, as this is updated with a wide range of events from all over the country, so one of them might be of value to you!
Bernard Divine
09/02/2010We are very sad to report the death of Bernard Divine, a long-time supporter and committee member of BAWP. Bernard retired as ACC in GMP, then took up a post with the RSPCA before finally retiring from regular work altogether. He played a major role in organising the Senior Women in Policing conferences in 2007 and 2008, and worked on the BAWP stand at many exhibitions - proving that BAWP membership is not exclusively female. He was married to Irene Divine, our first National Co-ordinator, and our thoughts are with her and their families.
BAWP Awards 2010 & Spring PDD
08/02/2010In 2010 the British Association for Women in Policing will once more be recognising the contributions and achievements of women within the police service with the only awards in policing specifically aimed at women. The ceremony will take place on the evening of Monday 19th April 2010 at the Leicester Marriott, and nominations have now closed. Over 110 were received, and our adjudicators are now studying them all closely to select the winners.
The next in our series of acclaimed Professional Development Days will take place at the Leicester Marriott on Tuesday 20 April, with the theme "Service Delivery - Are we making the right connections?". The programme for this is now available here, but for information on costs and to book, please visit www.bawpevents.co.uk.
Congratulations
11/02/2010Congratulations to Justine Curran, who has been appointed Chief Constable of Tayside Police with immediate effect. This doubles the number of women Chiefs in Scotland, the other being Norma Graham in Fife Constabulary.
Congratulations also to former long-time BAWP committee member Irene Curtis, who has been elected Vice President of the Superintendents' Association of England and Wales, who takes up her post shortly.
Defensive Tactics in USA
11/02/2010We are once again being invited to attend the Defensive Tactics Newsletter Instructor's Conference being held this year in Orlando, Florida in May. More details are available here, and the first person to register from the BAWP advert will have their registration fee of $490 waived, so you will just need to get yourself there and accommodated!
Fawcett Society Report
11/02/2010The Fawcett Society has launched a new report which may be of interest. Realising rights: increasing ethnic minority women’s access to justice examines the experiences of ethnic minority women throughout the criminal justice system – as offenders, victims and workers in the justice sector. It explores the intersectional discrimination on the grounds of race and sex that these women frequently face and the realities of a justice system which too often overlooks the needs of ethnic minority women in policy development and practice. Download the report here
Gender Pay Gap
11/02/2010The Equality and Human Rights Commission has announced that employers that choose to analyse and report publicly their gender pay gaps will receive limited immunity from investigation. As part of the Commission's drive to increase gender equality in the workplace, this unprecedented step aims to encourage businesses to adopt voluntary measures to analyse and make public their gender pay gaps. For more information click here.
Holidays in France
11/02/2010Details are available of a holiday cottage in France. Please click here for more information, and if you contact them say that you got the information from the BAWP website.
HPDS Engagement Days
11/02/2010NPIA is organising a number of engagement days in March at venues around the country. These are aimed at constables and sergeants who may be interested in participating in the HPDS. Full details are available here
International Womens Day
11/02/2010International Women's Day (IWD), annually on 8 March, is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, IWD is a national holiday. The first IWD was run in 1911. For information on this year's events go to the website http://www.internationalwomensday.com/
Looking for a coach?
11/02/2010We are talking about for professional working purposes here, not sporting prowess! In addition to others previously mentioned on this site, Angela Hackett has now launched her website for her company The Way Consulting . She has already done work with senior women in policing, amongst others.
Need help valuing jewellery?
07/02/2010SafeGuard is the Premier Independent Jewellery, Watch & Silverware valuation service in the UK and is a wholly owned division of The Birmingham Assay Office. The team of expert, experienced and highly qualified Valuers are proud of the work they do with Police Forces throughout the country. SafeGuard provides a range of jewellery, watch and silerware valuation services and can value items ranging from the everyday contemporary to the most intricate, individual and complicated antique piece. The SafeGuard team of highly qualified expert valuers will give you an independent valuation as we do NOT buy or sell jewellery products. We therefore have no vested interest in the product, or its replacement value and promise you an unbiased opinion every time.
If you think that we may be able to help you please contact us. For all your enquiries Tel: 0871 423 7922 or email safeguard@theassayoffice.co.uk For more information please visit www.safegaurdvaluations.com
PMAS launch new ISAs
07/02/2010PMAS has launched a new range of ISAs to help police people make the most of their tax-free savings allowance. For more information please see their press release.
Police Week in USA
07/02/2010Volunteers are sought to attend National Police Week in Washington DC between 9 May and 17 May to help commemorate the scores US officers killed in the line of duty each year. The week-long event consists of memorial services, parades, a charity bike ride, a candle-lit vigil at the National Police Memorial (during which, fallen officers' names are added to the Wall of Honour), various family events for the bereaved and a Presidential address.
Every year a contingent of UK police officers attends the event. The UK involvement is high profile and includes; forming Guards of Honour (in full Number One Dress Uniform) meeting, greeting and escorting bereaved family members and friends at Washington Regan National Airport (in Dress Uniform), with US Honour Guard Teams. The week is organised by a charity called Concerns of Police Survivors and supported by the UK equivalent Care of Police Survivors.
Officers wishing to attend will have to make their own travel arrangements, and will have to seek authority to wear their uniform abroad from their OCU Commanders. Some OCU Commanders grant Special Leave for all or part of officer's time at Police Week. Visit this link for more details of the National Police Week. For more information please contact Inspector Jaiye Warwick-Saunders at Southall Police Station - 0208 - 246 - 1108
Run the Brighton Marathon
07/02/2010The first ever Brighton Marathon takes place on Sunday 18 April. The fast flat route tours much of Brighton and
This organisation is helping to lay the foundations for lasting peace and security in communities affected by violent conflict, currently working in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caucasus and the
For more information about securing your place, call Sarah on 020 7627 6840 or email fundraising@international-alert.org
WaterAid Sponsored Walk
07/02/2010On Saturday 26th June a choice of walks (6 miles or 11 miles) along the South Downs Way in West Sussex will raise funds for WaterAid. Walkers will gather at Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre from where they will be taken by coach to their chosen starting point - Washington or Steyning - to walk back to the Museum. Amberley Museum is on the B2139 midway between Arundel and Storrington. On their return to Amberley walkers can take advantage of reduced admission to the museum where refreshments are available. For more information contact the organiser.
Benefit for BAWP members
06/01/2010LadyCare are currently offering a 20% discount to any member who wished to purchase one of their magnetic products designed to reduce the discomfort that can be caused during the menstrual cycle or menopause. Details and a direct link are available on the Members' Page. If you haven't already registered to access it, then please use the link on the left, and wait a couple of days for it to be authorised.