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News Last updated 02/05/08
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Skills for Justice launch online Guide to Equality and Diversity SFJ is delighted to announce the launch of an online resource which helps organisations to implement good equality and diversity practice in the workplace.
Visit www.skillsforjustice.com/ebrief to view the full article.
Police triumph at Opportunity Now Awards. Once again the Champion award has gone to a woman in policing. Following the success of our own President previously, the 2008 winner is BAWP member Wendy Benson from MOD Police and Guarding Agency. In addition, a team from West Midlands Police led by and including several BAWP members has won the 'Diverse Women Award'. We congratulate all of them.
Job Opportunity. The Womens Holiday Centre is a not for profit, co-operatively run organisation, providing affordable holday accommodation for women and children. They are currently looking for a joint co-ordinator, and details of that post are available here. More information on the charity is available on their website or here.
Do you know what it was REALLY like in the 70s? A production company is working on a documentary for BBC FOUR called "The Real Life on Mars." Taking as our starting point the popular BBC drama, they want to ask what policing was really like in the 70s, and whether characters like the fictional DCI Gene Hunt really stalked the corridors acting like they were in The Sweeney.
They understand that women were just beginning to prove themselves in the 1970s and would love to talk to any officer from the period about what life was like, how they won the respect of all their colleagues, and how attitudes may have changed.
In the first instance please ring for an informal chat on the phone, and then if people are interested they would hopefully arrange to film an interview some time during May.
Please contact Simon Brown as below if you are interested. Direct line at the BBC is 0208 752 7877, mobile is 0795 716 0219, and email is simon.brown.05@bbc.co.uk.
Help overcome the Glass Cliff! Researchers at the University of Exeter are conducting cutting edge research into the experiences of women in the police service. All female members of the service (both officers and staff), but principally those at junior to intermediate levels are invited to complete a short (5-10 mins) online questionnaire that looks at the personality of different members of the service and asks about daily workplace experiences. We have been of mutual support to each other for a number of years now, so please take part if you can by following this link.
Reviews? The Commission is assigning high priority to equal pay and is updating and developing the EOC's Equal Pay Review Kit designed to help employers identify and tackle unequal pay.
Employer input is vital to ensure the Kit remains practical and user
friendly. TMS Equality & Diversity Consultants, who are updating the Kit on behalf of the EHRC, are looking for employers who would be willing to help. This will involve commenting on proposals and, possibly, attending one meeting. It should not be time consuming and will not require you to conduct a pay review or reveal any pay data.
If you think you can help, or would like more details, please contact
Lorraine Paddison, Director TMS, at lorraine@tms.uk.com or call 01305 213880 / 0771 429 1165
Guide to the workplace killing law. The Centre for Corporate Accountability (CCA) has published an 80-page guide to the new Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act which came into force on 6 April 2008. CCA says the guide is intended to help a range of interested groups and individuals - lawyers, advisers, bereaved families, trade unions, managers, employers or others - to understand the nature of the new offence, the type of organisations to which it applies, the circumstances that will lead to prosecution and areas in which the Act remains open to legal interpretation. CCA says its guide also helps explain how the new 'statutory' offence differs from the old 'common law' offence, and sets out the main arguments on each of the key issues in the 12 years since the Law Commission in England and Wales published its proposals for reform in 1996. A summary of the Act's key provisions is available on CCA's website.
IAWP International Scholarship. The International Association of Women Police sponsors a scholarship award each year for a serving Police woman to attend the Annual IAWP Training Conference.This is a competitive award given to an outstanding female police officer employed outside North America, and pays for attendance at the Annual Conference, this year in Darwin Australia. If you would like to be considered, download the further information here, but act fast, as the closing date is 30 April.
Learning the Lessons. The Learning the Lessons Committee, a multi-agency forum whose members are ACPO, APA, HMIC, Home Office, IPCC and NPIA, issues a regular Learning the Lessons bulletin. This is a bulletin for the police service with summaries of cases which may help police improve their policies and practices, and the current one is on custody issues.This is available here, and they are seeking feedback on the report and its contents. If you can spare a few minutes to complete and return this to them please click here.
Special offer from Austin Reed for BAWP members. We now have a special deal negotiated with Austin Reed to give BAWP members a whopping 20% off all full price merchandies in their stand alone stores. If you are an individual member please log on and go to the Members' Area now for full details as to how you can claim this discount.
WNC Spring Newsletter. The WNC Spring Newsletter contains some interesting updates on various initiatives and some job vacancies.
ACPO Women's Forum Mentoring Scheme. ACPO Women's Forum has an established mentoring scheme to assist Superintendents aiming for ACPO rank, and it now has its own website. Click to download a flier, or visit the website.
NCTT Bulletin. The latest Bulletin from the ACPO National Community Tension Team is available here.
CJS reform newsletter The latest edition of the CJS newsletter is available to download here.
IAWP Conference 2008. The top end of Australia is starting to heat up as we head towards the 2008 IAWP Training Conference to be held in Darwin. With an innovative conference, interesting people and unimaginable soroundings, why would you want to miss out. Registration is now available online along with a program outline, recommended accommodation and post-conference tour options, visit www.iawp2008.org . The latest newsletter is available here. Also, our travel partner, Harvey World Travel, is standing by to assist delegates with their travel arrangements. They are an Australian company, so have special expertise in this area. Call the dedicated BAWP Travel Club on 0844 55 33 766, e-mail them on bawp@harveyworldtravel.co.uk, or visit the website, www.harveyworldtravel.co.uk/bawp.
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