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59121 Focus Link Spring:42402 Focus Link Spring 04 4/3/11 09:32 Page 1 Y Gwanwyn / Spring 2011 Ffederasiwn Heddlu Gogledd Cymru Ar Y Cyd â Heddlu Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Police Federation In Association With North Wales Police Chief Constable’s Update well informed about local policing issues, compared to 35% last year. To give you a quick overview of how we fared in the survey: K People overall seem to feel that Awards they have more influence over policing priorities, although Page 2 & 3 awareness of what the actual priorities are seem to have fallen significantly. K Perceptions of some of the key ASB concerns have improved, particularly with regard to issues around young people hanging around and drunk Chief Constable, Mark Polin and rowdy behaviour. K Policing perceptions around Firstly I would like to thank all of you who treatment, reliability fairness took part in the cultural survey. One of the and value for money have Project 2011+ Update performance indicators within the annual remained stable. policing priorities was to improve upon Pages 12 & 13 your assessment of leadership in the K Awareness of the NPT and seeing organisation. This target was achieved police officers has decreased, with staff feeling that there had been whereas knowing who your local significant improvements in professional officers are has remained stable. judgement and service delivery, working K One in 20 people, which equates environment and pride, and both to some 33,000 people, are aware leadership and management. of Balance your Bobbies and 38% There were some areas which showed as of those asked were aware of the having deteriated from last year and they 101 non emergency number. will be subjected to further analysis, both at a Force divisional and departmental level, to understand what actions may be taken to We will be building on this in the coming year with trust and confidence still very Tackling Serious and ensure that things improve. The action plan will be publicised and will demonstrate that much at the top of the agenda. Organised Crime your views really continue to make a Finally, I would like to draw your attention to difference. Its implementation will be the update on Project 2011+ included in this Page 15 overseen by me. edition. I know there has been concern in The plans around next year's survey are some quarters that some decisions are not currently in discussion with chief officers and being made quickly enough; whilst I the Police Authority. For more information understand the frustration, it is of about the survey results see page 5. paramount importance that we consult on key decisions, both inside and outside the I'd like to go on to thank you all again, this organisation on occasion, and that we get time for the part you played in significantly those decisions right for some will be raising the overall confidence level in North virtually irreversible once made. Moreover, Wales Police from 77% in 2009 to 84% in individuals and teams are being affected 2010. and it is important that we do our very best to appoint people to roles, in accordance Despite the Home Office removing the with their wishes where possible, but in all mandate for conducting local confidence cases on a sound basis. This will sometimes surveys we took the decision to continue to Sports Section take longer than a decision made in haste. measure confidence at local authority level. We won’t always get it right but we are Pages 20 & 21 The most recent results, released on January certainly trying. 12th, showed that 40% of people now feel 59121 Focus Link Spring:42402 Focus Link Spring 04 4/3/11 09:33 Page 2 FORCE AWARDS The latest Force Awards Ceremony took place at the Interchange in Old Colwyn on the evening of Thursday 3rd Febuary. The event was well attended by Police Officers, Police Staff members, their families and friends. Amongst the deserving and inspiring recipients of awards were the following: CHIEF CONSTABLE’S COMMENDATIONS Constable 2585 Glenys Jones for an outstanding act of bravery whilst disarming A call room supervisor and a member of the and arresting a person who was threatening to Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team were set alight a propane gas cylinder. awarded for their work in developing a system to improve the way mountain rescue incidents are dealt with. Detective Constable 1038 Steven Hughes and Acting Sergeant 2256 Jennifer Williams Their SMS ‘SARCALL' system is being for their outstanding commitment and considered for use by forces across the UK. investigative skills displayed during Operation Ruby. David Roberts-Simcock and John Hulse, a team leader with Ogwen Valley Mountain Christine Gunning & Paul Byron Rescue, were presented with a ‘Chief with Assistant Chief Constable POLICE LONG SERVICE AND GOOD Constable's Commendation' by Assistant Gareth Pritchard SERVICE AWARD Chief Constable Gareth Pritchard at a Force Inspector Karl Rathbone, Constable 919 Awards evening at the Interchange, Old Lynette Ryott-Clayton, Detective Chief Colwyn, in February. Inspector Graham Talbot, Sergeant 515 Darren Jacks, Constable 128 Valerie Kirman, Chief Inspector David Roome, Sergeant 495 CHIEF CONSTABLE’S COMMENDATIONS Samantha Roberts, Sergeant 844 Neil WERE ALSO AWARDED TO: Stringfellow, Constable 235 Angela Jones, Sergeant 1943 Emlyn Hughes for his Constable 266 Petra Ashton, Constable 883 Gary Martin, Constable 1093 Carol Coole, contribution to the successful reduction in Inspector Paul McKeown, Acting Inspector deaths and serious injuries in drivers across Aled Eynon, Constable 321 Linda O’Hare, North Wales. Sergeant Hughes was Constable 587 Paul Siebenmann, Constable instrumental in gaining the support of 160 Joseph Caffrey, Constable 625 John McDonalds for the Deadly Mates campaign McCarthy, Detective Constable 1038 Steven and he has successfully secured 150 places Hughes, Constable 1791 Michael Jones, Alistair Read, Dave Roberts – Simcock, Chief Inspector Ian Maxwell, Sergeant 732 for young drivers on the AA Drive Smart John Hulse – Moutain Rescue Andrew Jones, Sergeant 896 Wyn Williams, Scheme. Constable 322 Garry Lamb, Constable 447 Gary Threlfall, Constable 948 Ian Davies, Temporary D/Constable 2341 Paul Byron Constable 1694 Christopher Jeffs, and Christine Gunning, CSI, for their Constable 109 Bryan Teeson and dedication to duty and investigative skills Constable 64 Alix Langton. above and beyond the standard expected in POLICE LONG SERVICE AND GOOD relation to the investigation of a series of SERVICE AWARD cannabis cultivation and money laundering cases across North Wales Police and other Malcolm Hughes, Alan Williams, Egryn force areas. Roberts, Debbie Murray, Marian Davies, Ruth Wild, Helen Oldfield and Kathryn Brady. Constable 1944 David Lobjoit for an outstanding act of bravery whilst disarming Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team member and arresting a person who was Alistair Read, whose rope rescue skills helped threatening to set alight a propane gas Alistair Read – save the lives of two Kayakers, was also Royal Humane Society Award cylinder. presented with a Royal Humane Society award. Stonewall awards North Wales Police has been placed 26 in Stonewall's top 100 NWP has also received a Community Safety Award UK employers. from Stonewall Cymru for its work to tackle homophobic abuse on public transport. Stonewall's Workplace Equality Index provides an evidence based model of good practice and challenges employers to improve Posters drawing bus passengers' attention to this their performance for LGB staff. North Wales Police entered the type of crime have been placed on local buses and index for the first time in 2009 and for two years held 50th place. public response has been very positive. 2 59121 Focus Link Spring:42402 Focus Link Spring 04 4/3/11 09:33 Page 3 OFFICER PRAISED AS LIFE SAVER Quick thinking PC Fran Donaghy, who would make it to Glan Clwyd and asked my saved the life of a man suffering from wife to follow him to the local GP surgery. anaphylactic shock, is now in line for a With blue lights flashing he cleared the Chief Constable's commendation. traffic and we arrived at Beech House Surgery." Fran, who is based in St Asaph as part of the Eastern Roads Policing Unit, has been put Fran said he immediately knew what to do forward for the award after coming to the as his daughter suffers from a peanut aid of Paul Marfleet whose wife was allergy, he knew that adrenaline was needed attempting to drive him from their home in immediately. Nantglyn to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, Recalling the day, Fran said: "After stopping Bodelwyddan. the car, I looked at Paul and I could clearly On December 13 Fran found himself being see that he needed treatment as soon as flagged down in Denbigh town centre by possible. Time was of the essence and I knew Mrs Marfleet who was stuck in traffic. He that any delay would be detrimental, so a Paul Marfleet met up with Fran to quickly realised how serious the situation local surgery was the best option. I knew personally thank him for his lifesaving actions. was for Paul and with time of the essence he that I needed to administer the adrenaline in escorted their car through the traffic to a a bid to counteract the reaction he was local surgery and rushed in to get a syringe having and managed to do just that." Both my wife and I are of adrenaline which he then injected into Paul was then taken by ambulance to Ysbyty of the opinion that Paul's leg. Glan Clwyd and has since made a full I probably wouldn't Paul said: "Both my wife and I are of the recovery. opinion that I probably wouldn't have have survived the thirty Superintendent Gary Ashton said: "Fran's survived the thirty minute delay to Glan minute delay to Glan actions were commendable and in keeping Clwyd.