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I I E I P r m THE BIRD I plnLI CIF I - LEIGH - SEE :m CENTRE PAGES Im - I I LmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmrmmmmmmII I including Essex Police Magazine I The Newspaper of the Essex Police New Information Room could go live by 1993 BUILDING FIR THE the Police Committee at the beginning of June, would sional control rooms. A new building would The only exception to n~ean a new building free 375 square metres of behind HQ garage, with the single tier central control office space for other would be at stansted new Information Room departments when the Airport is planned to two-and-&half times the Information Room vacated have its size of the existing one. own control room. its current location. Fears have been voiced While the options have Supervisors will be at the loss of the local Yet to be agreed with the placed in the centre of the touch, but operators will Home Office* the FIR new Information Room, (Force Inf~rmationRoom) work on a single division, with six divisional consoles getting to know both the project team say it is hoped around the outside, to go live before the end of area and its officers. Motorway AS well as saving an Already the nerve centre Between the Harlow and estimated f2.5 Over of E~~~~ police, the Grays consoles, will be a a ten-Year period, FIR Information Room will motorway console. should give a better service assume greater importance Along one of the six to the public, by providing as centralised control is sides, it is planned to have a fa"cr> more efficient, introduced, providing a sin- a window looking onto a gle level of communica- garden, utilising natural Robbery light, whilst the command chf.I~~~. ~~~~~~d room, a briefing room, rest gives the example of a rooms and equipment room policeman on foot patrol Replacing sub-divisional would be Out- who sees a responsc car control rooms, the new side, flash past and does not Information Room Security is vital and the control UHF personal know an armed mbbery has single-stOre~ taken place around the tor- radios as as VHF car would be surrounded by a .c, radios. It will continue to HaHa a system with a The 999 call comes into take all 999 alarm 6ft fence constructed in a HQIR, and the car is dis. ditch, fence just patched by an operator BLUE PETER pony Je three feet ground there. Then details would mote the latest security Jet was freezemarke blaze of TV spotlights, prevention measure fea programme. Historically, hand-held arlier schemes to adapt cated. existing Information radius, and had to be con- in Essex last year ed motion is to increase the 36 pence per week. The into account any further Worthwhile amount of weekly sub- effect of the conference For the past year the increase as per pay percent- scriptions payable to motion was that there Federation ' National age in October. Can I say from a person- Branch Board Funds from would be no further Treasurer was finding it al note that I am not sur- £ 1.20 per week to £1.74 increase in subscriptions increasingly difficult to prised that a large increase per week, to commence on until October 1992. meet the present level of Confusion was needed in our sub- 1st July 1991. The above increases cover to the membership scriptions just basing it on It will not be possible for were requested by the Joint under the Fund Rules from The amended motion the increased amount of members to continue sub- Central Committee existing resources. takes account of this and claims that have gone scribing at the current rate Treasurer and after listen- deals with the increase in through my hands for ing to the reasons given, He was having to realise one hit. This also saves of £1.20. investments to meet bills. Essex Officers in the last In accordance with the your Joint Branch Board confusion and problems twelve months for legal supported the amended Obviously this can only go with the pay office at agreed formula for the cal- on for a certain amount of advice, medical appeals culation of rates of pay the motion which was carried County Hall. and representation. overwhelmingly by time before the money At the same time as the new monthly amount eventually runs out. A service which I think payable will be £7.57. Conference. increase in subscriptions it AS promised - a full update on our motions for this To help you understand Together with this, the was also agreed by all those members that years Conference at Bournemouth. the reasons for such a large first four months of this Conference that Local Joint have benefited from will Motion 29 speeding up decisions in cases involving Cadets increase I give a brief sum- year has seen a phenome- Branch Boards would not agree is worthwhile and a suspensions, was backed by the Joint Central Committee mary below. However if nal increase in the amount pay two thirds of all sub- necessity. and was carried by Conference with no votes against. The subscriptions any member wishes further of legal advice, legal repre- scriptions to Central You never know when This will now go forward as Federation policy for payable by Cadets are not clarification then please sentations and disciplines Committees and not the you might need it! negotiation by our National Committee. bur motion 43 regarding standing orders and the rights of women members was withdrawn on request of the womcn members. Our amendment to the motion 36 regarding the num- bers attending conference in the future, although accepted REPAIRS lions placed on the scheme by details of this year's Fun Day A68191 has now been issued. Brian Pallant in the Federation due to be held on the 14th July Office. in principal, was lost when the substantial motion was I AM curnntly dealing with thf!~~,,($~~~nhas been 1991. ~h,new increase should be defeated. several problems with regard in the July paypackets. Obtained by both sides Of the The Federation memorabilia For those members who will BODIES The point we made with regard to the Secretaries and in and impmvements to Police Negotiating Board who stall will once again be there be moving from Transitional THE gratuities payable for fact Chairmen being additional delegates will obviously P from unrealistic you are aware have been in together with our successful ~ll~~~~~~to ~~~~i~~ searching and fingerprinting be looked at when the matter is fully discussed. quotes from the County agreement Over such a tea and cake tent. Allowance please note letters badly decomposedbodies, set Our amendment regarding the number of full time Architects Department under scheme coming into Operation. an added attraction this will be sent out individually Out in 8414 have This Opiniontends to suggest been increased. The revised Federation officials was carried by Conference. the F~~~~~~i~~~ scheme to year we will be running a stall from H.Q. towards the end of that the Home Office is totally June. rates, with effect from 20 length of time to out net- Rat down the Drainpipe. All March 199 1, are as follows: essary repairs or improve- proceeds go to so get - Private Patients Plan - ments. The matter is therefore to be a) Where the body is raised at the next Police '''t~~~~~~ pennies and DISCOUNT searched and fingerprints If any officer in provided Negotiating Board meeting at taken by the same officer on accommodation has similar Programmes at £1 will be FORCE order ~69191 has Jennie passes problems please let me have the end of July 1991. Let's rece."tly been issued which the same occasion the current hope that finally the on sale shortly. This entitles details the increase in the max- figure of be the details in writing so that I You to admission on the day. increased to £23.23. can include it in my delibera- Office might see some sense imum amount of discount tions with the Architects and allow Police Authorities under H~~~~ Purchase b) For searching or for fin- on her medical their discretion in implement- gerprinting where the tasks are Department. HOUSING Discount scheme. MEMBERS will be for the forthcoming vacan- ing such schemes. necessarily performed by dif- LEASING FURTHER to my report in the It has been increased ferent officers, or by the same interested to hear that cy. £35900(J to f50700(J. LAST month 1 re~ortedthat I ,. ., . ,,,, last edition of the Law re the officer on separate occasions, Jennie Taylor has been On a note of administra- was seeking a lLgal opinion FUN DAY increase in the housing Anybody requiring any fur- the current figure of £10.35 to promoted. Jennie has tion, coutd all members with regard to the interpreta- LAST month's Law carried allowance. Force Order ther information please contact be increased to f 15.51. been the part-time assis- remember that any tant in the office for six changes to membership years. e.g. new dependents, During that time she has change of membership or The revised allowance rates effective from April 11,1991 are: been of considerable assis- hdeed new applications - Refreshment allowance tance to myself as Group must be processed through Superintendents Inspectors, Sergeants Secretary and her knowl- my office at Headquarters. Constables edge of the very compli- The reason for this is (i) For one meal £3.82 cated 'small print' of med- more realistic than merely (ii) For two meals £5.38 ical insurance contracts keeping r~cordsUP-to- Subsistence allowance has enabled us to provide a date.