‘ 161 ‘ TaISSUE l k THE MAGAZINETH OF THE ROUGHMINISTRY OF DEFENCE POLICE JUNE 2016 INSIDE ❚ Senior Leaders’ Conference FORCE’S Special Report ❚ FUTURE ❚ MDP ROLE support to AND HQ QE Carriers WHERE Project picks TO LOCATION up speed ❚ UNDER NEXT REVIEW SENIOR LEADERS’ CONFERENCE – SPRING 2016 ISSUE 161 JUNE 2016 CONTENTS Report by Norman Hicks Senior Leaders’ Conference – Spring 2016 1 MDP plays vital roles in QEC project 5 5 Project Servator 8 Organisational Development Strategy 2016­2017 14 8 Launching . ‘Our Leadership Standard’ 19 Central Support Group escort 20 20 Photographs by Paul Kemp Recruitment campaign re­boot after freeze . 24 be because we need to be in a strong position to be able to deliver the change that is necessary, whatever that Delivering looks like,” he said. Well done, and thank you letters 31 The Chief had earlier reminded delegates: “We are here to deliver the 24 Ministry of Defence requirement, change . whether that is from Defence directly, or from those customers who require Defence to provide a service. We are ‘ the provider of choice and, in order to . in uncertain times be that provider of choice, we need to be modern, capable and efficient at what we do.” ❚ Chief Constable Alf Hitchcock ‘ T/ACC DAVE LONG , The 2015 Strategic Defence also picked up on the challenges ahead Security Review (SDSR) had decreed Conference Director, for the Force. that, despite Defence spending being welcomed delegates to the “The drive is for us to be modern, protected at two per cent of GDP, Ta l k Spr ing 2016 Senior Leaders’ efficient, capable and to continue to there was still a requirement to reduce Conference , held at HQ deliver our MOD requirement, but with the head count of civilian staff from its THROUGH one eye on the fact that there is current level of 56,860 down to 41,000 Wether sfield. something coming around the corner by 2020. Editor: “We are in challenging times and very soon. He outlined some of the pressures Norman Hicks We welcome articles and photos of interest to readers, but reser ve I think we all know that. They are “By July we will know where there would be on the Defence Corporate Communications the right to shorten/edit contributions. uncertain times, but also interesting Government is going on the national budget and some of the uncertainties Room 124/1070 Staff contributing articles should ensure they are suitable for open times that could equally bring new infrastructure police force and how surrounding the future, including the MDP Wethersfield publication. opportunities to MDP in the future,” that’s going to work out. In the mean­ outcome of the Infrastucture Policing Braintree, Essex CM7 4AZ he said. time we need to be as good as we can Review. tel: 01371 854053 If you would like to discuss your contribution, please contact the Editor. e­mail: MDP­CorpCom­[email protected] 1 CONTINUED . SENIOR LEADERS’ CONFERENCE – SPRING 2016 we have seen at the Police Committee in “The Chief and I have briefed the down on Germany is going to bring terms of a consistent commitment and Minister on the Infrastructure Policing upwards of 20,000 personnel back into delivery by front line cops. By and large, Review and I joined our Minister in his the MOD estate. what characterises this organisation in meeting with the Home Office to agree In January, DIO announced it would my experience is the body of front line the next steps. be vacating a dozen named sites over the cops who really do understand that they The scope of the review takes in next five to ten years, with the long­term are there to meet the customers’ police organisations involving three future of another 72 other sites, including requirements.” functions: Wethersfield, being assessed at that time. ❚ Armed protective policing Subsequently, DGHOCS asked for INFRASTRUCTURE ❚ Policing of public spaces Wethersfield to be treated as a stand­ POLICING REVIEW ❚ Keeping critical network moving alone site, earmarked for closure, with the current activities there being transferred Visiting from the Directorate of Defence Harvey explained that the project is to other MOD sites with appropriate Security (DDefSy), Harvey Moore running alongside a number of other capacity. explained the rationale and key objectives related Home Office initiatives around of the SDSR. It included specific commit­ armed policing, all of which would need A Value for Money study was ments ‘likely to have an impact on MDP’s to be considered as part of the instigated, with a final decision scheduled no later than June this year, he said. long­term direction’, including making infrastructure policing review. more use of returning troops from NB: Closure of the Wethersfield site “Ultimately, this is a huge opportunity overseas deployments in guarding roles at by 2020 was confirmed by the DIO on for MDP to shape and mould policy MOD establishments. March 24th. around the way that you think of as There were also opportunities, armed policing, in both organisational including the renewed long­term commit­ terms and in response to major incidents. OPERATIONAL SUCCESSES ment to the nuclear deterrent and Obviously, we all hope that we won’t have Operational highlights for the past year providing armed policing support for the a Paris­style attack, but if it happens, MDP “At the start there were six possible option before that?’ so start with a at least part of CID when it was under were introduced by ACC Dave Allard, new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft needs to be ready and able to respond, options of what a new Infrastructure smaller version, then move in stages severe threat from MOD budget cuts; also attending his final SLC before retiring carriers, being built on the Clyde and due either as you are now, or as part of a Policing Force could look like for the towards what might be the bigger force, support to the Olympics; and the new in the summer. to berth at Portsmouth. larger force.” nation. That has been honed down or even stop with the smaller version Operational Policing Model. Explaining the financial pressures on They included Op Justiceship – dramatically to essentially can you get doing what you need it to do? “Two other things, looking backwards, the central MOD budget and, therefore, preparation for the arrival of the Queen MOD Police, Civil Nuclear Constabulary, “But there is a lot of work to be done that I have observed in the years that I the money available to fund MDP, Harvey Elizabeth Class carriers (see page 5); British Transport Police, Home Office first. What is interesting to have come out have been going around, meeting your said that there was clearly scope for a Op Temperer – a national armed Roads Policing, Home Office airports and of the Value for Money Research as part customers and also meeting the Force better model of funding for the Force. mobilisation of police officers in the event Highways England into one giant police of this project is that we come out pretty members in focus groups is the absolutely of a terrorist attack and Project Servator – force which, if you can, becomes the third “The future of MDP is likely to be as well. We are a pretty lean, efficient, cost­ consistent support that there has been high profile proactive policing outside key biggest police force in Britain. part of a larger Force,” he said. “The SDSR effective police force,” he said. expressed to us as the Police Committee Defence locations, coupled with the roll included a commitment to integrate by the customers at these locations. out of the MDP’s new Operational infrastructure policing further and to Policing Model (see page 8). “They love what you do, they want review the options to do this. So, the POLICE COMMITTEE Supt Sandy Stewart outlined the you to carry on doing it and you have to Home Office, DECC, Department for In what will probably be his last planned Force response to a national learn even more how to exploit their Transport and the MOD are undertaking a appearance at an SLC before his term of armed mobilisation of troops and police loyalty to the services that you provide. joint review of infrastructure policing, office as Chairman of the MOD Police with the aim of reporting to Ministers in in the event of a major terrorist incident “The second thing that has been Committee ends at the end of September, having occurred, or thought to be absolutely consistent from day one is what the summer. David Riddle reflected on the past eight imminent, meaning the threat level had “MDP and MOD are fully represented and a half years since his appointment. FUTURE HQ LOC ATION? been raised to Critical. on the review, with Colin Stallwood, who The Force had been through a large David Old, Head of Business Systems The national deployment, code­ had been working in MDP Finance, now a number of reviews in that time, but had and Deputy Head of Establishment at named Operation Temperer, would see fully paid up member of the Home Office also notched up some notable achieve­ Wethersfield (pictured), spoke about troops augmenting police firearms officer project team, Supt Dave Pawley will also ments, he said. Project Jute, the rationalisation of the numbers where these were deemed be part of the project team, providing MOD estate as part of the SDSR process, inadequate to meet the threat. These included Operation Vintage – MDP Subject Matter Expertise into the with the aim of releasing land to provide national infrastructure policing – which he review, the Chief is part of the Senior The MDP response to such a 55,000 new homes.