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Grapevine Spring cover section 4/9/07 08:37 Page 1 Grapevine Spring 2007v2 4/9/07 08:36 Page 1 From the Editor elcome to the spring edition of Grapevine. This W issue contains coverage of the recent successful Senior Women in Policing Conference. If like me, you unfortunately could not be there, the articles will give you a taster of what an excellent NEWS event this was. It is also interesting to see the positive response that Liz OSPRE made fairer after BAWP challenge 3 Owsley got from an international West Midland’s 4 company when she contacted them proactive recruiting regarding an inappropriate advertising campaign – see page 5 for full details! As promised in the last edition the series on specialisms returns with PC Tracy Gladman giving us her perspective on her role as a Practical tips for West Mercia parents-to-be 4 traffic officer. If you are an officer in a specialist role and would like to inspire your colleagues to follow in your footsteps by Ad with ‘domestic violence’ inference pulled 5 featuring in the next addition of Grapevine or have any news stories you would like us to share with BAWP members please Special Focus get in touch. Get a flavour of this year’s Senior Women in Policing Conference in a four page special report 6-9 Dates for your diary 2007 Spring Professional Development Day on Cross Border Policing and BAWP Awards evening – Forest of Arden Hotel, Warwickshire. Tuesday April 17 (awards dinner) and Wednesday April 18. Special Health Professional Development Day in association FEATURES with ‘Well Being of Women’ – Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, near Regents Park, London. Friday, June 1 (see inside In the spotlight 10 back cover). The Met’s Denise Milani gives an insight into her life Autumn Professional Development Day on Specialist Posts – Forest of Arden Hotel, Warwickshire. Monday September 10 (dinner) and Tuesday September 11. Tackling the long hours culture 11 Lynne Copp wants managers to measure output not input 45th Annual IAWP Training Conference – Denver, Colorado, USA, September 23-27. A secondment aboard 12-13 Share the experiences of three women who took on Reception at the House of Lords to mark BAWP’s 20th policing in another country anniversary – Thursday November 1. Part-time and a traffic officer 14-15 2008 Essex PC Tracy Gladman achieves Senior Women in Policing Conference – Hilton Metropole, NEC, her work/life balance Birmingham. Monday 25 February to Wednesday 27 February. Membership details 16 Editor: Inspector Kim Rowley Assistant Editor: Nicky Phillipson Copy deadline for Summer issue is email: [email protected] email: [email protected] May 14, 2007 Grapevine is produced by the British Design and production: All rights reserved. No part of this publication Association for Women in Policing. Brookhill Design Studio Limited may be reproduced or transmitted in any Tel: 01438 722710 form without the permission of the BAWP. Tel: 0870 766 4056 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] www.brookhilldesignstudio.co.uk GRAPEVINE Spring 2007 I 1 Grapevine Spring 2007v2 4/9/07 08:36 Page 2 News in brief North Yorks chief retires here are many challenges facing policing and I was NORTH Yorkshire encouraged to see a real proactivity in tackling them by Constabulary’s first Tdelegates at the senior women in policing conference in female chief constable March. Members of the audience were not backwards in Della Cannings is retiring From the coming forwards in sharing their views of the future and the from the force in May. role they see us all playing in shaping it. Della, who has led the President’s The event was literally buzzing with ideas, the sharing of force for the last four Desk best practice and there was a real passion to make a years, said in a statement difference. Something which convinced me the time BAWP that she was “immensely spent organising the event was really worthwhile. proud” of the force’s achievements and In particular Denise Milani highlighted the importance of seeking the views of female members of thanked her colleagues for their support. the public when we look to the future, especially when we are trying to define that all important Della, who has been a BAWP member ‘citizen focus’. since 1992, was awarded the Queen’s Police This new focus is here to stay and as ACPO lead for the Citizen Focus portfolio I will be driving it Medal for distinguished service in the New forward. I think it is important we start to talk about the reality of policing with the intelligent public Year Honours in January 2006. and stop this mythical hazy fictional TV image of policing. A bobby on the beat on your street corner when you want to see them is out of the question, particularly when we have 140,000 officers for 60 million people. However we can, and should still provide our citizens with a professional considered Readers share their service which manages their expectations. views on Grapevine I hope to be able to share my thoughts on what citizen focus means to me in a future issue of Grapevine. MORE than fifty Grapevine readers have Looking to the future the ACPO Cabinet has accepted a paper on affirmative action, which was completed the readership survey printed in prepared by Vice President of BAWP ACC Suzette Davenport with other staff associations. It will now the Winter issue of the magazine. go to the Chief Constables’ Council and we hope that it will be given due consideration and enable The editorial team are still collating all the forces to pick recruits from their pool that will change the profile of their force. We will keep you responses, but Editor Kim Rowley says she is posted on how it is received. “really encouraged” so many people have taken time to share their views on Grapevine. “From the few surveys I have had chance to read it seems we are nearly hitting the mark. There have been some great My last column was written just after the launch of suggestions for future issues and we will be Gender Agenda 2 and we do seem to be moving using all the comments to help shape from one high impact event to another. I have been Grapevine.” She said. totally immersed in the organisation of the Senior • Congratulations to Inspector Jackie Women in Policing Conference, which you can read Blackmore from Dyfed Powys whose survey about elsewhere. But now have to focus on the was ‘pulled out of the hat’ winning her a Spring Professional Development Day and awards year’s free membership to BAWP. presentation in the middle of April, and an extra PDD on June 1 looking at health issues, they just go to Secretary’s show how vibrant BAWP has become. Guide to Although many people in the police service are not Snippets aware, the current uniform debate stems from the networking produced work done for GA2, and it is interesting to note that men seem to have as many issues with A REVISED networking leaflet is now available uniform as do the women – they just hadn’t done anything about it. to help forces encourage staff to get together As I said last time, 2007 marks the 20th anniversary of the formation of BAWP. I don’t think any to share ideas and of us who met for that first lunch in Chesterfield could ever have imagined what a powerful experiences. organisation we were about to start. At that time there was very few, if any, women of ACPO rank Produced by the BAWP this and, although the number of female chief constables is in the course of reducing to three - due to is the third in a suite of retirements - others are moving towards the top and hopefully the numbers at all ranks will leaflets designed to increase. One particularly notable promotion is of Commander Cressida Dick in the Met to the support forces to achieve rank of deputy assistant commissioner, and Radio 4 recently did a short profile of her. the aims of Gender The other pleasing aspect of looking after the membership side of BAWP is that we have Agenda 2. recently welcomed to corporate membership the RAF Police, Isle of Man Constabulary, Guernsey Copies are available from Police, and Ministry of Defence Police. Almost all the mainland British forces have now joined us, National Co-ordinator Liz as well as PSNI, British Transport Police and Civil Nuclear Constabulary. I think this bears out our Owsley [email protected] claim to be the only organisation in policing to be totally inclusive as regards membership, and we • Look out for a feature on networking in the are very fortunate to have such a breadth of experience to call upon. Summer issue of Grapevine. 2 I GRAPEVINE Spring 2007 Grapevine Spring 2007v2 4/9/07 08:36 Page 3 News in brief Carmel wants to New mums get fairer OSPRE inspire others deal thanks to BAWP Option to defer or move Part II assessment given ould-be sergeants and passed her Part II despite having to take inspectors who are it only two months after returning ESSEX Police has appointed its first female Wreturning to work after from maternity leave. chief officer – Assistant Chief Constable maternity leave can now defer Alice explains: “I did my Part 1 Carmel Napier. their Part II assessment until the while I was pregnant then went And she hopes to become a role model following year. on maternity leave.