PW_03_2017

Working on your behalf

During the conference the NEC announced ‘The Lincoln Award’ Scheme amongst many other new initiatives and ideas. The deadline for which will have passed by the time you read this but full details are available on our website. This will be a yearly Section UK award. The highlight from NCM 2017 for me was the passing of the motion by delegates to award Life Membership to those members who have attained 60 years continuous IPA service. A remarkable feat in itself and long overdue. Not quite finally; I would like to add that in the last edition of Police World a member published a poem with the aim of the message of the poem being to try to remind members to take an interest in their IPA branch if they can and not sit back. There are of course those who are unable to take part but we don’t and won’t ever forget them. The poem was asking for members to take time out, to reflect on the words, to help encourage engagement and activity locally. Nothing personal was intended by the poem and it should be read as an appeal to stimulate and galvanise local IPA branch support for the benefit of all members. Finally I would like to give special thanks to my wife Sara without whom I would not be able dedicate so much IPA time. I thank her for her significant contributions and continued support for which I am forever grateful. Thank you all for your continued support and thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve you as President of Section UK once again. Mick Luke Proud to be President of Section UK.

New VP: Professional - Clive Wood What was different about this year’s National Council Meeting? What made it better than those I have been fortunate enough to attend before? Well in short it was being able to realise an ambition to become a member of your National Executive Committee. The dinner on Saturday night was particularly interesting for me, sitting at the top table, entertaining the Chief Constable and the President of Section Ireland. By 10 o’clock the next morning the work had begun with the allocation of the Professional Portfolio together with responsibility for providing a link with Regions 6 and 7 and liaison with the Motorcycle Special Interest Group. I very much look forward to working with regions and the Motorcycle Group over the coming years to ensure that members’ thoughts and wishes are brought to and heard by the National Executive. During Council it was accepted to afford full membership opportunities to members of the National Crime Agency. I will be starting work to develop that relationship. Council also approved exciting opportunities for the Lincoln Award; the Section UK-based program to ensure highly developed submissions which are unable to secure an Arthur Troop Scholarship still receive support to develop their plans with this local award. Taking over responsibility for training including ILDEP and Castle Gimborn from VP Sean Hannigan will again deliver exciting opportunities. I know all the hard work Sean and others have put in to these areas over the past few years and I look forward to being able to build on that. Finally I would love to hear from you if you have any ideas or suggestions that can help to develop any area of the professional program. I hope to meet many of you over the coming months and years at branch regional or national events.

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POLICE WORLD Vol 62 No. 3, 2017