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Additional Presentations Additional presentations of note were from Emma-Jane Dallison (Section UK) who leads the IEB Marketing Team. Given her background in marketing and recruiting, Emma-Jane’s presentation was excellent and very useful. Key thoughts that resonated with me were: ‘Members first’ approach (prioritise what members actually want / need) Understand what your members are able to do (time, money, opportunity etc) Connect the Global to the local and vice versa Unified Branding There were colourful and lively presentations as well from future hosts of the World Congress. The next few years’ events look like this: 2026 – Section Sri Lanka – 20th – 25th October (friendship week 25th – 31st October) 2027 – Section Serbia (Belgrade, October) 2028 – Section Hong Kong Day two of the conference, Friday 19th September, was really about recognition and awards, as well as additional presentations concerning specific events and / or projects. Items of interest arising from these: Strategic Young Members Conference 2026 – looking for a host. Sweden Friendship Week celebrating their 70th Anniversary – 2028 YPOS 2027 – looking for a host SHEisIPA event being planned in Sofia, Bulgaria 2026 Launch of a rugby tournament and shooting competition – Section France Launch of an ice hockey tournament – Section Finland Launch of the new IPA song (check IPA Section UK Facebook page) In the evening, the Congress officially closed with a Gala Dinner to which twelve former members of the IEB were invited (including the two most recent former International Presidents). Stephen Crockard (Section UK - Region 2) was present with his wife Diane. Stephen held the position of Head of Administration prior to former Section UK President, Clive Wood. As current President of Section UK, I was invited to say a few words in recognition of this being the 75th Anniversary about Arthur Troop. The IAC did an absolutely superb job with the production of the various presentations, videos and media output and guests were able to enjoy a wonderful video about the history of the IPA. The evening finished with a disco, whilst on the final day many made the most of the fantastic cultural excursion that the Section Poland organising team had laid on, using the Section Ukraine delegation’s coach, which was with the event for its duration. Then that was it: farewells and goodbyes as those not staying to enjoy the Friendship Week departed across the globe once more. In conclusion, it is hard to nail down everything that emerged from this World Congress experience. Suffice to say that one of the most important aspects of the event for me was the conversation and the relationship building with other Sections who are keen to expand the opportunities for their members, and who see Section UK as a valuable partner in that. Next steps will be for the NEC to come together and discuss how we would like to develop these opportunities for the benefit of our members. In some respects, whilst it is undoubtedly a difficult time at the moment, in others, it is a very exciting time both for Section UK and the IPA as a whole. 2029 – Section Kenya (bidding) 2030 – Section Peru (bidding)

World Congress After having to pull out of World Congress last year due to another family health crisis, I was keen to try and get to Kraków this year for the 69th World Congress, as I was the only delegate going from Section UK. The six-day Congress began with the arrival of delegates on Tuesday 16th September 2025. As someone attending World Congress (WC) for the first time, this was the beginning of a superb opportunity to meet IPA colleagues I haven’t seen for a while, whilst at the same time meeting delegates and observers from sections with less current connections to Section UK. My aims for the week were to: • Engage in dialogue to create new opportunities for section UK members • Identify new events and opportunities on the horizon that may be of interest to Section UK members • Strengthen relationships between Section UK and other Sections. • WC itself got underway on Wednesday 17th September with an opening ceremony, which took place in the Wieliczka Salt Mine. This stunning venue set the tone for a marvellous ceremony with live music from a local brass band and presentations from International President, Mr Martin Hoffmann, President Section Poland, Mr Piotre Wojcik, the Mayor of Kraków and the representative of the Chief of Police for Kraków. This event was open to both delegates, observers and visitors to the WC. • After the ceremony all Sections divided into their respective ‘7 region’ groups. Section UK is part of the Europe West group, and the countries joining us within that are: Gibraltar; Belgium; France; Ireland; Italy; Luxemburg; Malta; Monaco; Netherlands; San Marino and Switzerland. • The evening of the 17th was devoted to the usual ‘cultural activities’ associated with a WC event. Section UK shared a table with Section Ireland where food and drink (whisky, whiskey, Tayto crisps and a variety of biscuits and sweets) from our sections were made available for other attendees to try. This was an amazing event, and some countries really did put on a marvellous effort when it came to costumes and catering. • Thursday 18th September saw the beginning of the WC conference. My full report is available for you to read, as well as all of the formal presentations given during the event. Please contact me should you wish to have a copy.

In Friendship Karen Duckworth President, Section UK IPA

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POLICE WORLD Vol 70 No.4, 2025