To:        All Chairs of Police Authorities

All Chief Executives of Police Authorities

APA Board

All Treasurers of Police Authorities

APA Communicators Network

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APA News

Issue 133: Friday 13 March 2009

An APA news update for Police Authorities

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This week:

[1]  APA Assistant Co-Director PNAC role

[2]  Misconduct Training

[3]  Lord Laming Report into child protection

[4]  Governance article in Police Professional

[5]  Home Office news release

[6]  Newsletters and Updates

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[1] APA ASSISTANT CO-DIRECTOR PNAC ROLE

Police authorities may wish to note that applications for the Police National Assessment Centre (PNAC) Assistant Co-Director close on Monday 16 March.

Further information concerning the position is available from Oliver Shaw on 020 7664 3183.

 *attached: Self Nomination Form - PNAC

 *attached: APA Assistant Co-Director Role Profile _2_

Applications can be returned electronically to [email protected].

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[2] MISCONDUCT TRAINING

A date has now been set for a repeat of the APA training on Police Misconduct mentioned in last weeks APA News.  The training will take place on Friday 24 April at the APA offices, 15 Greycoat Place.

For further details on the content of the training, please contact Oliver Shaw email [email protected].

We would be very grateful if police authorities could indicate their interest, and how many places they would like to book by contacting [email protected] by Friday 27 March.

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[3] LORD LAMING REPORT INTO CHILD PROTECTION

Lord Laming's report of progress in safeguarding and child protection was published on Thursday 12 March. Lord Laming has been asked to evaluate progress since the publication of the Victoria Climbie inquiry, to identify barriers preventing good practice becoming standard practice and to make recommendations for improvement. The report also subsumed the national stocktake of Local Safeguarding Children's Boards and the study of Serious Case Reviews.

 *link: Lord Laming's report

Hard copies of the report have been sent to police forces and police authorities – these should arrive towards the middle of next week.  Up to 20 further free copies can be ordered from [email protected]

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[4] GOVERNANCE ARTICLE IN POLICE PROFESSIONAL

Police authorities may be interested in an article by Fraser Sampson, Chief Executive of West Yorkshire Police Authority, published in this week’s edition of Police Professional.  The article is titled ‘Leadership beyond authority – who should govern the police?’

 *attached: Police Professional article

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[5] HOME OFFICE PRESS RELEASE

Police Minister Vernon Coaker visited Liverpool on Tuesday 10 March to see how the police are handling local priorities for the people of Toxteth.

 *link: Home Office news release

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[6] NEWSLETTERS AND UPDATES

 - E-Newsletter from the NPIA Citizen Focus and Neighbourhood Policing Programme Team

 *attached: February 2009 Newsletter

 - Crime Reduction Partnership News

 *attached: Latest from Crime Reduction Partnership News

 - Bulletin 33 from the Home Office Olympic Security Directorate

 *attached: Safety Security and Resilience Planning Update - Bulletin 39

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