Speed limit at Ebury

All officers are to adhere to the appropriate driving standards and speed while accessing Ebury Bridge Police Station.  The access ramp and road is part of Network Rails’ Victoria Depot

If officers have to drive at speed along the access road, they must use warning signals and lights.

Drivers should always ensure the safety of all pedestrian in and around this depot.

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Trauma Training

London South Area Training Unit (ATU) has been offered 6 places on the above course. The course is aimed at 1st and 2nd line supervisors. The course will give supervisors an understanding of both traumatic and work related stress and provide them with a simple framework with which to assess staff and offer referrals and assistance where necessary. There are 6 places available on

Wednesday 17^th June.  

Please submit your application in the first instance to Jo Channon, ATU

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Drugs Field Testing & VCSE courses

No course dates available as yet. Applicants will be notified as and when dates are provided.

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LGBT Career Development Seminar

The first LGBT Career Development Seminar will be taking place at FHQ on August 13, to be delivered by LINK and Learning and Development.

To replace their annual conference, LINK will be running the day aimed at supporting the career and personal development of all BTP employees, with a focus on LGBT staff and experiences.

The DCC and Linda Scott will be opening the day’s activities with the keynote speakers Suzette Davenport, ACC for West Midlands Police with a Timeline exercise from Mark McKenzie from TfL.

As a result of the workshop, employees will be more aware of:

·                    Mentoring opportunities and what they can provide

·                    Development Programmes available within BTP (CLDP, Prince’s Trust etc.)

·                    Application forms and interview techniques

·                    A follow-up personal development workshop

Anyone who would like to attend the seminar will be advised to get clearance from Superintendent Young by 1st August and then register their interest with Diane Doyle Applications after this date will not be supported?

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Brighton launches Outer London Task Force with Southern

Southern and BTP launched an Outer London Task Force at Worthing station on Tuesday.

The team of eight, consisting of four Revenue Protection Officers, three Security Guards and a Police Sergeant have been in operation from the end of last year.

Since January, the team have concentrated patrols on the West coastway line, more specifically Hove to Angmering but also stations to Littlehampton and Portsmouth.

Let by T/PS Graham Little from Brighton BTP, the team have been patrolling trains and blocking stations, this has produced numerous Penalty Fares, Travel Irregularity Reports and Reports for Prosecution by the Railway. They have also generated many arrests and other crime related detections.

On 1st May this year, Op Canary took place at Lancing and Shoreham by Sea stations and over a four hour period, officers made 14 arrests and stops for offences including public order, trespass and fare evasion.

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NPT patrol results in three-year jail term for man

A man has been jailed for three years following a routine patrol by a PC attached to a London South Neighbourhood Policing team.

PC Jason Weston-Collinson was conducting a patrol on a train in January last year on the Victoria loop-line when he was approached by distraught male who claimed another passenger had threatened to stab him.

PC Weston-Collinson moved through the train and found a man carrying a lock knife who was acting aggressively and

After escorting the male off the train at Denmark Hill, PC Weston-Collinson had a lengthy talk to the suspect and managed to calm him down and got him to drop the knife before he was able to be apprehended.

The male was charged with possession of a pointed and bladed article and Section 4 public order. The matter went to Southwark Crown Court and the man was jailed for three years.

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Fatality guidance – fingerprinting of deceased persons at mortuaries

Without the express authority of the Coroner (or Coroner’s Officer), no London South officer will:

Take a set of fingerprints from any deceased person or

Remove the deceased’s clothing to search for any reason (including the recovery of personal property)

at any mortuary, or in the premises of any undertaker.

Inner London West Jurisdiction:

As a result of specific consultation with Dr Knapman (HM Coroner - Westminster), the following additional guidance should be noted for mortuaries within his jurisdiction:

When dealing with fatalities, officers should consider taking fingerprints from the deceased at the scene of incident.

Officers may take the fingerprints at the holding area of the mortuary, if time is important.

Officers are not allowed to enter a mortuary without the express authority of the Coroner, or Coroner’s Officer.

Where there is an urgency to identify a deceased person during holiday periods or weekends, officers should contact the ‘On Call Duty Coroner’s Officer’ for the relevant area. This person will arrange a convenient time for the police to attend the mortuary in order to take fingerprints from the deceased, (which might have to be in the holding area).

Officers are reminded that a number of Coroner’s Officers within London are trained to take fingerprints from deceased persons and will endeavour to do so if requested. (This facility is only available during normal working hours, however).

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Up coming Police Sports UK events

PSUK Orienteering Championships – Atherstone - Warwickshire – Monday 18 May 2009

Are you good at map reading? This event offers a variety of courses ranging from 4 to 5 km for women and 5 to 8 km for the men. The event is staged over challenging and undulating open/woodland terrain. There is also a relatively easy 5K novice course where force members may run as pairs.

Entry forms and event details now on-line….

Click here to go to website

British Police Fell Race – Nr. Stokesley - Cleveland – Wednesday 27 May 2009

This year the event will take place over the Carlton Moor, Cold Moor, Wainstones and Drake Howe fells of Cleveland. The 10 mile course will offer some excellent running terrain over these interesting, lesser known Cleveland fells that form part of the ‘Coast to Coast’ Walk. All competitors need to have mountain navigation experience and carry certain kit during the race. A post race meal will take place in the Lords Stone Café where we understand beer costs £1 a pint!

Entry forms now on-line…

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