Features Sandra Pope Legal Services Legal Services is spit into four teams: Employment provide in-house advice in relation to all What is your employment related most prized matters. They seek to reduce possession? grievances and/or references to My family an Employment Tribunal. They also handle Employment Tribunal claims when lodged and provide advice, support and representation at misconduct hearings. Operation - provide legal advice both strategic and operational, draft/check documentation and provide representation for all civil preventative orders, licensing, POCA's and DVPOs including cover for weekend courts. Civil Litigation - handle the bulk of the Employer Liability, Public Liability and Motor claims and manage in-house litigated Public and Employer Liability claims. They also deal with the recovery of loss following PVA's and provide legal support for interpleader/police property act matters. Insurance - deal with the acquisition of insurance, maintenance of the insurance portfolio, the management of the Force selfinsurance fund, the handling of insurance advice and of insurance claims. Legal Services also deal with disclosure issues, commence proceedings as required e.g. for an injunction, represent the Force in claims by way of Judicial Review and provide advice and representation for judicial inquiries and coroner's inquests.
Supt Paul Saville Counter Corruption Unit The unit is mainly responsible for the security and integrity of GMP in terms of operational activity and intelligence. The intelligence unit receive information from a range of sources around vulnerability and corrupt practice. In common with our colleagues around the country, the primary threat areas are undeclared criminal association and disclosure of information. The intelligence team Famous prioritise and develop person you’d the intelligence to a like to have point where it is dinner with? negated or a formal investigation is required.
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PC Lance Thomas, GMP Federation “The Federation is driven by the same desire as the PSB around prevention and education. “We would like to see the number of officers under investigation fall while at the same time help to educate officers so that they understand what they can and cannot do. At the end of the day this not only protects the reputation of the Force but also reduces the
Stephanie Bell, Unison Branch Secretary Unison is here to support all members of police staff. If anyone is informed that they are under investigation they should contact us at the earliest opportunity so that we can arrange representation during any subsequent discipline interviews. You can also be assured that all our services are in strictest confidence. For further information contact the Unison office on extension 62349.
stress that is involved when someone has to go through an investigation and improves the working environment for everyone. When you represent an officer at any misconduct you get to see the negative impact it can have on the individual as well as their family. “As a critical friend, the Federation is 100 per cent behind what PSB is doing and we hope that we can make a big difference.”
Brief Late Summer 2012 Edition 7