Capita lidng DP rolefo Alsoinside: CuldroseAirShow -specialfeature Officers' sporting Issue124 September/* 8 Issue124 September/October2005 AbusysummerfortheChief 1 Risingtothechallenge 4 PolicingCuldroseAirDay 8 RoyalMiIitaryTattoo 1 Officergraduation 20 BromptonSafetyDay 23 DivisionalCommandandControlRooms 24 Fraudinvestigations 26 LetterstotheChiefConstable 27 FRONTCOVER: MDPOfficers'sportingachievements 33 WMeDstPmiofnfsitceerrsBpraitdrgoel. PhotographbyPaulKemp/AudioVisual DisplayandClassified Advertising: DavidLancaster TGScott&SonLtd BrettenhamHouse 10SavoyStreet Editor: tLeol:n0d2o0nW72C420E2073H2R ixykntokexon)]’[.]•: NormanHicks fax:02073797118/7155 CMRBrooDariopPnmotrrW2eaeet/t,eh1eE0Crs7oss0fmeimxeuClndMic7at4iAoZns Wewelcomearticlesandphotosofinterest fysfi•&lQ\ tel:01371854206 toreaders,butreservetherightto aI fax:01371854010 shorten/editcontributions. e-mail:[email protected] Staffcontributingarticlesshouldensure theyaresuitableforopenpublication. AssistantEditor Ifyouwouldliketodiscussyour JudithSlater,tel:01371854751 contribution,pleasecontacttheEditor. Website:www.mdp.mod.uk A summer busy for the Chief SinceTalkThroughlast caughtupwithAgency ChiefExecutiveand CCMDP SteveLove,he hashadabusysummer. "Ihavespentthesummertouring theAgency;havevisitedstationsina numberofDivisions;havebeento Kosovoandhavemetalotofour customers,"hesaid. AteachvenueMrLovehasheld focusgroups,atwhichanumberof recurringquestionshavebeenraised. "Giventhat,howeverhardI've tried,I'veprobablyseenonlyabout fivepercentoftheAgencyface-to- CCMDPSteveLove,left,withCS04GerryPalmerofMGS,PCKathO'Byrneof face,Ithoughtitmightbeappropriate RecruitingandSadieBucklandofAgencyConsultancyServices touseTalkThroughtoanswerthe questionsIhavebeenaskedmost wehave.Ibelieveourstructureis Raisingourprofileisn'tan oftenandprovideanswerstoawider soundandoperationallywearethe overnightthing,butherearesomeof audience,"saidMrLove. oconulnytlrayr.geWlyeaarrmeeodnlpyolaibcoeuitnttwheoper tAhgeentchyi:ngsIamdoingoutsideofthe mitITtsiehhmieatesifswti:thrao‘skatelNtnooqoymuwkoeeustatahrliealooxtsunpuynepmodcemutoteephdhrela?te’vAoegaseschnrkacatydc,h Wwc1m5eaeenrptihaenaorrevefectcUeahsnKpeotabmpboioeufllsiititochynfe.eetsnOhCsuenBmwRbbhteeNhesretnscc,afiprrtabiacbumuiotdelmihasteiaynsd.vdeet,o ueCImsxoaeitnemnrstgatieoanTnrbgegdlrsaiergntoiacorronisylgsplemcwelaialCptgaoohubmeuiAstmlCiiaottPtuytrOetevoeeaCrnhydief tbheeensutrofaacelootfofthpelaAcgeesn,csyp.okIehnavteoa ccoorurnutprtyiaonndinwveesatriegatthoersbianctkhbeoneof opportunity olhouatrveohfmupgueecohpalnmedobrcuoetmsapticllklenxtoobwullseeiadnrengseas.btohTauottI TtmhhyeerfUieKrs'itss,ioimfnptrceeorsunsraistoei,nosnmaaulrcephovletirocyidnpgoosebifutfoitrvte. 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Whatdoyouthinkofthe Anyonewhofollowsthenews Thegeographicalshapeofthe Force’spresentstructure-in generallywillknowthatretirement defenceestateischangingandwe particular,areDivisional agesarerisingacrosstheboard-and 2 willhavetochangewithit. SupportGroupsheretostay? wearenoexception.Idon'twantto havetocastpeopleoffat60andI valuetheknowledgeandexperience thatourolderofficerscanbring. Indeed,thereareplentyof peopleover60thesedayswiththe sortoffamilycommitmentsthat meantheyneedajobandIamglad toprovideit.Clearly,though,there areallsortsofquestionsaround theageingprocess-carrying firearms,officersafetytrainingand soon.So,theAgencyManagement BoardhasaskedthePersonnel Departmenttoidentifywhatare therisksandwhatcontrolsitwould besensibletoputinplace. But,basically,Isupportpeople's abilitytoworkonbeyond60and wanttofindwaysofmakingsure thattheycan. Willyoubekeepingupthe Aignetenrcnya’tsiocnoalmmpioltimceinntg?to ACCviMsitDtPoTSrteenvcehaLnotvLeinesatUpavonformedpartofabusysummerschedulefor I Yes.Ihavejustcomebackfrom MODPoliceofficers,including Haveyouanyfinalthoughts ocMKPfooofOlnsiitocDciveenrosPg.FoeowlIrnithctcweoeo.atfsmhteashrkteeae,gIg5unet0preirtannrhgaee.tfiBOorrfinotamitlshthehe70 tCCdbhoeoeencemsinmjtdoiabaesb.dpslpOiteohousienrnayetnireadndrtbeSeetretocnrhaagteutehsiarooeinsngteahhsletpworphoshealtsooespilhbseaynvftoeohtre yttChhhooaarsnuntokeuIwjdgyuohsooutoru,luotttdrohtgrlhaaoilenlukieAgtshhgeteedoTnpamcaelyyodkpTdwvlhi?hesriootush?gahIvt,ehsaasy Fiveofthetopeightpostsinthe veryvisibleathome,butincredibly beenasteeplearningcurvebuta InternationalPoliceForceareheldby important. memorablesummer. 3 * jVSDP amvK fio'jyjrro'vu axcrasecurity jtj camniJ IWiRlqii sutsrthe Di*Girils11*j sue 4 MOD Scoresof Police officersfromacrossthe countryansweredthecallto provideadditionalsecurity forLondonintheweeks sincetheJuly7bomb attacks. Theyweredraftedintoassistwith theMDP'spolicingresponsibilitiesin Whitehallandtoprovidesupportto theMetropolitanPoliceService(MPS) andtheBritishTransportPolice(BTP). Inhelpingtosafeguardthecapital theygainedaninsightintoand invaluableexperienceofproviding armedpolicinginadiverseand complexurbanenvironment. Aidwassuppliedeverydayfor morethantwomonthsandallfive Divisionshaveplayedtheirpartalong withcolleaguesfromtheSpecial support.Onaverage,anextra40 hadofficersringinguptovolunteer EscortGroup,DivisionalSupport officersadayweresupplied.MGS, andChiefInspectorsoutonpatrol. Groups,theOperationalSupport too,playedakeyrole,andtheir Ihaveneverseensucharesponse. Units,andspecialistdogunits. immediateandongoingresponsewas "Butatthesametimewewerestill TheOperation,codenamedToga, firstclass. abletomeetallthestandard sawspecialistsinCBRN,firearms, ChiefSuperintendentGeorge requirementsmadeonusbythe trafficduties,explosivessearches Branagh,ofMDPWethersfield,who MOD.It'salsoworthpointingoutthat withdogs,andunarmedpatrolling supervisedthelogisticsofthe thesedeploymentscameontheback deployedonthestreets.Additional operationsaid:"ftwasfantasticteam ofourcommitmentstosupportingthe SilverCommanderswerealsodrafted workandtherewasagreatattitude policingofTrafalgar200,at intoprovideround-the-clocktactical displayedbyeveryoneinvolved.We Portsmouth,andG8,inScotland. CONTINUED ... Londo "It'sbeenaverybusyyearforus, resourcesontheinvestigationsinto twoofficerswerealsosecondedinto probablythebusiestsincetheOps thebombingsandhuntforsuspects theBTPintelligencecellandfurther Supportdepartmentwasestablished, intheJuly21incidents. armedofficerswereprovidedtothe wbuethaalvtehoaungshwewreedhaevveerbyeecanllsotrnetusc.hed toaTlhloewsfurpopnotlritnealMsoPSproavniddeBdTPcover DDiopwlnoimnatgiSctrPereott.ectionGroupat "Tobeabletoputtogetherso officerstogetsomewellearnedrest ChiefSuperintendentBranagh manyspecialistofficers,soquickly, afterdevotingsomuchtimeand added:"Itwasn'tonlypoliceofficers wasasuperbeffortandwehave effortintheirresponsetothe involved,either.Wehadcivilianstaff receivedmessagesofthanksfromthe terroristatrocities. beatingapathtoourdoorwanting MetropolitanandtheBritish SixMDPofficersassistedBTPto toknowhowtheycouldhelp. TransportPoliceforces." bagandtag17,000CCTVvideosin "Awealthoftrainingand MDPassistanceallowedtheMPS thewakeofJuly7andthentakeona equipmentprovisionwasalso andBTPtoconcentratetheir similartaskafterJuly21.Another involvedtomakesurethatallofficers involvedwerematchfit. "Theexperiencewegainedfrom anumberofplannedexercisesthat thisdepartmenthasbeeninvolvedin recently,gaveustheconfidenceto tacklethedemandsofOpToga.By andlargeitworkedseamlesslyand therewasaclearunderstandingat alllevelsastowhatwasrequiredto bedone. "Wearestilllearning,andthere wereanumberofthingsthatfellout ofdebriefsonToga,thatmeanwe needtocontinuallyreorganiseand honeourskills." Hesaidthedecisiontoprovide 6 GovernmentProcurementCards (GPC)toCommandersontheground hadbeenabigboonfortheOperation. "DuringTogathetemperaturesin LondonsoaredbutCommanders wereabletouseGPCstogoandbuy waterintheshopsanddistributeit toofficersimmediately.That'sa goodexampleofhowarelatively simpleinnovationcanincreasethe Force'sresponsiveness." Thespeedandflexibilityofthe MDPwasalsoemphasisedon ThursdayJuly28whenalmost70 L-•fcjjm officerswerecalledintoLondonon just12hoursnotice. Morethan6,000policemenand womenwereondutyinLondonon thatdayasthecitywentonhigh alertfollowingincidentsontwo previousThursdaysinJuly. AswellaspatrolsaroundMOD MainBuildinginWhitehalltheywere alsorequiredtocoverother Governmentbuildings,streetsand nearbyUndergroundstations. ChiefSuperintendentBranaghsaid: Forcetodealwithanythingthat officerstorespondtoanysituation "Someofthemwereontheroadat mightbethrownatit. withinthedefenceenvironmentat 3amtomakesuretheywereavailable "IthinktheMODasawholecan shortnotice." fordutyat6amandtheythen takecomfortfromthesuccessofthis MDPChiefConstableSteveLove continuedoperatinguntil7.30pm. operationandtheflexibilityofthe saidmembersoftheMODGuard "Whenyouseethattypeof surgecapacityoftheMDP. Servicehadalsoplayedanimportant gdreedaitcactoinofnifdernocmeoifnfitcheersabiitlgiitvyeosfytohue can"pTuhtistocgeerttahienrlyapcrroavcekdtethaamtowfe sopfurfopitpceoecrrtstiiaonnngdorfeolnteshueirniMpnOrgDotv'hiSedidLnagoyn-edxttoor-naday establishments. "Ourabilitytorespondto suchrequestshighlightsthe willingnessofourpeopleto contributetothispolicing effort,aswellastheMODPolice andGuardingAgency's capabilitytorespondquickly andeffectivelyinacritical situation/'hesaid. "Iammorethanpleasedatthe wayinwhichtheAgencyhas respondedtotheLondonbombings, whetherasguards,policeofficersor civilianstaff,ithasbeenarealteam effortoverthelastfewmonths. "Nomatterhowlongthe terroristthreatremains,theAgency willcontinuetoprovideasteadfast responseinmaintainingthesafety andreassuranceoftheMODand, whereappropriate,thebroaderUK community." 7 J CULDROSE v SioyalKkivaJAir^arhlLf] SuJdrossJuastsdV&yaarlyAirDayj onaoronlyrWaawmaJal?dfeplays^jrgaft&adby gfsryk^jrjiha UX/is)anandlaniaorsorna2D/JDD Ardtor^j Itwasinthisclimateof "Itwasequallyimportant, TheThrillsofAirDay tensionandheMigDhtPened hbuoswienveesrs,atsouesnusaluraestfhaartasitowuarslarge CuldroseAirDayisthelargest,one alertnessthat officers PublicMilitaryEvents(PMEs)were day,annualeventinCornwallwith, hbialdititeosfaatceatmhaeijrorrepsupbolnisci- tchoantceervneendt.ssIutcishtaoseCvuelrdyroonsee'sAicrreSdhitow ttRhoeiyasamyleaaJrno,drdpaaainrrticiarcanifptFaafnlrtcsoomnisntchaleeurdaoebrdamtteihdce event. wereabletotakeplacesafelyand servicesofBelgium,Germany,Ireland, CommentedACCGerryMcAuley, securelyandthatthefearofterrorist theNetherlands,Lithuaniaand attackdidnotpreventthebusy UnitedStates.Theyjoinedteams DirectorofDivisionalOperations:- summerseasonofPMEstakingplace. fromtheFleetAirArmoftheRoyal "Intheimmediateaftermathof "Theplanningandexecution NavyandtheRoyalAirForce,with theLondonbombings,theMDP,in ofthisOperationwasyet theRN'sSeaHarriermakingprobably commonwithmanyotherpolice anotherexcellentexampleof itslastappearanceatCuldrose. forces,increaseditsoperational ourabilitytosupporttheMOD; Thiseventisoneofthefew temposignificantly.Wehaveto fromanti-terroristpolicingand occasionswheremembersofthe protectagainstfurtherattacksand armedguardingtopolicingthe publicwereabletoseetheRoyalAir ourroleincentralLondon,OpToga, publicwiththe'lightertouch' Forcedemonstratingtheirnewswing- wasagoodexampleofthat. requiredatPMEs." wingaircraft,theTyphoon,originally