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SPECIAL RECOGNITION
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Inspectors Greg Lambert and Mark Morgan Merseyside Police
feel they are treated with superb care and support. It is this commitment, understanding and empathy when dealing with pregnant staff which has earned them this joint recognition. Greg and Mark have adopted innovative practices in order to demonstrate to pregnant staff that they will be treated as individuals, with a bespoke response to their needs. The pair have endeavoured to ensure the transition from operational policing, to a restricted role, to maternity leave and later return to work is as seamless as possible. This is something they now have significant experience of, line managing eight pregnant staff in the past two years. Greg and Mark have tried to identify restricted duty roles pregnant staff can perform which also allows them to develop
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oth Greg and Mark have fostered a working environment within their city centre neighbourhood policing team where pregnant staff and those on maternity leave staff
new skills. They have also recognised the need for flexible work patterns, with postings closer to home to reduce travelling times. Pregnant staff were also able to arrange later start times to counter morning sickness in the first trimester and then finish earlier in the third trimester to counter fatigue. Women were also able to return to work safe in the
knowledge that any flexible working patterns had already been addressed with Greg and Mark before they left on maternity leave. 9
PRESIDENT’S AWARDPRESIDENT’S AWARD
Julie Nesbit Police Federation for England and Wales
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outh Yorkshire police constable Julie Nesbit was the first woman to be elected as the Chair of the Federation’s Constables Central Committee. She now
represents 110,000 constables across England and Wales and is well-known for championing their rights – particularly their pay and conditions – in a national arena. Julie also sits on the Police Negotiating Board and National Federation Executive Committee. Julie joined the service at a time when there were few
women and even fewer in positions of leadership to act as role models for others. She has led from the front, and without leaders like her fighting tenaciously for what is right, the service would not have moved forward as far as it has. She has been credited with making life a little easier for those who have followed in her footsteps, leading on issues of gender inequality and work life balance. Julie has been described as having a “special aura about her that makes people sit up and listen to what she says and therefore is the voice of female officers”. One colleague goes as far as to say: “I would challenge anyone to stand beside her and say that they had done more than she had and had a bigger impact.”9
BAWP SILVER ANNIVERSARY AWARD
Scottish Women’s Development Forum Coaching and Mentoring Sub-Group
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o mark 25 years of BAWP it was decided to give a special award to recognise the hard work and commitment of a group of Scottish officers and staff.
The Coaching and Mentoring sub-group was formed after the Scottish Women’s Development Forum recognised the need for a national mentoring scheme open to police officers and police staff of all ranks, roles and grades. The forum also realised that existing mentoring schemes did not enable cross-force mentoring. The sub-group were tasked with examining the existing coaching and mentoring structure with the Scottish Police Service. They were also asked to come up with ideas of how to improve the availability and access to it for all staff members at all stages in their career. The team quickly developed a pilot mentoring scheme and are already onto their second group. Feedback from the majority of the 150 participants so far has been positive. Many other forces have already replicated the scheme proving the value of mentoring within the police service. 9
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