PIP


PROVIDING STRONGER PIP SUPPORT TO OUR OFFICERS


Two-day seminar equips more than 150 delegates with tools to help police officers deal with difficult situations arising out of severe injury or death


On September 11 and 12, the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) hosted a two-day Post Incident Procedure (PIP) Training Seminar at the Federation House. The event saw more than 150 delegates


in attendance, including invited workplace reps, post incident managers, chief officers, firearms officers, custody officers and force incident managers. The two-day event was aimed at providing them with the tools to help officers deal with difficult situations after a severe injury or death. PFEW National Chair Steven Hartshorn


and PIP Lead Leigh Godfrey opened the seminar to the delegates where Steve said: “Post incident procedures are an important aspect of any investigation involving severe injury or death, that must be conducted correctly to provide trust and confidence to all involved.” On the first day of the seminar, valuable


insights were provided into Acute Behaviour Disturbance (ABD) at a session delivered by Sam Hawkins, Secretary of the Norfolk Police Federation. ABD is an umbrella term used to refer to various conditions of medical emergency where a person behaves in a manner that may out themselves or others at risk. During the session, she presented a case study of several officers who faced an individual who was suffering from ABD, which sadly


proved to be fatal. She described the process that helped those officers who were on the scene and talked through her own experience of conducting a PIP. Following Sam’s session, Anthony


Williams from JNP Legal addressed some of the concerns and challenges linked to a death or serious injury (DSI) investigation that happened to fall out of the PIP process. He touched on the consequences of not conducting the process properly and why it is vital to carry it out to ensure the welfare of the officers involved. One of the event’s sponsors was Axon which provided a heavy-duty truck at the venue for the delegates experience virtual reality. Axon’s Regional Director for UK and Ireland, Alex Lowe, spoke to POLICE and while expressing gratitude in being able partner up with the event said, “It’s been amazing to be able to land this substantial truck here and to get such a volume of individuals being able to come and experience what Axon is all about and see our commitment and partnership with the Federation that’s come through this. “Thanks to all of those who have been instrumental in making this happen. I really appreciate for devoting your time and efforts in making the event such a success.” The second day of the event was opened by Scott Ingram, a lawyer, by focusing on an objective interpretation


of the use of force and the subsequent impact on key police witnesses, which proves vital during a PIP. Later in the day, Colin Reynolds, a


solicitor at Reynolds Dawson, delved into the vulnerability of key police witnesses and highlighted the importance of a Fed rep’s role and how they prove valuable in helping officers. While Professor Jonathan Page provided an exciting session by diving into unconscious bias, police training and the unconscious brain, providing group tasks to see how well our brains adapt to specific situations. He also showcased techniques adopted by US police forces that helped officers deal with threatening situations. Professor Fiona Gabbert raised


awareness of memory recall techniques by presenting to the audience proven strategies to help officers access critical information in the aftermath of a traumatic scene. Wrapping up the two-day event, Professor Jonathan Page and Fiona Gabbert, along with Kevin Nicolson from the College of Policing and Anthony Williams joined a panel discussion with Leigh Godfrey on Approved Professional Practice.


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