SEMINAR – POST INCIDENT PROCEDURE


PUTTING OFFICERS FIRST IN PIP


The second consecutive Post Incident Procedure (PIP) Seminar was held at Federation House on 1 and 2 October. The sold-out event was


hosted by Leigh Godfrey, National Board member, PIP lead and Region 7 representative, and was again sponsored by Axon this year


Opening the seminar, Andy Gray of Axon spoke of officer welfare and the lesser known work Axon is involved with in supporting officers who have experienced trauma in the line of duty.


Speakers over the two days examined


in detail different aspects and influencing factors involved in PIPs at every stage. The event opened with retired Met officer Dave Blocksidge, now teacher and researcher on memory formation, discussing the psychological and physiology factors that may impact memory and recall and the very real impact these can have on the outcome of a PIP. The speakers from day one that followed,


Solicitor Colin Reynolds, Chief Medical Officer John Harrison, and professors Fiona Gabbert and Lorraine Hope, all threaded a theme that reflected the human factors that can influence recall and how these in turn heavily influence a PIP and the mental welfare of those involved.


Day two was built around a more


technical understanding of PIPs and the external environments that can influence the success of a PIP’s handling. This encompassed drawing on the experiences of Met Chief Inspector Pete Dearden,


who has been involved in more than 30 PIPs, and Alasdair Drennan, former Home Office official and now senior associate at Schillings Communications. From the IOPC, Operations Manager Liz


Parsons took the opportunity to reinforce the idea the IOPC will always have the welfare of an officer as a primary concern, and reminded attendees the IOPC is open to and would always welcome feedback. Continuing the more technical and procedural theme of day two, Tony


Williams of JNP Legal discussed the practical approach to achieving best evidence, and reinforced a common theme repeated throughout the event: that PIPs involve the scrutiny of an incident and that officers involved are witnesses, not suspects.


Concluding the event, Leigh Godfrey,


Tony Williams, Dave Blocksidge, Alasdair Drennan and Liz Parsons sat as panel to discuss the wider issues that were raised over the two-day event.


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