OFFICERS must be aware of post incident procedures now more than ever before, Essex Police Federation has stressed.<\/p>\n
The procedures (PIPs) are in place to ensure officers know what steps need to be taken should someone die or be seriously injured following police contact.<\/p>\n
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While they used to be the domain of firearms and specialist units the worst-case scenario could happen to any officer, Steve Taylor, Chairman of Essex Police Federation said.<\/p>\n
The Federation has produced a video outlining how vital they are and outlining to officers the process. This is shown at officer safety training and to new recruits.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe underlying message is that post-incident procedure is no longer the exclusive domain of the specialist,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt could happen to any officer, at any time and therefore it\u2019s something that we should all be aware of.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhilst we should have every confidence in the process and in those practitioners to guide officers through, because of our role it is a risky area for officers, not least of which because there\u2019s an organisation (the IOPC) out there who are watching and can cause difficulties for officers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Essex is well served by legal teams who understand the process Steve added, particularly key as the number of PIPs carried out will increase.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn legal terms for police work in general, be that misconduct, post-incident procedure and the other elements we are very, very well served in Essex by THB local solicitors who lead the country in terms of post-incident procedure and misconduct.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe H from THB, Mr Haldane, he teaches other solicitors in this subject, so we\u2019re very well served in Essex.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Federation PIP video was shown to colleagues from across the UK at the recent national PIP Conference.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe more vulnerable people that we come into contact with the higher the chance that something unfortunate may happen while we\u2019re in contact with them,\u201d Steve added.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat, coupled with an increasing level of apparently independent scrutiny by the IOPC, means, by definition, we are going to find ourselves in more post-incident procedures.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just have to be alive to the scrutiny, alive to the processes that are put in place in order to help us achieve best evidence, whilst at the same time preserving officers as regards to risk that they face.\u201d<\/p>\n
It can understandably be a difficult time for officers having to deal with the worst-case scenario, that\u2019s why even a basic knowledge of PIPs is vital Steve said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re pushing the PIPs video, we\u2019re trying to get it seen by more people, we\u2019re trying to up the basic knowledge.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t have to know all the ins and outs of it, we\u2019ve got practitioners for that. You just need to be able to recognise what one is and what you need to do about it if you think you\u2019re in that situation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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