BURY CELEBRATES PAKISTAN INDEPENDENCE DAY
Dear team,
Firstly, I would like to welcome Detective Superintendent Stuart Round to the district. Stuart will be replacing Detective Superintendent Paul Rollinson who is now over at Wigan.
Det Supt Round is currently at Rochdale and some of you will recall that he worked here some three years or so ago. I am sure, like me, you will welcome him back to Bury when he commences on 16 September. I would also like to welcome those officers from around the force that are supporting the frontline here on district; you are very welcome, and I hope already feel part of the team.
Last month we were visited by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) who were conducting a child protection review of the force. Thank you to all those involved, the HMIC team felt very welcomed and the feedback we received was positive, well done!
I write with tears in my eyes that I have informed GMP that I will be retiring on 15 October. This was not an easy decision however with over thirty years’ service and a young family, I believe the time is right to hand the baton over to someone else who I am sure will continue to work alongside you all to make our district the best in the force and to keep the good folk of Bury safe.
Finally, I am and have always been proud and privileged to be your district commander. Over the years I have undertaken various roles and ranks, and I can honestly say district commander here at Bury has been the ‘icing on the cake’.
No matter what role you do here at Bury (and I am not going to name all roles as I usually miss some off and upset colleagues by accident!) you all are amazing, you should be proud of what you do as I am of you all. I genuinely see you all as my extended family and will miss GMP but most of all, the people.
Thank you for your support over the last three years. Once I know who my replacement will be I will of course update you all and as you would expect I will be working alongside you all up until my final working day, which will be early October. Time to go dry my eyes, take care and do keep what you are all doing daily; taking the fight to the baddies, keeping people safe and looking after the station and each other – you really are making a difference.
Best wishes, Chris Hill.
Bury district celebrates 77th anniversary of Pakistan Independence Day
On 14 August, the Jinnah Day Care Centre at Bury organised an event to celebrate the 77th anniversary of Pakistan Independence Day, where members of the community, Bury MP James Frith and Ch. Supt Chris Hill attended.
The national holiday is held every 14 August and commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence from the United Kingdom and was declared a sovereign state.
Ch. Supt Hill spoke with members of the Pakistani community about GMP’s response to the public disorder following the tragic event in Southport.
The feedback was that the community felt reassuured by Bury police while a lot of hostility was directed towards the Muslim community in the days and weeks that followed.
A spokesperson for the Jinnah Day
Care Centre said: “I speak on behalf of the Pakistani community and want to thank Mr Chris Hill and Bury police for making us feel safe throughout the riots.”
The Jinnah Day Care Centre, helps support elderly members of the Asian community deal with health issues and is a safe space for them to socialise with one another and speak about issues which affect them from their health and wellbeing to hate crime.
Are you ready for Right Care, Right Person?
Right Care, Right Person (RCRP) is set to go live at GMP on Monday 30 September.
RCRP is a nationwide initiative aimed at identifying the most appropriate agency to provide support to our communities. The police are not always the
right agency to respond to calls from the public, and RCRP will provide a framework for those calls to be directed to providers who are better placed to help.
In Greater Manchester, RCRP will apply to G15 jobs which cover concern for
welfare, patients walking out or going AWOL from healthcare establishments, and medical support.
Missing persons are no longer part of RCRP and now fall under Operation Addition.
Please be aware that no changes should be made to the way we work before Right Care, Right Person is live.
Whom does this affect?
Decisions around RCRP will be made predominantly within FCCO and by call handlers using a rigorous assessment tool. District officers and staff are not required or responsible for making RCRPrelated decisions; and district teams will not need to refer to RCRP at any point during their shift. If you have a query about a job which you believe should fall under RCRP, please speak to your line manager.
RCRP and the law
Under common law the police do not generally owe a duty of care to protect individuals from harm – whether this is caused by themselves or others.
The Human Rights Act 1998 does include provisions under
which the police are responsible for taking reasonable measures to protect individuals from harm caused by others or by themselves:
• when there is a real and immediate risk to the life of a specific and identifiable person or group of persons (Article 2); or
• when there is a real and immediate risk of that person being subject to serious harm or other inhumane treatment (Article 3).
Under GMP’s RCRP processes, we will no longer respond to category 1 medical matters; these will be passed to the North West Ambulance Service as a matter of course.
Training Before RCRP goes live on
30 September, all officers and staff in training and publicfacing roles must complete a 15-minute training package via College Learn, which can be found at https://www.learn. college.pnn.police.uk/CL/Content/ Summary/47978.
If there are any issues or queries you would like to raise, please email RCRP_Training@ gmp.police.uk.
Resources and support
You can find news, updates and resources for all aspects of Right Care, Right Person on our dedicated intranet hub by scanning the QR code below. If you have a question about Right Care, Right Person, you can email the project team at RCRP@ gmp.police.uk.
Neighbourhood teams uncover town centre cannabis farm
On 31 August, neighbourhood officers working as part of an operation in the town centre had their attention drawn to a property that ‘smelled strongly of cannabis’.
After making some dilligent checks, it was soon established that the property was suspected to be being used as a cannabis farm.
Suspicions proved to be correct after entry to the address was forced. Following some collective work by the town centre, Whitefield and Redvales neighbourhood teams have now dismantled and disrupted this activity. Cannabis enables and funds further criminality and serious organised crime. Well done, Bury NPT!
Meet the media office: your communications team
The Corporate Communications branch is the bridge between the force, it’s employees and the public.
The branch deals with all internal and external communication with employees and the media. Our main goal is to support operational policing and to enhance public confidence. The branch is located on the ground floor at Greater Manchester Police Force Headquarters (GMPFHQ). Its mission is to keep the public informed, safe, and engaged while also supporting our officers and staff.
In today’s fast-paced world, effective communication is essential for public safety.,The media office provides proactive and reactive communications and media support to officers and staff of all ranks.
The team is made up of a media manager, two team leaders, a number of media officers, two social media support officers and a public relations and
communications apprentice.
The media office takes on a variety of initiatives to increase public safety and enhance communication. For example, we warn and inform the public in response to incidents and emergencies.
The team also produce multimedia content to help with reduction and prevention of crime, harm and anti-social behaviour, while also publicising delivery of good work to build public trust and confidence.
In addition, they provide training and support to officers of all ranks, helping them navigate media interactions.
Finally, they facilitate media opportunities proactively and reactively across incidents and portfolio areas, as well as requests for filming and documentaries, ensuring that all enquires are managed through the media office.
Following the tensions throughout the UK, they focused
on ensuring that communities within Greater Manchester felt safe and supported by:
• Providing messaging to build community reassurance and confidence in policing
• Showing a visible police presence in media for public reassurance.
• tencing and charges of people involved in the riots. The media office office hours are Monday to Friday from 6:30am to 7pm and on weekends from 8am to 4pm. For any enquiries, please contact the team at ext 62230 during weekday office hours or via email at press. office@gmp.police.uk. Out of hours contact can be made with the on-call press officer via the force duty officer. This series within District Brief will continue to highlight each of the teams within the corporate communications branch with a bit about what they do and what they are currently working on.
