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at least twice a year. Contact can be by telephone or face to face order to do this effectively all Force Coordinators will be given
or a mix of both. But this level of contact contributes towards our appropriate training as to the correct protocols and procedures the
aforementioned desire to keep these vitally important people on PFOA employ in dealing with its members as well as liaising with
board with the PFOA. the actual Force.
T e PFOA realise that training of its personnel is of great T e Force Coordinator will have responsibility for conducting
importance. It also realises that such training can potentially an annual visit to all Welfare Consultants in their Force. On
be crippling expensive. To offset this potential expense the average each Force has four such Welfare Consultant within their
Association will aim to ‘regionalise’ its training. T e plan is that borders, so this task is not particularly daunting! But these visits
we will identify several suitable police facilities in and around are vitally important none the less. Whilst it is important to keep
the UK to site the training of our coordinators and Welfare these professionals within the extended PFOA family it is also
Consultants. T e Regional Coordinators will assist in this with important that the annual checks ensure that the facilities used
the aim of selecting three suitable training locations. T ey will also are still fit for purpose as regards their use by our members.
be responsible for the ongoing liaison with these centres. It is also
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the delivery of training to the Force Coordinators in their Region. In Forces which are either geographically or numerically large
Each of the Regional Coordinators will also be used to conduct the Force Coordinator can be assisted by an Assistant Force
enquiries on behalf of the Association when required. T is Coordinator. T is person is nominated by the Force Coordinator
provides the PFOA with the ability to have its representative on and approved by the PFOA. T ey must be a serving officer within
site very quickly as opposed to having to wait for the attendance that Force and will have limited responsibility to a geographical
of someone from the office. To assist the Regional Coordinator to area, base or department within it.
fulfil this role, they will be given in depth training as to the role, T e Force Coordinator will at all times remain the single point
protocols and procedures of the PFOA. T ey will also be formally of contact between the Force and the PFOA.
introduced to all Chief Constables within their Region.
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(QTEG %QQTFKPCVQTU T e Metropolitan and City forces shall be regarded as a single
Each Force will have a single Force Coordinator responsible for region for the purposes of the PFOA with a single Regional
representing the interests of the PFOA and its membership with Coordinator selected. T e City and the various armed units
that Force area. T is coordinator will be a serving officer of the within the Metropolitan Service will be deemed as Forces in their
force in question and will be selected by the PFOA. Again, this is own rights with Force and Assistant Force coordinators in place.
not a paid position but reasonable expenses will be paid. As regards the national forces. T e Ministry of Defence
T e geographical limits of responsibility of this coordinator Police, T e Civil Nuclear Constabulary and the British Transport
will be the Force they represent. T ey will be expected to ensure Police will be regarded as individual Forces with a single Force
that the PFOA membership in their area is kept fully updated Coordinator in place. Due to the geographical spread of these
as to development within the Association and to circulate and organisations it is appreciated that there will be the need for
display all PFOA publicity and recruitment material. several Assistants within each force.
T ese officers are the ‘face’ of the PFOA within their force and Each base or station will be under the region in which it is
are responsible for bringing to the attention of the PFOA any located, thus being the responsibility of the relevant Regional
welfare concern or issue affecting the Association’s members. In Coordinator.