Upbeat, November 2012 - Essex Police

News 7
Baby, you’re beautiful! Meet our new PCC
A team of quick-thinking officers safely
delivered baby Annie in Brightlingsea
early one morning
The officers had been dealing with a fight outside a
block of flats at 1am on September 8 when they were
flagged down by Ramon Hayward, 24.
He said his partner, 20-year-old Chelsea Nolan,
was about to give birth in the building’s communal
hallway.
Constables Kirsty Lucas and David Wren and Sgt
Simon Tattersall found Chelsea in advanced labour.
Pc Wren helped to deliver baby Annie while his
colleagues offered verbal and practical support. Then
paramedics whisked mother, father and child to
Colchester General Hospital.
The new Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex
takes office on November 22.
On this date – November 22 – all members of police
staff will have their employment transferred to the
PCC.
However, all terms and conditions of employment
will remain otherwise unchanged and there will be
no break in service for any statutory or contractual
purpose and members of police staff will still be
able to contribute to the Local Government Pension
Scheme (LGPS) if appropriate.
And they will remain under the direction and
control of Chief Constable Jim Barker-McCardle,
who will retain operational independence but be
responsible to the public and accountable to the PCC
Pc Kirsty Lucas and baby
Annie with proud parents
Ramon Hayward and Chelsea Nolan,
Pc David Wren and Sgt Simon Tattersall
for the
Pc Wren said: “One minute we were dealing with a
fight and the next we were delivering a baby.
It was a surreal moment. After nearly ten years in
the job, this is the first time I’ve delivered a baby
on duty. It was a fabulous experience being the first
to hold the baby as I passed her to mum, who was
amazing throughout the whole incident.”
Pc Lucas added: “I feel privileged to have been part
of such a wonderful experience. I never imagined that
during my tour of duty I would be delivering a baby
with my colleagues. I recall telling Chelsea she had
given birth to a little girl and the delight in her face
was amazing. The experience will live with me forever.”
The proud parents added: “We’re extremely proud of
Annie and are extremely grateful to these officers
who are our new best friends. We’re not sure what
we would have done without them.”
delivery of efficient and effective policing,
management of resources and the force’s
expenditure.
In turn, the PCC, who will serve an initial four-year
term, will be responsible for securing an efficient and
effective police service in everything, from counterterrorism
and serious & organised crime to local
Neighbourhood Policing.
And the PCC will be held to account by a Police and
Crime Panel (PCP), responsible for scrutinising and
supporting the Commissioner and providing a ‘check
and balance’ mechanism.
A shadow PCP met for the first time in mid-July.
Membership comprises one councillor nominated
by each district/borough council in Essex plus the
Southend and Thurrock unitary authorities and Essex
County Council, with two independent members of
the public also nominated/co-opted.
In the weeks before any election, local authority
and government officials enter a period known as
The new Police and Crime Commissioner
for Essex is Nick Alston, who was elected on
after the count on November 16
Mr Alston – our first PCC – is due to take office on
November 22.
A former Royal Naval officer, Mr Alston spent almost
30 years in operational defence and security work.
He then spent five years in the private sector as a
security director for a major global corporation.
Appointed a CBE in 1997, Mr Alston is a member of
the Advisory Board of the Jill Dando Institute of Security and
Crime Science and a non-executive director on the Mid-Essex
Hospitals NHS Trust Board.
Mr Alston’s father served with Essex Police for 37 years and
retired as DCC in 1971.
On his website, Mr Alston says: “I intend now to use my
experience and knowledge to help steer Essex Police through
the major changes it is facing.
“I will also bring policing in Essex closer to all of us who live
and work in Essex and to make it genuinely accountable to
the local communities it serves.”
Chief Constable Jim Barker-McCardle said: “I very much look
forward to welcoming Nick Alston, the newly-elected Police
and Crime Commissioner, into office.
“My priority is to ensure we continue to deliver the very best
police service to our diverse communities in Essex. My focus
remains firmly on this and on supporting the PCC in his new
role.”
On November 22 – all members of police staff will have their
employment transferred to the PCC.
However, all terms and
conditions of employment
will remain otherwise
unchanged and there will
be no break in service for
any statutory or contractual
purpose.
Information about the office of PCC is
available on the Police and Crime
Commissioner intranet site – which can
also be accessed via a link on the front page of
the intranet, or by clicking here
UPBEAT November 2012