Category: Blog
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Leading with difference
Simon Nelson is the DPA’s Vice-Chair for Officers, and Head of Criminal Justice & Custody with Sussex Police. In this inspirational presentation delivered to the Police Superintendents’ Association 2019 Annual Conference, Simon talks about the challenges of embedding an awareness of disability within the police service, and the importance of valuing disabled colleagues. Simon has…
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Guest Blog: Life in the slow lane
Musings of a police officer on a diagnosis of ME/CFS Colin Paine is a Detective Chief Superintendent in Thames Valley Police. He is currently working on the Police Spending Review with the NPCC. Here he reflects on his diagnosis of Myalgic Encephalopathy (ME)/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Police work feels inherently fast paced. It is in the…
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Guest Blog: “I am just a normal person with an amazing life”
By Lee Powell Customer Contact Centre Agent, West Yorkshire Police “Does it bother me being small? No, I love being small. I don’t think that I am small, I am just a normal person with an amazing life.” My name is Lee Powell. I am 29 years old and I live with a condition called…