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HQ Special Constabulary Training Our Commitment We will ensure that all Special Constables receive a quality corporate, probationary and development training programme that provides Officers with the necessary skills, competencies and opportunities to enable them to safely and confidently deliver policing in our local communities. Modular Training Programme The SC modular training programme recognises the need for flexibility for Officers completing initial training. The aim is to provide Specials with the appropriate knowledge, skills and competence to perform their role. Course content for the initial training programme includes the minimum content advised to be delivered from the National Strategy Implementation Guidance – Training and Development (2008) as well as the National Curriculum set out in the NPIA’s Initial Learning for Special Constable’s (IL4SC) programme. Our programme builds further upon the guidance minimum content, enabling a reasonable core of policing knowledge to be provided. Team Building Days On various dates during the autumn and winter Specials attended ‘divisional team building days’ at Hutton Hall. During the morning Officers have looked at some theory behind the importance of team building and supervisors were able to present their local policing ambitions and strategies to staff. In the afternoon several ‘command and control’ tasks were set at locations around the training centre. Teams of Special Constables led by their supervisors worked together to find solutions to challenging problems. Command and control tasks are used by the armed forces to identify potential Officers and supervisors. The day ended with Officers presenting what they had learnt from their group tasks. Specials Trainer PC Dave Smith commented that "The day was a valuable experience which clearly improved team communication, morale and motivation. The feedback from the Specials was fantastic even though they were cold, wet and muddy!” It is planned to run similar events for Specials from the remaining territorial divisions later in 2012. Regional Leadership Training Lancashire hosted three Level 1 (Sergeants) and one Level 2 (Inspectors) leadership courses for Special’s supervisors from across the region. Courses have also been attended by Specials from as far away as Gloucestershire, Durham, Northumbria, West Midlands and the Metropolitan Police. Page 7 Lancashire Constabulary’s ambition is to provide the best Specials training in the country
Page 8 Lancashire Constabulary recruited 19 Special Constables as regular officers in 2012 Around the County The six Geographic Divisions Northern Division 2011/12 has seen the focus of the Specials remain with people who are vulnerable and missing from home. This Initiative also saw the award of the Ferrers National Police Trophy to Special Inspector Gardner. Eastern Division At the end of January 2012 a total of 12,580 hours of policing had been provided by Specials in Northern Division and of this 32.5% of the hours had been dedicated to Neighbourhood Policing. In addition to this, support was also provided to policing many events across the Division such as Garstang Children’s Festival, Tram Sunday, Great Eccleston Show, ‘Freshers’ Week, Morecambe Seaside Festival, Remembrance Day Parades and several Bonfire and Firework Displays. During the ‘week of unrest’ in London in August, Specials completed a total of 535 hours of duty to ensure that policing needs across the Division were being met whilst our regular colleagues were supporting other forces. January 2012 also saw the success of 3 of our Specials in joining the regular police force in the first recruitment to take place in nearly 3 years. Eastern Division has had a successful 12 months and looks forward to the challenges that 2012 brings. Highlights from last year have been AS/Sgt 9255 Paul Shoreman being awarded Special Constable of the Year and the appearance of SC 9815 Chris McKiernan on BBC Radio Lancashire talking about the experiences of training and being a new SC. Eastern are developing a successful model of regular PC’s tasking specials within the Neighbourhood Teams which is developing a strong team feeling, providing developmental opportunities and ensuring our priorities are aligned to those of the Divisional SMT. A good example of this is the Community Alcohol Network (CAN) project in Hyndburn where we have external funding providing 2 vehicles all weekend to deal with ASB, alcohol related issues and crime. In one month alone this operation saw 62 litres of alcohol seized, 3 arrests, 2 PNDs, 54 Youth Referrals, 1 Cannabis Warning, 2 voluntary attendance interviews for cannabis possession, 2 Vulnerable Child forms submitted, 1 summons to court for underage sale of alcohol (the shop has subsequently had its licence revoked) and over 280 young people engaged with.
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