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JCC Circular 41 of 2018 SPF Communications; Media Release & Social Media Policy

September 19, 2018JCC Circulars, JCC Circulars 2018David Hamilton

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5 hours ago

After her experience in "Famous and Fighting Crime", Penny Lancaster has become a Patron for Care of Police Survivors.

Penny said: “COPS is an amazing charity, having experienced first-hand how difficult, stressful and potentially dangerous policing can be I realised immediately the importance of their work. I am delighted to join them as a Patron.”

During filming for Famous and Fighting Crime Penny was threatened with being stabbed by a suspected shoplifting drug addict she had chased.

Penny said: “I can only imagine the agony of losing a loved one who dies while working for the police. The role is so full-on that family members are certainly invested in the job which makes the impact even worse when something happens.

“The fact that COPS help those families to rebuild their shattered lives is amazing and something I am proud to help with.”

Chair of Trustees, Sir Peter Fahy, said: “We are delighted to welcome Penny as a patron, her experiences with Famous and Fighting Crime have obviously given her insight to the tough job of policing and an appreciation of the devastating impact a death on duty has on a family.”

The regular panellist on ITV’s Loose Women show has even considered joining the police after her experience on the Channel 4 programme. She said: “It’s such a difficult job, but the camaraderie and team work coupled with the knowledge you are making a difference make it very rewarding.”

COPS was founded in 2003 by Christine Fulton MBE and retired Strathclyde police officer Jim McNulty nine years after Christine’s husband, PC Lewis Fulton, died on duty when he was stabbed in an incident in Glasgow.

The charity enables the families, who refer to themselves as survivors, to support each other as well as providing them access to counselling services. Built around a peer-support model the charity supports more than 400 survivors who have lost a family member while they were serving with the police.

COPS National President Denis Gunn, whose son Richard died on duty responding to an emergency call 15 years ago, said: “Only a survivor can fully understand what another survivor endures, that shared experience is the basis of our peer support programme.”

The charity holds a number of events each year for the survivors including an Annual Survivor Weekend which culminates with a remembrance service at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. ... See MoreSee Less

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Scottish Police Federation

1 day ago

Today marked 35 years since the horrific murder of PC Yvonne Fletcher.

This January her Police Memorial in London was vandalised. Today the Police Memorial Trust restored it to its rightful state.

tinyurl.com/y6gmro2g ... See MoreSee Less

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Scottish Police Federation

2 days ago

At our recent Conference, SPF Chair Andrea MacDonald met up with Christine Fulton, widow of our colleague Police Constable Lewis Fulton and co-founder of the Charity COPS.

Christine is sporting a T-shirt promoting the Fulton 500 charity cycle, where in May, three retired police officers will be taking on an epic charity cycling challenge around the North Coast 500 over 6 days in memory of Lewis.

And to raise money for COPS

More here www.justgiving.com/fundraising/fulton500 ... See MoreSee Less

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Scottish Police Federation

3 days ago

“The condition of much of the police vehicle fleet is “nothing short of a disgrace.”

www.scotsman.com/news/politics/scotland-s-old-banger-police-cars-breaking-down-daily-1-4906829 ... See MoreSee Less

Scotland’s ‘old banger’ police cars breaking down daily

scotsman.com

Police Scotland cars are breaking down at the rate of almost one a day whilst on patrol, new figures reveal.

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