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Minutes will be considered for approval at the next JCC meeting in February and thereafter published.
JCC Agenda and Papers for the meeting which will be held in February.
Minutes will be considered for approval by the relevant Committees at the next meetings in April and thereafter published.
Constable James Campbell was a native of Bannockburn and was shot in the line of duty on 18th January 1919 and subsequently died of his injuries on 20th January 1919.
To mark the Centenary of his death, the dedication of a commemorative plaque to the memory of Constable James Campbell will take place at 2pm on Sunday 20th January 2019.
Constable Campbell was born in Bannockburn and joined the City of Glasgow Police in 1901 and for 18 years served in the Eastern Division until his murder in the line of duty in January 1919. He was described as an officer of ‘high quality and resource’ and was fatally wounded whist disturbing housebreakers in Great Eastern Road. Constable Campbell succumbed to his injuries two days later. The original gravestone was donated as ‘A token of esteem from officers and constables in the Eastern Division, Glasgow Police’.
Supported by the Scottish Police Federation there will be a short service of Dedication at Constable Campbell’s graveside on Sunday 20th January followed by an informal gathering with refreshments in the Bannockburn Bowling Club (adjacent to the Cemetery). There will representation from the Scottish Government, Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Federation. Retired Chief Inspector from Strathclyde Police Sandy Geddes will also speak at the Dedication. Sandy and his sister Dr Jean Geddes personally supported the restoration of the grave in the 1990s and again in 2011, it is thanks to them that Constable Campbell’s Centenary Dedication has been possible.
SPF chair Andrea MacDonald said: “When retired Chief Inspector Geddes contacted us about the idea of a permanent memorial to Constable Campbell, we were delighted to help.
“It is an honour to pay tribute to an officer who gave his life to the service 100 years ago, particularly as this is also our own centenary year.”
The SPF has been engaging extensively with the force on the issue of body armour including replacement of the current sets.
The standard armour currently supplied to officers should have a date of manufacture and a date of expiry on the plates. The plates themselves have a 10 year warranty but data received from the manufacturers and from our colleagues elsewhere in the UK shows that this armour can provide the required levels of protection for far longer than was originally envisaged. Examples have been cited of armour which is over 20 years’ old passing safety tests.
Police Scotland has indicated that it wishes to replace the current standard armour and the procurement process for this is ongoing. In the meantime Police Scotland has engaged with their suppliers and is testing samples of current armour to provide reassurance that it meets the required standards of protection.
Officers should continue to check their armour regularly and it should always be examined at annual OST requalification. If any of those checks reveal damage to any of the panels the armour should be returned to stores and the officer should be removed from frontline duties until a replacement set of armour can be issued.
Where body armour is more than 10 years old but the panels have not been damaged or compromised it can still be used safely. The officer should however contact stores and give them the batch number and date of manufacture. This will assist stores to identify examples of older armour which can be sent for testing.
Attached is an update on the recent judgement in Judges and Firefighters Pension appeal
JCC Circular 47 of 2018 – Judges and Firefighters Pension Appeal – information
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