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Since 2010, there has been a notable decrease in the number of Roads Policing officers in England and Wales, including an 18% drop between 2015 and 2019. This decline can impact the ability to enforce traffic laws effectively and to reduce road casualties.
The National Roads…
We would like to dedicate tonight’s chat to Simon Cole. He was an avid
@WeCops
supporter from the very beginning when some were nervous of the concept. A true leader and great man. Our thoughts are with Simon’s family and
@leicspolice
#RestInPeaceSir
On Wednesday evening at 9pm this week, our usual
#WeCops
Q & A session is cancelled. Instead reflecting on the impact
@Liv1204
life and death has had on so many and her legacy through her work on MH issues. All welcome. Please share with a RT and join us and
@policecareuk
#Liv
We wanted to start tonight by thanking
@CCARhodes
for being such a support to
@Wecops
& to police officers across the Country.
You have influenced so many areas but the wellbeing agenda leaves a lasting impact on the service. THANK YOU! Enjoy your retirement
#WeCops
Very excited to announce that tomorrow’s chat will be on Public order and will be hosted by
@BJH251
police national lead for public order and public safety and
@Brick_Cop
front line public order officer in the Met. Join us from 2100! Don’t forget the hashtag
#WeCops
We have decided not to host a
#wecops
session on Wednesday night and will instead be tweeting some of Liv’s key messages between 9&10pm - these don’t need to be discussed, they will just be there....
@policecareuk
will be on-line then too if anyone wants to talk
📣Our next chat!!📣 Pls RT!
Special Constabularies are facing a period of challenge and change. Numbers are down significantly, and many of the Special Constables who have been recruited in recent years have very short volunteering careers. Many still see it as a stepping stone…
Here is the pre read for tomorrow nights chat on Police Fitness...
Please join colleagues to discuss this important topic. The chat will be hosted by
@MattJukesMPS
&
@roysmithpolice
at 9pm
#WeCops
We are delighted that
@MPSRajKohli
is leading a
@WeCops
chat for us on Wednesday 10th June. The topic is ‘unconscious bias.’
Please see this pre read, it’s a bit different (a short video)
Join us next week 9pm use
#wecops
Did you know there are an estimated 70,000 hotel beds within 10 miles of the centre of London... this is a disgrace. As we talk of a the service being a “profession”
@CollegeofPolice
@PoliceChiefs
@PFEW_HQ
what bit of a profession does this look like.
Look at all these wonderful
#WeCops
tweeters... all interested in police fitness and well-being and looking to improve our wonderful police family 👍 thanks all!
Night 🙌
This Wednesday evening
@MPSRajKohli
is leading a
@WeCops
chat for us on unconscious bias.
Please see this pre read, it’s a bit different (a short video) 👇
Join us at 9pm for the first Q - use
#WeCops
As
#WeCops
celebrate its 2nd Birthday we are taking a break over the busy festive season returning on Wednesday 17th January 2018. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and thanks for your support and engagement.
A big "Thank You" to our hosts
@TVP_PAET
,
@DCCPhilCain
,
@SupersWylie
and
@Nita_Pankhania1
- and to everyone who joined in tonight.
Doesn't a
#WeCops
hour fly by? Don't fret if you missed the chat, just scroll back & carry on the chat.
Stay tuned for tonight's chat statistics!
Q1 We have made progress in understanding barriers for female representation in armed policing but more is needed. What ideas do you have to recruit and retain females in armed policing?
#WeCops
... WOW. Tonight we have had 163 people contributing towards 913 tweets, which has reached 2,877,465 Twitter accounts. This is astounding & is a testament to the importance of tonight's topic. The word cloud speaks volumes too.
A very sincere Thank You to all participants!
This week
#WeCops
invites you to discuss Dyslexia & The Police.
Hosted by
@carmenwhittle
- read her journey in the pre-read.
Join us this Wednesday at 9PM!
Q1. We have more women in policing than ever before, but we still have a way to go before we receive full representation across the workforce. What issues impact on women in policing, and how can we overcome these?
Please use the hashtag
#WeCops
This is your one week countdown!
@WeCops
is back!
See you all at 9pm next Wednesday for a very timely chat on less lethal weapons with
@Lesslethalweaps
Please share & retweet!
Remember, you don't need to be a part of the Policing family to join in one of our chats. We're a friendly bunch, all we ask is that you reply to the questions asked during the WeCops hour and most importantly - 👏Don't 👏 forget 👏 the 👏 hashtag! 👏
#WeCops
👏
Enjoyed tonight's chat?
We will be back on the 11th November 2020 with guest hosts
@DCCPhilCain
,
@SupersWylie
and
@TVP_PAET
when we will be discussing Recruitment & Diversity.
Add the date to your diaries! 📆
Interested in public health approaches for policing? Join
@WeCops
on Wednesday 10th Feb at 9pm for a good discussion!
Not sure what public health approaches are? Have a read of this
@CollegeofPolice
@PublicHealth
briefing note.
Doesn't a
#WeCops
hour go quickly. We will keep the
@WeCops
machinery running as we expect this chat to continue for a while.
We would like to pay our respects in our own way, by dedicating this chat to
#PCAndrewHarper
Husband, Friend, Officer, Hero.
#ThinBlueLine
#WeCops
Domestic Abuse -
@WeCops
on Wednesday 9th December at 2100 hours is on
#domesticabuse
.
@PoliceChiefs
lead on DA
@ACLouisaRolfe
hosting this chat. Here’s the excellent pre-read:
Our chats are open to anyone so please join us!
#WeCops
Q1. If your force could offer a specific, informal and comfortable place for you and your peers to go to immediately after a difficult incident, even just for 30 minutes, would you use it?
Don't forget the
#WeCops
in replies.
Wow! What a year it’s been! We’ve had 32 chats, thousands of Tweets, 100’s of Wecoppers and some wonderful hosts!!
Thank you all for getting involved 👍
Next years booked chats are here 👇
Spaces available from March onwards
This weeks
@WeCops
is on the
@CollegeofPolice
review & is hosted by
@nickherbertcbe
A valuable opportunity to suggest ideas about how the College should work going forward. The
#WeCops
team want it to be positive debate as we can help make a real impact!
Tomorrow night is
#wecops
Wednesday!
Please join us for Diversity and Recruitment at 9pm. All we ask is you use the hashtag (
#wecops
) 😁
Have a look at the pre read 👍👇
Doesn’t a
#WeCops
hour fly by!
We will keep the
@WeCops
machinery whirring for a bit as we expect this chat to cont!
A big thanks to guest hosts
@GP_CCKelly
@CCMattJukes
@NWPCCFoulkes
for leading this excellent chat. Please keep an eye out for the blog from this chat!
Next week's chat is all about the Police Federation!
Please join us at 9pm on Wednesday 30th June to discuss the Fed elections and what we want our Fed Reps to consider moving forward.
@PFEW_Chair
and
@BelindaPfew
will be our hosts 👏
Here's the pre-read:
3) BAME officers may sometimes leave within their first 2 years of service. How can we encourage the retention and progression of BAME colleagues?
- Remember to include
#WeCops
!
Our next
@WeCops
chat is on the recent
@HMICFRS
publication about the State of Policing.
Please join us with
@AndyCookeHMCI
as our chat host for this very important chat on Weds 12th July at 9pm.
Further details here:
Next Wednesday (20th Jan) sees
@ACQ91
and
@DCIPipTaylor
lead on ‘Armed Policing 2021 - Gender Barriers’
9pm, just use the hashtag
#WeCops
to join in!
Please see the pre read 👇and RT
Here's
@kerrimonaghan1
, a Sgt in West Mercia currently the force tactical lead for use of force and stop search. She joined
#WeCops
18 months ago after cohosting a chat on
#StopandSearch
Can we get a big
#WeCops
Thank You to our hosts,
@EmWilliamsCCCU
and
@JoeCaluori
for leading tonights chat on
#CountyLines
!
& a big Thank You to all of you who participated. The chat statistics will be tweeted out soon.
#Liv
"Practical tips - Remind the person that they are not well. In crisis you can lose sight. Tell them it’s the illness talking, & they need some help to get well again."
"Self-harm & suicidal thoughts/acts are generally not attention-seeking or cries for help"
#wecops
This week’s
@WeCops
chat was on Response Policing with
@CCARhodes
&
@KennedySerena
In just one hour there was a reach of 2.1 million & the responses continue to come in!
@UBJennings
has written the blog at lightening speed & you can read it here:
We would like to dedicate this
#WeCops
chat to Nicola and Fiona. 7 years on - we remember them in our own way.
If you need to speak to anyone following this chat, please do.
#WeCops
will return in two weeks. Good night all.
Next chat is ‘Police staff career pathways’ followed on the 30th March with ⚠️our first Twitter ‘spaces’ chat!! ⚠️on the strategic policing review
@PolicingReview
with
@rickmuir1
#WeCops
Join us this Wednesday evening at 9pm for a video from the team! We then welcome any comments and suggestions for 2021 and are happy to chat all things policing. A relaxed affair to bring us to a close for 2020 😅
#wecops
This time next week we will be hosting a chat on Op Hampshire- a national operation on assaults or injury at work. Join us with Dave Brewster from
@CollegeofPolice
@OscarKiloUK
and seasoned
#Wecops
host
@CCARhodes
Tomorrow's chat is on 'Getting it Right' in police custody. Hosted by PS Becky Davies (Devon and Cornwall), DS Catherine Parfitt (TVP), PS Chris Milburn (Durham) and Sherry Ralph (ICVA) They'll be sharing points of view as well as promoting best practices. 9pm
#WeCops
Just 100 followers from 10k!! Great to have so many people interested in policing. Together we’re sharing information, discussing concerns, areas of interests, etc etc! Thanks for being with us 👍🙏
#WeCops
Q3. There are conditions that affect women uniquely, such as endometriosis and the menopause. What challenges can these create for our police officers/members of staff? And how do we overcome them?
Remember the hashtag
#WeCops
@wecops
on Wednesday at 9pm is all about Response Policing.
Have a look at the pre-read & join our hosts
@KennedySerena
&
@CCARhodes
as we discuss this very important topic!
Q1 There are around 100 assaults on police officers and staff reported across England and Wales every day – in your experience, do you think this is a accurate figure? What would give people more confidence to report assaults at work?
#WeCops
WECOPPERS!!!
We are very excited about our first chat of 2021 - Organised Immigration Crime with
@DetChSuptHooper
&
@policingslavery
&
@NCA_UK
Pre read will be here soon!!
All you need to do to get involved is use the hashtag
#wecops
from 9-10pm this Wednesday evening
This weeks
@wecops
Wednesday is hosted by
@jqjasonkew
- Policing Drugs.
ALL WELCOME!! We’d love to hear your thoughts on this often controversial topic. 9pm - 10pm, 3 Q’s, just use the hashtag
#wecops
Here’s the pre read, pls RT!