Personnel Committee
30 November2007
Establishment Report Part 1
Report of the Chief Constable
Contact:Nicole Cornelius, Head of Personnel
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1Summary
1.1 This report provides the Police Authority Personnel Committee with information about commendations and deaths of serving officers and pensioners.
1.2This report provides details of:
- Commendations
- Death of Serving Officer
- Deaths of Police Pensioners
2Recommendations
This report recommends that:
2.1The items below are noted.
3Commendations
3.1Since the last meeting of the Personnel Panel, the following officers have been commended by the Chief Constable:-
PS1550 Paul BEALE‘NL’ Lyndhurst
DC 24204 Jeremy KING‘NL’ Lyndhurst
Commended by the Chief Constable for their prompt action in disarming a volatile man detained at Lyndhurst who was threatening to cut his throat and was holding a blood stained shard of glass pressed to his neck.
PC 20481 Adam HINKLEY‘LN’ Newport
Commended by the Chief Constable for his prompt and decisive action in calming and detaining a violent male who had threatened to stab him having already slashed both his own arms with a 12 inch knife
PS 2857 Christopher CHALLIS‘SP’ Portswood
PC 3525 Ben ATKINSON‘SP’ Portswood
PC 24151 Alexander BOWMAN‘SP’ Portswood
PC 22170 Stuart HARRIS‘SP’ Portswood
Commended by the Chief Constable for personal courage in approaching and arresting a violent man armed with an axe.
Chief Inspector 7066 Roy BAYNTUN‘BW’ Whitchurch (RPU)
PC 1455 Robert HAMMERSLEY‘LS’ Shanklin (RPU)
Commended by the Chief Constable for bravery in approaching and arresting a man armed with a firearm who had recently threatened a member of the public and was still armed at the time of his arrest.
PC 23378 Andrew DAW‘GG’ Gosport
PC 24077 Peter DWEN‘GG’ Gosport
Commended by the Chief Constable for displaying levels of courage and professionalism beyond those expected of patrolling officers, in the face of an extremely violent group.
PC 24334 Claire BROWN‘SC’ Southampton Central
PC 2935 Samuel WELLER‘SC’ Southampton Central
PC 21805 Jonathan MATTHEWS‘SC’ Southampton Central
PC 24147 Simon BRADSHAW‘SC’ Southampton Central
Commended by the Chief Constable for bravery in approaching and arresting a man who was threatening members of the public and proceeded to attack the officers with a pair of scissors.
PC 2659 Paul ROBERTS‘NH’ Hythe
PC 24191 Bethan WOOD‘NH’ Hythe
Commended by the Chief Constable for risking their lives in order to save that of another by jumping into Southampton Water. They then held a man above the surface who had weighed himself down, and swam to the pier until assistance arrived.
PC 1678 Russell WHITE‘AB’ Bitterne
Commended by the Chief Constable for his initiative and for displaying a high level of bravery whilst off duty.
4Death of a Serving Officer
4.1With deep regret the death of the following Officer is reported:-
JoinedDied
PC 1197 Paul Michael BECK12.08.9123.10.07
5 Death of Police Pensioner
5.1With deep regret the death of the following pensioners is reported:-
Retired Died
Former Police Constable Amos Richard DODD06.03.7719.06.07
Former Inspector Dennis Frederick John MOODY31.08.7903.07.07
Former Police Constable Trevor David SACREE31.07.6417.07.07
Former Chief Superintendent Harry John KENT31.08.7907.08.07
Former Police Constable John James GOSLING31.08.8324.08.07
Former Superintendent David John LOCKWOOD30.03.0031.08.07
Former Detective Sergeant William Ellis THOMAS10.05.8931.03.04
Former Police Constable Martyn John KING28.02.7726.09.07
Section 100D (Local Government Act 1972) background papers
The following documents disclose facts or matters on which this report, or an important part of it, is based and has been relied upon to a material extent in the preparation of this report.
NB the list excludes:
- published works; and,
- documents that disclose exempt or confidential information as defined in the Act.
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