Engagement
The Engagement Team is responsible for GMPA's engagement and consultation activities. The Volunteer Schemes Team delivers work with volunteers.
Engagement Team
Consultation and engagement are key words for the officers who are involved in engagement. It is their role to give Greater Manchester communities an opportunity to have their say on policing issues. They do this in a number of ways, for example through specific consultation events such as You Choose! which is an annual young peoples' event and ‘Have your Say' Road Show events specifically designed to get the Police Authority out and about in communities talking to people. This type of work is extremely important to the Authority as the opinions of members of the public help inform important decisions about policing such as what the policing priorities should be for the future. If the Authority doesn't know what is important to you, it can't tackle the issues that are of concern for communities.
Volunteer Schemes Team
Greater Manchester Police Authority has made significant in-roads when it comes to links with communities and it has its own dedicated team of volunteers who are all members of the public who give up their time to be either part of GMPA's Independent Custody Visiting, Appropriate Adult or Animal Welfare Visiting Scheme. The co-ordination of these schemes requires a lot of work as not only does the Authority have to ensure the schemes are running smoothly and meeting all their objectives, volunteers have to be managed, recruited, trained and supported - in short, it's like running an entirely separate company. Volunteering is a great way fo contributing to your community. It also has a feel good factor so it makes you feel good too. Whether you want to improve your CV with new skills, meet new people or just feel good about yourself, become a volunteer with GMPA and grab the opportunity that could change your life for the better. Visit our Getting Involved section to find out more.
This page was last updated on 21 July 2010