Chapter 3 - Staff Management Flashcards
The term professional conduct relates to the expectation of the commissioner and is underpinned by what? (2)
- Code of conduct
2. Police Values
The National manager police professional conduct team is responsible for the oversight of what?(2)
All investigations into complaints about conduct of all police employees.
All incidents involved in incidents notifiable under section 13 IPCA 1998
Or under the MOU with police.
What incidents are notifiable under section 13 IPCA act 1998?
And MOU.
Incidents involving death or serious bodily harm.
Any serious misconduct or neglect of duty constructing a criminal offence or anything that puts the reputation of police at risk.
Minor complaints are generally actioned by whom and over seen by whom ?
General managers managing the work place
District Professional Police conduct manager.or HR advisor
When received by the IPCA who manages complaint investigations notifiable under section 13 and MOU and who over sees them ?
DPPC manager
Overseen by National PPC
Who should generally be advised(reported) at the first stage when a staff member observes misconduct or serious deficiency or error in the execution of a police duty or function ?.
Immediate supervisor
What should Police employees do once they have challenged improper behaviour particularly sexual inappropriate behaviour?
Report to their manager.
Once reported if it is suspected there is criminal offending who should it be reported to?
District commander
Integrity reporting requires an on duty member to report any incomplete enforcement action any attempt to evade law enforcement process who should be advised?
District commander
Serious bodily harm required to be reported under section 13 IPCA act 1988 is described as what types of injuries?
Fracture deep lacerations internal organ damage, impairment of bodily fuction-blow to head that causes severe concussion admission to hospital-sexual assaults
Section 15 requirements of the commissioner to report to the IPCA Every complaint received by police within how long after receiving the complaint
ASAP or within 5 days after the complaint was received
The commissioner must advise the IPCA after the completion of an investigation the result within what time frame?
ASAP-2 months
Should a custody self harm resulting in no serious injury be reported to IPCA under MOU.
Abuse of force that does not result in serious injury that is of significant public interest
yes
Yes if it is likely to put police reputation at risk
Who must Districts notify in relation to complaints
National PPC manager
Are districts able to notify IPCA directly
No
When a serious complaint is made against a police employee that may have huge repercussions for police who should be notified and when ?
Commissioner—immediately
What is considered serious?
An incident that may place police reputation at risk
Complaints that may be considered not serious normally should be reported from what rank and employee equivalent upwards?
Inspector
If a serious incident occurs the employee (supervisor)receiving information must advise their whom and how quickly?
- District PCC manger, District commander service centre manager.
- Immediately
Investigation updates .
District commanders must actively manage the investigations and should update the National manager PPC how regularly and how often should the NMPPC update the commissioner in significant matters?
Weekly
Monthly
Integrity reporting and speaking up:
Under our principle what are supervisors responsible for doing if an employee speaks up?
Ensure they are safe from retaliation and have the necessary support.
What are we required to do if we have been involved in and incident?
Self reporting to your supervisor
Confidentiality and anonymity cannot always be guaranteed what does the person having the complaint against them have the right to know?
Who made the allegation.
What the allegation is
When should you challenge inappropriate behaviour
The should be challenged directly. Or if circumstance don’t permit as soon as possible it can be reported using one of the speak up options.
Tiers of Support level1
If the supervisor is not deemed suitable
what is the term given to the the person receiving the delegated authority?
Support Supervisor
At Tier two when the employee is being harassed who should you put them in touch with?
District welfare officer and advise EAP and harassment support officers.
EAP employment assistance programme
Tier 3
People group PNHQ with your approval refer your case to whom?
Executive leadership board Subcommittee Harrasment officer
Once someone has self reported to their supervisor what must the supervisor do?
Forward to DPCC manager or in case of service centre PNHQ PCC national manager.
Early Intervention Policy:
Is early intervention disciplinary?
Can it be used in performance matter or appraisals?
No -No
If a self referral or peer referral is made in relation to early intervention what should the supervisor do?
Report to the District lead EI or the national EI team
There is an exception in relation to EI when a member is looking to be removed from police what are police able to do?
Look at the history to get a complete understanding of the employee disciplinary history. Possibly criminal issue.
Conflict of interest:conflicts can be actual and what other two options?
- Perceived,
- potential
When identifying conflicts what 3 tests should we apply?
How would others perceive our actions
Would you act differently if you didn’t have interests
Would you stand scrutiny friends, public,media
It is essential investigations are independent IPCA internal investigations Cat 1 -2. declaration of CoI do or don’t they have to have one regardless of a CoI
Do have to
Cat 4-5 have to have a CoI when
When actual or percieved
When writing personal reference you must have no indication of police what do you also have to get and from whom?
District Commander or National manager.
