Help shape county's policing
The county Police Authority has just launched a campaign to find three people who are passionate about shaping local policing and want to make Hertfordshire a safer county.
Authority Chairman Ian Laidlaw-Dickson said: "It is a fascinating, challenging and rewarding role, which offers local people a real opportunity to improve the way local policing services are delivered.
"It requires strong commitment and the ability to represent the views of all our diverse communities."
The post is voluntary, although allowances starting at £4,784 are paid, together with expenses, including travel, child and other care costs.
Appointments will start on October 1 and will run until March 31 2013. The work would involve at least one day a week time commitment, although many members do more.
The Police Authority is independent of Hertfordshire Constabulary and wants its membership to represent as diverse a range of people as possible and welcomes applications from anyone who lives or works within the county.
An Information pack is available on the authority website - www.herts-police-authority.org.uk - or you can phone 01992 556600 or email Elaine.leonard.hpa@herts.pnn.police.uk
Closing date for applications is June 6. An optional informal lunchtime briefing session will be held on May 15.
9:16am Thursday 24th April 2008
> The Police Authority is independent of Hertfordshire Constabulary and wants its membership to represent as diverse a range of people as possible <
Sometimes I think if I hear that wretched word "diverse" one more time I will scream! It has become a truly boring, irritatingly repetitive, politically correct cliche. Presumably what the police authority wants is one white person, one black and one gay or lesbian, so why don't they make it four appointments and find a disabled person as well? The fact is that in the thirst for political correctness, they very likely won't get the best candidates, who should be chosen completely impartial of race, colour or sexuality. If the three best candidates happen to be all white, heterosexual males or black disabled lesbians, who cares - just so long as they genuinely are the best candidates? I loathe job adverts and quotas aimed at meeting artifically contrived standards purely to satisfy the PC brigade.
> The Police Authority is independent of Hertfordshire Constabulary and wants its membership to represent as diverse a range of people as possible <
Sometimes I think if I hear that wretched word "diverse" one more time I will scream! It has become a truly boring, irritatingly repetitive, politically correct cliche. Presumably what the police authority wants is one white person, one black and one gay or lesbian, so why don't they make it four appointments and find a disabled person as well? The fact is that in the thirst for political correctness, they very likely won't get the best candidates, who should be chosen completely impartial of race, colour or sexuality. If the three best candidates happen to be all white, heterosexual males or black disabled lesbians, who cares - just so long as they genuinely are the best candidates? I loathe job adverts and quotas aimed at meeting artifically contrived standards purely to satisfy the PC brigade.
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