Officers and staff from Dyfed Powys Police have had a starring role in a national film that promotes the new Police Code of Ethics launched by the College of Policing.
Chief Constable Simon Prince said, “It was an honour to be invited to take part in the film by the College of Policing. Our officers and staff take great pride in the job that they do and the work that they undertake to keep communities safe. They understand that they have an extremely important role within communities, one that has to be carried out with integrity, honesty and with an open mind and sound decision making.”
The Code of Ethics sets out the standards of behaviour that the public can expect from officers and staff at every role and at every level and will help guide decision making, and applies to more than 220,000 officers, police staff, contractors and volunteers working in policing.
There were two films made, one for the public and one aimed at police staff, officers and volunteers. The people who took part are:
- Detective Inspector Clark Jones-John, based in Llanelli
- Glan Thomas, head of scientific support based at HQ in Carmarthen
- Sergeant Jolene Mann, based in Carmarthenshire neighbourhood police team
- Donna Fernadez, call hander in the force communications centre at HQ in Carmarthen.
After taking part in the film DI Clark Jones-John said, “I firmly believe that we need to take into account the needs of victims and witnesses and not to prejudge situations – we have to keep an open mind.”
Glan Thomas added, “We know that in our roles we have to act with integrity. We are working to ensure that we bring offenders to justice, a system that the public needs to be able to trust.
You can see the officers and police staff talking about the importance of the Code of Ethics and what it means to them here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5P9USuCeUc
If you would like to find out more about the Code of Ethics visit the College of Policing website http://www.college.police.uk/en/20972.htm
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