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About BAPCO

The Objectives of the Association are to:

  1. Promote the development of efficient and effective communications and supporting information technologies to provide value for money and effective systems to enhance delivery of public safety and civil contingency services for the benefit of the public and for the benefit of individual public safety and civil contingency services and personnel by means of research, planning, co-ordination and education
  2. Promote the rapid and accurate collection, exchange and dissemination of information relating to public safety and civil contingency communications and supporting information technologies and public emergencies between and among all agencies, local and central government to enhance the delivery of public safety and civil contingency services for the benefit of the public and for the benefit of individual public safety services and personnel
  3. Maintain an effective relationship with the communications and information technology industry to ensure that developments are monitored for the benefit of public safety and civil contingency agencies and that industry is constantly aware of current and future user requirements
  4. Represent its members and civil contingency communications and information technology in general by providing support and advice to policy making bodies of each participating public safety and civil contingency services to influence the provision of value for money and effective systems to enhance the delivery of public safety services for the benefit of the public and for the benefit of individual public safety and civil contingency services and personnel.

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Membership of BAPCO is open to all persons in the United Kingdom, the Channel Isles, Isle of Man and Ireland who are associated with the provision, maintenance, and use (managers, engineers, programmers, communications operators, end users, suppliers consultants) of civil contingencies communications and information systems.

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Member

I.R. READHEAD, QPM, LL.B

DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION ASSOCATION OF CHIEF POLICE OFFICERS Mr Readhead joined Hampshire Constabulary at the age of 16 as a cadet and completed a period of voluntary service overseas, teaching in the Falkland Islands prior to joining the regular service. His work for disadvantaged children was recognised by the Lions Club making him the National Youth of the Year in 1974. He attended Southampton University obtaining an Honours degree in Law in 1982 ... continued ...

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