Membership
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.
BAPCO members come from every type of public safety and civil contingencies organisations in the British Isles such as:
- Police Service
- Fire and Rescue Services
- Emergency medical services
- Emergency Planning and Management
- Volunteer Emergency Aid Organisations e.g. St John Ambulance, RAYNET, British Red Cross, Mountain Rescue etc
- Military
- HM Coastguard
- HM Customs and Excise
- First and Second line Civil Contingency responders.
- Emergency Breakdown Agencies e.g. AA, RAC, Green Flag
- Local Authorities
- Central Government
- Public Utilities
- Manufacturers
- Technical and repair services
- Engineers
- Consultants
- and many others
All members are enrolled as individuals and enjoy privileges dependent upon their category of membership that reflects their current employment status. However, recognising that a public safety agency or a commercial company may wish to register more than one person as a member of the Association, facilities do exist for Corporate or Group Memberships in which individual changes can be made as personnel changes occur.
The categories of membership available, with the annual subscription fee, are as follows:
1. Public Safety/Civil Contingencies Employees or Volunteer Emergency Aid Personnel
Active Membership
Individuals employed by a public safety agency, department of central or local government having responsibility for public safety or a compancy described as responder by the Civil Contingencies Act or retired from such a position and who does not have a conflicting commercial interest, or who is a member of a volunteer emergency aid organisation.
(Annual fee £40.00)
Associate Membership
Persons who satisfy the above criteria but who do not want to be an Active Member
(Annual fee £28.00)
Corporate Membership
An agency that wishes to register more than two persons as members may apply for Corporate Membership. (Further details of Corporate Membership and Annual Fees are available on application to the Association)
2. Persons employed in industry, consultants or who have an interest in communications or information technology within the Civil Contingencies area.
Commercial Membership
Persons connected with industry providing communications and information technology systems or providing services as consultants in this field
(Annual fee £40.00)
Corporate Membership
An organisation that wishes to register more than two persons as members may apply for Corporate Membership
(Further details of Corporate Membership and Annual Fees are available on application to the Association)
3. International Members
The Association has a commitment to the global exchange of information, ideas, and experiences and persons involved in managing, using, providing public safety communications and information systems who are resident outside the British Isles are eligible to apply for the following categories of membership.
International Associate
Annual fee £50.00
International Corporate
Further details of International Corporate Membership and Annual Fees are available on application to the Association
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