ICPRA Meetings

The Scottish Police Federation hosted the 2004 ICPRA meeting in Edinburgh November 24 - 26, 2004. ICPRA meetings are held every two years and hosted by a participating country. The ICPRA meetings started in Canada with the Canadian Police Association hosting the first in 1996 and the second in 1998. Since then the Police Federation of England and Wales hosted in 2000 and the Police Federation of Australia in 2002. ICPRA was originated to bring national police unions together to discuss police union issues in an effort to share information and foster good relations between national associations. Since the first meeting in 1996 additional national, and now international organizations, have been invited to participate. Information sharing and networking continues between meetings and from all accounts participants benefit from the dialogue and shared experience. The 2006 meeting will be hosted in the United States of America and we can expect more national agencies to attend. Delegates to the 2004 meeting agreed that ICPRA needs a home address and secretariat. Dale Kinnear, Director of Labour Services for the Canadian Police Association agreed to act in that capacity until the 2006 meeting. The CPA expects to have an ICPRA website up and running early in 2005. In the mean time, you will find contact information at the end of this article and ICPRA 2004 documentation on the CPA website at www.cpa-acp.ca

The 2004 meeting included:

Scottish Police Federation
Police Federation of England and Wales
Police Federation of Northern Ireland
Garda Representative Association
Garda Association of Sergeants and Inspectors
Police Federation of Australia
Danish Police Union
National Association of Police Organizations
New Zealand Police Association
European Confederation of Police
British Transport Police Federation
Canadian Police Association

Regrets: Fraternal Order of Police

Following written submissions, presentations and delegate discussion on the 6 agenda items, participants committed to the following:

ICPRA 2004 IN PRINCIPLE AGREEMENTS

Assaults on Police, Risk of Contracting Infectious Diseases & Legislative Protection:

The International Council of Police Representative Associations views attacks on a police officer acting in the lawful execution of their duty as an attack on society itself. We call on governments to take seriously the question of prevention, prosecution, penalty and post incident support for officers' subject of such attacks.

Equipment Standards:

The International Council of Police Representative Associations calls upon all police governing bodies to provide equipment that meets or exceeds minimum safety standards that provide officers with a safe work environment

Independence and Integrity of Investigations of Police:

The ICPRA argues that the public deserve a police force that is free from improper prosecutions or sanctions borne out of undue political influence and special interest group pressure

Government Obligation to provide for Public Safety:

The ICPRA argues that public safety, the core obligation of government, is being compromised when governments choose to utilise the services of inadequately trained and qualified persons as an inappropriate substitute for properly trained law enforcement professionals in public policing responsibilities

Police Mobility and Professionalism:

The ICPRA seeks an internationally accepted accreditation system for law enforcement professionals that allows for the increased mobility of police through initiatives such as mutual recognition of the equivalency of qualifications from other jurisdictions, comparable to doctors, nurses and other like professionals

Freedom of Association:

The ICPRA, through structures such as the International Labour Organisation, calls upon all Governments to recognise the right of police officers to freedom of association and the right to bargain collectively

For more information on ICPRA, 2004 agenda items or any national or international police union issues, please contact:

International Council of Police Representative Associations

Dale Kinnear
General Secretary
Suite 100 – 141 Catherine Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K2P 1C3
613-231-4168 ext 228
dkinnear@cpa-acp.ca

ICPRA 2004 - Agenda (PDF)
ICPRA 2004 - Delegates (PDF)
ICPRA 2004 - Value in global unionism - PASA editorial (PDF)
ICPRA 2004 - Police unions globally connected - PFA editorial (PDF)
ICPRA 2004 - In Principle Agreements Report on Joint UK Police Federations Meeting Scotland 22 – 24 November 2004.pdf (PDF)

Collective Bargaining

Ottawa Ontario Kaplan Award 2003.pdf (PDF)
RCMP Comp Tables October.pdf (PDF)
Victoria BC Lanyon Award 2004.pdf (PDF)
Winnipeg Police Interest Arbitration.doc (DOC)

Communicable Disease Testing

Alberta Bill 204 - Blood Samples Act February2004.doc (DOC)
NS-BILL125-Communicable-Disease-Testing.pdf (PDF)
Ontario AI-004 Communicable Diseases.doc (DOC)
Ontario Bill-105.pdf (PDF)
Ontario Health Protection and Promotion Act RSO.doc (DOC)
Ontario Regs Bill 105 Health Protection and Promotion Act.htm
ULCC Comm Disease Testing Draft Bill with commentary.doc (DOC)
ULCC Communicable Disease.pdf (PDF)