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We are delighted that two of our staff have been recognised for their work with a National Disability Police Association Award.
“The awards were very well deserved by both and it is such a fantastic achievement in a National setting. There is still much to do around improvements for those will disabilities, but we have lots of good people who are passionate about moving this forward and it’s really important to champion the good work that we are doing. Huge congratulations to Mel and Nicky!”
Speaking of the Lifetime Achievement award for Melanie Cowell, Zara said: “What is outstanding about Mel’s contribution to disability in policing, is that for many years she was the only person supporting the entire EDI agenda for the force and despite limited resources has made significant gains in improving inclusion internally and externally.
Mel established close ties with Carers UK and enabled training workshops for regional forces and our internal Carers Network. She developed the Pegasus scheme which helps those who have difficulty using a phone to access our 999 service.