CCPED Away Day
Friday 6 September
2Sussex Police | Serving Sussex
Ice breaker: Show or Tell
Places your item on the table as you come in
Pick up a sheet and guess who each item belongs to and what their hobby/interest is
If you’re stuck you can talk to colleagues
Everyone will reveal that their item is at the end (or admit if they didn’t bring something!)
3Sussex Police | Serving Sussex
Management update
Annual business planning update Closer working with Surrey Police
colleagues Recruitment updates
Open Q&A session
4Sussex Police | Serving Sussex
Nick ClokeHead of Comms
Strategy
Person TBCHead of Comms
Delivery
Sue HeardContent & Dev
Manager
Joanna IrvingSnr Comms
Strategist
Person TBC Content & Dev
Asst
Steph Breeds DCM Operations
Carl SchalckContent Producer
Sarah GillespieDCM B&H
James ArmstrongDCM East
Suzi ReeveDCM West
Sophia TravisChange CommsProject Manager
STRATEGY &PRIORITY
PROJECTSREPUTATION & RISK
MANAGEMENT
ACCOUNTMANAGEMENT
CONTENT & DEVELOPMENT
Halid Abu-BakarSnr Creative
Designer
Emily AmbroseDCM HQ/SS
TBCMM Producer
Ali ShepherdMgt Secretary
SMT Supervisors
Temporary or Capital posts
Kate BucklandDCM (0.4) Projects
[on Maternity Leave]
Becky SmithDCM C&J/NHP
Neil Hopkins DCM Roads
(SSRP secondee)
PCSO Engagement Officer
PCSO Engagement Officers x5
PCSO Engagement Officers x6
Jill PedersenSnr MRO / NDMPSD/team L&D
Andy FreemanSnr MRO / NDMCDD/force L&D
Jenni NuttallMRO West Sussex
Tim MahonyMRO C&J/Comms/NHP
Nigel JarrettMRO B&H
Michelle TugwellMRO (0.8) East Sussex
James GloverMRO Operations
District /External posts
Lee BatesSnr Web Developer
Support Services posts
KEY
Al BrookesContent Producer
(0.5)
Sue GeorgeHead of
Department
Role TBCMedia Relations Asst
(0.6-F/T)
Fixed-Term
Corp Comms & Public EngagementDepartment Structure (as of Oct 13)
Philippa Rose Senior DCM JC/Collab
(Surrey shared role)
Fatimah TurtonDCM (0.4) Comms
Drew BristowContent Producer
Chris BugginsContent Producer
Claire GourlayChange Comms P.M.(SEROCU shared role)
Department model refresher
Sue George
6Sussex Police | Serving Sussex
Our business model
Based on issues, not channels Coordinated approach to issues, focused on strategic
solutions before choosing channels/tactics Clear ownership and knowledge of an issue Efficiency and avoiding duplication
Portfolios and account management Professional service, not just helpfulness People build expertise in their area One person can represent department, so customers
should only need one conversation Builds trust and relationships Can call on expertise elsewhere in department
7Sussex Police | Serving Sussex
Prioritisation: Values, Risk and Dept Objectives
Consider Values, Risk and Objectives in all our work Underpins the ‘Traffic Light’ approach and tasking
8Sussex Police | Serving Sussex
Tasking and sign-off: Traffic Light system
Caution – Corp Comms dedicated lead for the most complex or contentious issues Examples: Changes to police front counters,
Political issues (new Councillor for area)
Seek advice – Corp Comms advise first Examples: Advice on Street Meeting locations,
Best way to distribute crime prevention advice
Go ahead – Corp Comms helps self-serve Examples: Promote PPAF donation to charity,
Send update via Community Message System
Red, Amber, Green approach is linked to the level of risk assessed
9Sussex Police | Serving Sussex
Cross-department working
CCPED Lead based on Nature of issue – risk / reactive, planned / strategic
comms, Forcewide priority / SS2015, Creative / dev Portfolio – which division / department Complexity/strategic importance –
seniority/experience of Lead and/or approver
CCPED Lead responsible for Single point of liaison with our client Setting overall strategy and tactical approach Early and ongoing involvement of relevant colleagues
elsewhere in department Coordinating timing and tactics, including those
delivered by others via matrix-tasking Ensuring delivery, quality control and strategic fit
10Sussex Police | Serving Sussex
Matrix management
Pastoral management and L&D is based on hierarchal organisation structure
Issues and project management matrix-based Not always based on seniority – lead can be person
with most knowledge/expertise or responsibility Person leading the issue or tasking you may not be
your line manager Individuals responsible for their tasks and workloads Arbitration by managers/supervisors at weekly
Tasking & Prioritisation Meeting if needed
E.g. Creative workshops or project groups NICHE working group, DA workshops, SPP
Content & ProductionWorkflow Process
Sue Heard
12Sussex Police | Serving Sussex
Workflow Process
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Planning Stage Considerations
Campaign / Project Working Group MRO / DCM led project Ad hoc request Traffic Light System – risk and/or priority Involvement of supervisors / stakeholders Budget and timings – time frames for
production and delivery of content e.g. Print Unit desired notice
Benchmarking
14Sussex Police | Serving Sussex
Tasking Stage
Brief into Production & Development New process via intranet – clear audit trail
and clarification of ownership at each stage Is the brief clear? Is the brief complete? One for Admill or bespoke product? Allocation of project / content according to
Traffic Light System and skills set Time frame established, with estimated cost
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Creative Stage
Draft content / product Approval stage – involve ALL stakeholders
to gather feedback Supervisory sign off? Three iterations on content Rolling cost / time invested Final sign off – with quantities required etc
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Production, Post Production, Evaluation
Content delivery Order submitted / product goes ‘live’ Locations and contacts for deliveries? Where will the content be stored? E.g.
Admill, Sharepoint, hard-drive, cupboard Evaluation – e.g. page views, behaviour
change, reduction in crime etc
Questions?
CCPEDAway Day
Coffee break
Core skills workshop
Nick Cloke
19Sussex Police | Serving Sussex
Overview of Strategic Communications approach
The issue(background and context)
Business objectives
(measurable)
Communications objectives
(measurable)
Overarching strategic approach
and principles
Tactical delivery and planning
Stakeholders(priority and secondary)
Narrative andmessage themes
Strategic issues /Research /
Risks / Opportunities
Priority tactics andproducts
Overview of timeline /
sequencing
Evaluation tactics(against
Objectives)
20Sussex Police | Serving Sussex
Tactical delivery
Stakeholders Priority – direct impact on success/failure of
objectives. You require their action or support. Secondary – need awareness of the issue.
Define the broad aim for each stakeholder ‘PCC – need to be briefed on the project and
supportive of it’ (Primary) ‘Senior leaders – need to enable and support officers’
use of discretion’ (Primary) ‘The media – need to be informed about new location
of police contact point’ (Secondary)
21Sussex Police | Serving Sussex
Tactical delivery
Narrative and message themes Sets the focus of any messages to be delivered Prescriptive single ‘key messages’ are less effective
Priority tactics or products Focus on those that are critical to delivery You may include templates or outline bespoke tactics Full products should be in Appendix, not here
Timeline / sequencing Broad outline of stages or delivery of priority tactics Full timeline in the Appendix or separate spreadsheet
22Sussex Police | Serving Sussex
Tone of voice, Branding and Quality control
Tone: Professional and friendly, approachable, respectful, appropriate to audience/channel
Brand: Consistent look/feel/tone across products Quality is everyone’s responsibility
23Sussex Police | Serving Sussex
Core skills workshop
In four mixed cross-department teams Four scenarios – one team will lead feedback on each
Tasks to complete: Who will lead issue for CCPED and why? What traffic light rating would the issue have? Will there be matrix-management? If so, how and
involving who? What main objectives would a comms strategy seek
to achieve? Identify priority stakeholders. What tone of voice and branding considerations
would be most important for this issue? Who is involved in quality control and at what stages?
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Teams
Black team Chris Emily A Michelle Sue H
Blue team Jenni Lee Philippa Sarah Sophia
Green team Andy Carl Steph Suzi
Red team Becky Clarissa Halid Jill
Neil
25Sussex Police | Serving Sussex
Scenario 1: Mobile policing (Black team to feed back)
In February 2014 the Force plans to roll-out handheld mobile devices to every frontline officer and staff member.
These devices will connect directly to NICHE and other operational systems.
Sussex is adopting the same approach and platform to Surrey, piggy-backing on an existing procurement framework.
How will we explain the launch to different stakeholders and what changes are we seeking?
26Sussex Police | Serving Sussex
Scenario 2: Missing teenager (Blue team to feed back)
It’s the summer holidays. On the overnight FCC summary is the case of a 16yo girl who has gone missing from a care home in Hastings.
She has been missing for less than 24 hours and has previously gone missing on seven occasions, always returning of her own accord having spent time in London with friends.
The OIC doesn’t see this as an operational risk, but asks for CCPED’s advice on comms.
How would you assess this issue now and advise the OIC? When or why may that change and what different actions would you take?
27Sussex Police | Serving Sussex
Scenario 3: Rural crime spike (Green team to feed back)
From the overnight sheets and conversations with CID in different districts, CCPED has spotted a notable increase in thefts from farms and large rural houses over the last fortnight.
The offences cover nearby areas of Lewes, Mid Sussex, Horsham and Wealden linked by main roads.
This hasn’t yet been identified as a formal crime series by the Intel Unit or been mentioned in monthly performance meetings.
Individual OICs working on the cases were not concerned about witness appeals when asked.
What action would you propose and who would you involve inside and outside the department?
28Sussex Police | Serving Sussex
Scenario 4: Information flow (Red team to feed back)
CCPED is reviewing how it interacts with elected representatives, community and voluntary groups.
This follows feedback from three district commanders that they find it hard to keep their ‘Key Opinion Formers’ lists up-to-date and aren’t sure how well the messages they send are received.
Additionally, the OSPCC has had concerns raised from a Neighbourhood Watch consortium that they feel ‘out of the loop’ on the latest witness appeals and local crime trends.
There appears to be a technical issue to consider and the need to manage the growing concerns of some stakeholders.
How should CCPED manage this project? Who should lead and what actions should be prioritised?
Learning & Development update
Jill Pedersen & Sue Heard
CCPEDAway Day
Lunch break
The customer’s perspective
Nick Cloke
32Sussex Police | Serving Sussex
Purpose and format for sessions
Purpose Listen to the open views of some of our customers Incorporate customer views in comms planning Opportunity for real customer insight and feedback
Format Introduction from each speaker (10-15 mins) Cross-departmental teams plan approach for a
relevant self-identified issue (25 mins) Teams pitch approach to speaker and SMT
(5 mins each)
The journalist’s perspective
Frank Le Duc
Our colleagues’ perspective
Sgt James (JD) Davidson
Differing public perspectives
TBC
CCPEDAway Day
Final thoughts, questions and wrap-up