Police Sport UK

Police Sport UK was established at the Annual General Meeting at Sheffield in 2003 following extensive research, which sought to revitalise sporting effort throughout all affiliated forces in UK by setting out a new Sporting Strategy. The Police Sport UK Council currently meets twice per year to control and organise the activities of the Association and the Management Committee meets on more frequent occasions to deal with policy matters. Other ad hoc committees sit as and when required and Neil Braithwaite was appointed Finance and Administration Officer on my retirement, dealing with all day - to - day matters. The various sporting committees, made up of a nucleus of full Council members, Co-opted members and representatives appointed from all Forces continue to be responsible for the efficient running of their Sections. The Association has, therefore played and continues to play a prominent part in the encouragement and furtherance of police sport over a period of 77 years. The Police Service has produced many International sportsmen who have also excelled well outside of the Police Service. It is, perhaps, these two elements including talent working within an organised and regulated framework, which has, over the years, produced individual and continued team success in Police Sport. Collectively, this has reflected to the benefit of the Police Service and there is now every indication that the sporting activity of the Police Sport UK will go from strength to strength over the years. I wish the Association well in its future.