Metropolitan*Police HR director Martin Tiplady has praised the efforts of police officers and other staff in dealing with the increased security demands caused by the terror attacks. Tiplady told Personnel Today how the HR team coped during a 'nation-critical' alert, in which resources were supplied from across the organisation to respond to the threat. "We have a skilled tasking team - and line managers are involved with that - to work out what resources there are, and carry out workforce planning [based on] the level of response cover we need and how long it might go on for," he said. As well as the huge terror investigation and increased security demand, the force has also had to cover the Princess Diana tribute concert and the Tour de France, Tiplady pointed out. "We cannot just employ more police officers - they don't exist - so it's worked out using rostering, overtime and prioritisation for the level of cover needed at each event," he said. But he stressed that the...

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