The International Administration Centre of
the IPA is located in Nottingham, England.
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Arthur Troop
House, Nottingham |
In 1986, due to the increasing
membership of the Association, the need for permanent staff was
identified. It was recognized that it would be
increasingly difficult to move the administration from Section
to Section. As such, a permanent centre was established in Great
Britain in 1987 at the Headquarters building of the British
Section. The archives of
the Association are also accommodated here, with records going
back to the beginning when our founder Arthur Troop first
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The International Secretariat comprises
of John Waumsley, the
International Secretary General,
Georgios Katsaropoulos, the
Assistant International Secretary General,
the IAC secretary, Mrs Wendy Donaghy, her assistant, Mrs Lesley
Hughes and our webmaster, Edwin Sutton.
The main task of the
International Administration Centre is dealing
with the day to day business of the Association world
wide which includes:-
- Publishing an International Secretary
General’s Newsletter, which is circulated to all Sections monthly
- Compiling Agendas, Reports and Minutes
for IPA
World Congresses, International Executive Council
Conferences and meetings of the
Permanent Executive Bureau (PEB),
together with arranging for all necessary translations into the 4
official languages of the Association, English, German, French and
Spanish.
- Liaising with the 5 working
Commissions
of the Association each of which is Chaired by a member of the
PEB. The Commissions are:-
International Internal Commission
(IIC)
International Cultural Commission
(ICC)
International Professional Commission
(IPC)
International Social Commission (ISC)
International Commission for External
Relations (ERC)
- The responsibility of publishing an
International Handbook (Information Guide), which contains
details of National Sections’ Office Holders,
IPA Houses,
Gimborn
programmes, Statute and Rules, Directives and Guidelines of the
Association
- Acting as the link between the
Association and the
United Nations of which the IPA is
an Non Governmental Organisation (NGO)
Where is the IAC?
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The International
Administration Centre is located in the
West Bridgford area of
Nottingham, opposite the renowned
Trent Bridge cricket ground,
home of Nottinghamshire Country Cricket Club, and very close
to the River Trent.
Nottingham was according
to tradition the birthplace of
Robin Hood, an
infamous character who stole from the rich and gave
to the poor.
Click on the image
opposite to view a map of the area
(External
link) |
Contacting the International Administration
Centre
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the methods below or by completing our online enquiry form.
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Contacting the IPA National Sections
IAC Webmaster
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Another member of the IAC
team is Edwin Sutton, our webmaster. He is
responsible for this site but also for the
IPA Houses Internet
site, which features all official IPA properties
worldwide.
Edwin is an active IPA member within the
British Section. If
you need to contact him, use our online contact form. |
IPA Houses
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Details of all IPA Houses
can be found on the separate
IPA Houses web
site, at
www.ipa-houses.info.
To find out information
about an IPA property or to make enquiries about
making a reservation, please contact the IPA House
Manager via the email link on the appropriate
property page.
If you have
discovered a fault with an IPA House page or are
experiencing any difficulties, please click here for
more information. |
Reporting crime
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The International Police
Association is a friendship organisation. We do
not investigate any crimes. If you wish to
report a crime then please contact your local police
station or law enforcement office.
Alternatively, you can
visit the
Interpol web site
for further information |
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