Mini Police Session

PCSO GREEN attended Fairfield Junior School today alongside special guest OBE IAN MORGAN to meet with the Mini Police.

IAN MORGAN is the High Sheriff of Derbyshire for 2024/5.
The children learned who our High Sheriff is, a little about the history of the high sheriff and what their role is.

For those who didn`t know:

The Office of High Sheriff is an independent non-political Royal appointment for a single year. The origins of the Office date back to Saxon times, when the ‘Shire Reeve’ was responsible to the king for the maintenance of law and order within the shire, or county, and for the collection and return of taxes due to the Crown. Today, there are 55 High Sheriffs serving the counties of England and Wales each year.

High Sheriffs play an increasingly active and supportive role within their Counties both in relation to the Police and emergency services and in lending encouragement to public sector agencies such as the probation and prison services and to voluntary sector organisations involved in crime reduction and social cohesion. The principal formal duties of High Sheriffs today include attendance at royal visits in the County and support for Her Majesty’s High Court Judges when on Circuit.

Today our High Sheriff`s duties and responsibilities include:
- Attending Royal visits.
-Support the crown and High Court Judges.
-Support the police and emergency services.
- support prison services.
- returning officers.
- Promote voluntary work.
-Encourage crime prevention schemes.
- Present awards.

As always the children were very well engaged and demonstrated a brilliant understanding and asked lots of great questions.
Well done to all the students involved!