At The Emergency Services Show, solicitor advocate David Burrows-Sutcliffe, resilience consultant Nicholas Farr, and CPDme founder Andrew Ormerod explored why records and professional reflection are now central to operational practice. They identified two key issues: incomplete decision records and the gap between attending training and proving competence.

A Northumbria University academic is leading training to help police forces across the UK challenge victim-blaming language during investigations, with a particular focus on violence against women and girls.

Applications to join Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service rose by 32% this year, with a notable increase in the number of women progressing through the recruitment process.

West Midlands Police is pioneering a fresh approach to officer training, giving new recruits virtual reality (VR) headsets to experience incidents from the perspective of victims, developed in partnership with Birmingham-based social enterprise Calico.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service has secured planning permission for a new Training and Development Centre in Billesdon, after Harborough District Council granted approval with unanimous support.

The Police Digital Service has agreed a new partnership with BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, in a move designed to strengthen digital capability, improve professional standards and support long-term career development across policing.

The Fire Service College is using new tech from Dräger to simulate wildfire scenarios as part of its wildfire training offer.

Mountain Rescue England and Wales has teamed up with the University of Lancashire to review and assure its remote rescue training qualifications to improve consistency for mountain and cave rescue volunteers across the UK.

Hertfordshire based charity Hearts for Herts has been awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service in recognition of its work to provide access to lifesaving defibrillators and bleed kits in public spaces throughout the county.

Continuous learning is part of the job for any emergency services professional. But finding the time to record it, and keeping that record up to date, often slips down the list of priorities. That’s the gap CPDme was designed to fill, explained founder and director Andrew Ormerod, speaking at this year’s Emergency Services Show.