FILE NOTE December 2001



The welfare of the individual field officer is the single most important factor of all those
conditioning the conduct of his/her operation. From January 2002 

will be contracted to provide counselling and

assessment on a systematic basis for field officers; ad hoc arrangements will
also be available for those close to field officers and for office staff. The following

describe the system 
0 Each field officer will undergo counselling at least every six months
0 An ill-depth debrief will take place at the end of each operation

0 A post-operational debrief will follow six months after the end of the operation

0 Extra counselling to no limit will be available on request

- Counselling is available on request to SDS office staff

I Counselling will be available to those close to field officers or to office staff

0 The DCI may direct any member of SDS staff to undergo extra counselling

0 Self?referral, Without the knowledge of the DCI, will not occur

0 Records will be kept by Dr-. Feedback by-to the SDS office will be only
in general terms and issue? rather than individual?based. That feedback will be
with the agreement of the of?cers concerned.

0 Dr - retains the right to secure the agreement of the client to inform the DCI
of a matter which- believes ought to be disclosed; failure to agree to this will

involve a breach of the officer's terms of engagement on the SDS

These arrangements complement the daily support provided by the SDS office to field
officers. Field and office will endeavour to ensure 

Cl Contact by phone
a MeetingsExtra meetings as required

CI Limitation of knowledge of confidential personal matters to those specified by the
officer field or office. In all cases this must include the DCI DI.

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