National Police Chiefs' Council
The National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) is an organization established on 1 April 2015 representing British police chiefs and acting as a national co-ordinating body for some police activities. It replaces the former Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), following the Parker Review of the operations of ACPO which recommended its replacement.[1][2]
The NPCC is not a legal entity in its own right,[3] but a collaboration between British police forces, who collectively run and fund it under the terms of Section 22A of the Police Act 1996.[3][4] It is hosted by the Metropolitan Police Service.
As of 2015, it is headed by Sara Thornton QPM, the former Chief Constable of the Thames Valley Police.[5]
Projects
The NPCC operates and/or collaborates with the following police projects:
- ACRO Criminal Records Office (ACRO)
- AVCIS Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (AVCIS)
- National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS)
- National Domestic Extremism and Disorder Intelligence Unit (NDEDIU)
- National Police Coordination Centre (NPoCC)
- National Police Freedom of Information and Data Protection Unit (NPFDU)
- National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU)
- Secured by Design
- UK National Counter Terrorism Policing HQ (NCTP HQ)
See also
References
- ↑ "Acpo overhaul needed, says general's report for PCCs". BBC News. 14 November 2013.
- ↑ Nick Parker (2013). "Independent review of ACPO" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- 1 2 Eversheds LLP. "National Police Collaboration Agreement – in relation to the setting up of a Co-ordinating Body known as the National Police Chiefs’ Council ("NPCC")" (PDF). National Police Chiefs' Council. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ "Business begins at the National Police Chiefs’ Council". National Police Chiefs' Council. 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Sara Thornton to lead National Police Chiefs' Council". BBC News. 1 December 2014.