ACPO
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The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) is an independent, professionally led strategic body. In the public interest and, in equal and active partnership with Government and the Association of Police Authorities, ACPO leads and coordinates the direction and development of the police service in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In times of national need ACPO - on behalf of all chief officers - coordinates the strategic policing response.
The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) is not a staff association (the separately constituted Chief Police Officers' Association fulfils that function). ACPO's work is on behalf of the Service, rather than its own members.
ACPO Business Areas
- Citizen Focus
- Crime
- Criminal Justice
- Finance & Resources
- Futures
- Information Management
- Performance Management
- Race & Diversity
- Terrorism & Allied Matters
- Uniformed Operations
- Workforce Development
Members
ACPO's members are police officers who hold the rank of Chief Constable, Deputy Chief Constable or Assistant Chief Constable, or their equivalents, in the forty four forces of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, national police agencies and certain other forces in the UK, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, and certain senior non-police staff.
The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) oversees and works in partnership with a number of National Policing Units, Agencies and Projects:
- ACPO Criminal Records Office (ACRO)
- ACPO Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (AVCIS)
- National Community Tension Team (NCTT)
Reporting Hierarchy
The Association has the status of a private company limited by guarantee. As such, it conforms to the requirements of company law and its affairs are governed by a Board of Directors.
Funding
It is funded by a combination of a Home Office grant, contributions from each of the 44 Police Authorities, membership subscriptions and by the proceeds of its annual exhibition.
