ACPO response to Home Secretary announcement about police professional body

ACPO President, Sir Hugh Orde said:

“Modern policing is increasingly difficult, demanding, and delivered by a workforce of police officers and staff with huge commitment and professionalism. To recognize that expertise through a new professional body is a significant opportunity which ACPO welcomes and which could help fight crime and improve our service to the public.

“A key issue will be establishing the right relationship between chief police officers and the new professional body. National coordination of operational policing is entirely delivered by the voluntary association of chief officers through ACPO. Reform is required but must preserve those critical national functions which keep the public safer from national threats, like terrorism, organised crime, public order, and so on, while putting our structure on a more secure and sustainable footing.

"These proposals will affect all members of the service and ACPO will continue to work closely with the Home Office and staff associations including the Police Federation, Superintendents’ Association and Unison as they develop.”

A link to the written ministerial statement can be found here: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/20-HomeOffice-NationalPolicingImprovementAgency.pdf

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ACPO Press Office
Association of Chief Police Officers
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