Every chief police officer joined the service at constable rank and places huge value on the complex, difficult, incredible job the police workforce does on behalf of our communities

ACPO president Sir Hugh Orde answers questions from Police Review on the future of policing.

Sir Hugh Orde sent a letter to The Telegraph in response to editorial published on 13th May entitled 'The police should not fear the people's voice'.

Our officers and staff are hugely dedicated, innovative and determinedly focussed on delivering the best service possible to the public we serve

As the senior leaders of the service our position remains that we wish to achieve absolute clarity on how any future system will work

ACPO welcomes the Department for Transport proposals and looks forward to working with partners following this announcement

Sir Hugh Orde sent a joint letter alongside Derek Barnett and Paul McKeever in response to The Times article published on Monday 9 May entitled ‘Police sack hundreds of officers in secret hearings'.

Steps by the government to reduce bureaucratic accountability and ensure that the police can get on with the job of keeping the public safe are welcome

ACPO lead for workforce development comments on health and safety legislation and police officers

ACPO lead for workforce development, Chief Constable Peter Fahy comments on the A19 procedure

The latest recorded crime statistics and British Crime Survey results show that police are continuing to drive down crime

The police service supports moves to improve local and national approaches to tackling domestic abuse