Press Releases

Police forces are not short of talent. In fact a bigger challenge is dealing with ambitious staff frustrated by the lack of promotion opportunities

Sir Hugh Orde, ACPO President, responds to Stephen Glover article ‘Why shouldn't we sign up a U.S. supercop to put a rocket up Britain's complacent police chiefs?’ (Daily Mail, 24/01/13)

The Office of National Statistcs analysis of variation in crime trends provides a series of hypothesis for variations in crime recording

The Office of National Statistics bulletin published today shows police recorded crime is down seven per cent, while the independent crime survey shows an eight per cent decrease in crime

ACPO is conducting a trial in one police force that gives officers the discretion to decide whether to complete a Domestic Abuse, Stalking and Honour-based-violence (DASH) form after risk assessing and investigating a domestic incident

The Association of Chief Police Officers today publishes an external review of policies and practices relating to organisational integrity in the UK police service

Crime fighting charity Crimestoppers is today launching a campaign to fight human trafficking by encouraging the UK public to pass on information about forced labour exploitation anonymously

The news of the passing of Paul McKeever has come as a shock to the policing family

The Association of Chief Police Officers has released figures for its anti-drink and drug driving campaign which revealed that during the month of December, more than 175,000 people were stopped and tested for drink driving compared to nearly 157,000 people in 2011.

Police forces across the country are working to ensure that individuals, convicted of the most serious offences, have their DNA samples loaded and cross checked on the national DNA database.

In a service where over 80% of budget is spent on people, it is more vital than ever that we have terms and conditions for all staff that both reward them for what they do and represent value for money

The lessons of these disclosures reinforce the importance of the work the police service has done to increase our focus on supporting victims and survivors of sexual offences, whether they are children or adults

This joint bulletin builds on the picture of sexual offending from offence through the criminal justice process and will further sharpen our ongoing focus on reducing the number of victims and prosecuting more rapists

The last weekend before Christmas is one of the busiest of the year for police forces as festivities in town centres result in an increase in alcohol-related disorder

We continue to trust our workforce to demonstrate sound judgment and to act with a strong moral compass: these are essential aspects of good policing

ACPO will work closely with the CPS when investigating cases involving communications sent via social media

Joint 2012 Christmas Message to the Police Service from the Police Superintendents' Association, Police Federation, and the Association of Chief Police Officers.

Forces across the country are working to tackle rape and sexual assault offences with a series of prevention and awareness campaigns

The sale of Bramshill, which has been used to train the country’s top officers, is disappointing

This report is intended to galvanise debate on the kind of police service the public want in 2020

The national scheme to re-educate offending drivers was today presented with a prestigious award for road safety by royalty.

The Home Affairs Committee is today publishing its first report on drugs in a decade

Call for fairness in pay and conditions

Every chief officer remains committed to doing all they can to protect frontline service delivery to the public

ACPO is part of a multi-agency project to improve local responses to missing people

On the Radio 4 Today programme on 3 December 2012 Frances Crook Chief Executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform argued that police shouldn't be in schools

New legislation will close some loopholes which have allowed criminals across the country to make money from the theft of metal

With only three weeks to go until Christmas, ACPO’s burglary campaign is focusing on protecting people from burglars who target homes filled with gifts over the festive season.

The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and THINK! are joining forces to warn drivers that getting behind the wheel after a festive tipple could see them end up behind bars this Christmas

The Leveson Inquiry has looked at the culture, practices and ethics of the press and made recommendations