Press Releases
ACPO comment on standing on terraces at football matches
24 Mar 2011
The national football policing lead says he is not yet convinced of the need to reintroduce terracing
ACPO comment on the death of DCC David Ainsworth
22 Mar 2011
ACPO president responds to the tragic news of the death of Wiltshire's deputy chief constable
Letter to the Mail on Sunday
20 Mar 2011
The following letter appeared in the Mail on Sunday on March 20, 2011
ACPO digital event brings tweets to chiefs
18 Mar 2011
Senior officers learn more about the role of social media in everyday policing
ACPO response to news reports about President's salary
18 Mar 2011
"Sir Hugh Orde, President of ACPO, has not received a pay increase of £27,000.
Developing and Co-ordinating a National Police Strategy for the 21st Century
16 Mar 2011
ACPO President Sir Hugh Orde gives a speech at RUSI on changes in the police service and its ability to adapt to the future
ACPO comment on young victims being stalked
16 Mar 2011
Young people are urged to report stalking and to be careful about the level of personal information they place on social networking sites
ACPO comment on the Hutton report
10 Mar 2011
ACPO responds to the independent review into public sector pensions
ACPO response to Winsor review
08 Mar 2011
Chief officers welcome Tom Winsor’s first report and hope that it will lay lasting foundations for the police service
ACPO comment on projected police job losses
08 Mar 2011
ACPO responds to estimates of police job losses over the next four years
ACPO comment on Policy Exchange report
07 Mar 2011
ACPO responds to a report about police overtime expenditure
ACPO response to police reform
02 Mar 2011
The Home Secretary has outlined tough decisions to be made on police pay and reform
ACPO comment on Police Federation research into policing priorities
24 Feb 2011
ACPO comments on research for the Police Federation into policing priorities conducted by Ipsos MORI
ACPO comment on IPCC complaints statistics
24 Feb 2011
ACPO responds to the IPCC's release of the police complaints statistics covering the financial year 2009/10
ACPO comment on F and Thompson - ruling on sex offender notification requirements
16 Feb 2011
ACPO responds to the Home Secretary's announcement on sex offender notification requirements
ACPO comment on electoral malpractice report
16 Feb 2011
ACPO comments on analysis of cases of alleged electoral malpractice
The Prince of Wales thanks police family liaison officers
10 Feb 2011
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall host 90 police family liaison officers to learn more about the work that they do
ACPO comment on HMIC review of policing protest
09 Feb 2011
ACPO responds to an HMIC review calling for police to remain adaptable to the changing nature of protest
ACPO comment on anti-social behaviour consultation
07 Feb 2011
ACPO welcomes the government's consultation to simplify the tools and powers available to tackle anti-social behaviour
New way for victims of hate crime to come forward
01 Feb 2011
The police service has launched a new way for victims of hate crime to report the crime online
ACPO comment on local crime information
31 Jan 2011
New street-level data will provide local residents with the ability access information about crime in their area
ACPO comment on Police Service Strength Statistics for England and Wales
27 Jan 2011
ACPO responds to the latest release of the Police Service Strength Statistics for England and Wales as of 30 September 2010
ACPO comment on air weapons
27 Jan 2011
ACPO responds to the introduction of a new offence to stop under 18s gaining unauthorised access to airguns
ACPO comment on Crime in England and Wales quarterly update to September 2010
20 Jan 2011
ACPO response to the latest quarterly crime statistics and British Crime Survey results
ACPO comment on the operation of national policing units
18 Jan 2011
ACPO responds to the work of national policing units and the future of the Association
ACPO comment on anti-social behaviour pilots
03 Jan 2011
Eight police force areas will trial a new approach for handling complaints of anti-social behaviour
ACPO comment on gang injunctions
16 Dec 2010
ACPO responds to the Government's announcement for new civil injunction to prevent gang-related violence
ACPO comment on the Forensic Science Service
14 Dec 2010
ACPO responds to the Home Office's announcement on the future of the Forensic Science Service
ACPO comment on police funding settlement
13 Dec 2010
ACPO responds to the detailed breakdown of how government funding for the police will be allocated across individual forces