Press Releases

ACPO responds to student protests in London and the police role in facilitating peaceful protest

A targeted national amnesty involving Olympic .380 BBM blank firing revolvers resulted in hundreds of the revolvers being handed into police forces across England and Wales

ACPO responds to the Indpendent Police Complaints Commission study and annual report into deaths in custody

Data on the number of hate crimes reported and recorded across England, Wales and Northern Ireland has been published for the first time

ACPO responds to a plan for a 12-month pilot of domestic violence protection orders in Greater Manchester, West Mercia and Wiltshire

An ACPO report has concluded that there were no reasonable opportunities for intervention within the firearms licensing system to prevent the multiple shootings by Derrick Bird on 2nd June 2010 in West Cumbria

ACPO responds to the publication of the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements Annual Report 2009/10

A new National Police Air Service (NPAS) is set to provide a more efficient and accessible air support service throughout England and Wales that offers better value for money

ACPO responds to Crime in England and Wales quarterly update to June 2010

ACPO responds to the Government's Comprehensive Spending Review cuts to police service funding

ACPO responds to the Government's decision to review police pay and conditions

Data collected from police forces across England and Wales shows that there has been a reduction in the use of police custody as a place of safety for people detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983.