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The Police Chiefs' Blog
- Sir Hugh Orde: A new direction, 26 January 2011
- Garry Shewan: Stalking and harassment, 10 February 2011
- Graeme Gerrard: CCTV surveillance, 3 March 2011
- Chris Sims: Frontline Policing, 11 April 2011
- Mark Rowley: Surrey Police, bureaucracy and the frontline, 15 April 2011
- Janet Williams: Policing cyberspace, 9 May 2011
- Sir Norman Bettison: Prevent Review, 7 June 2011
- John Feavyour Police: complaints and improving public service, 23 June 2011
- Phil Gormley: Recovery of vehicles - the truth, 28 June 2011
- Sara Thornton: Providing the best leaders, 29 July 2011
- Sir Hugh Orde: Tension between politicians and police is healthy
- Tim Hollis: Reflections on Disorder, 12 September 2011
- Olivia Pinkney: Policing the exploitation of labour, 26 September 2011
- Tim Hollis: Policing Drugs in Austerity - Adjusting to the challenge,12 October
- Simon Byrne - Policing prostitution and sexual exploitation, 2 November 2011
- Rob Beckley - 'Big Society' and volunteering, 17 November 2011
- Andy Adams - Custody Matters, 28 November 2011
- Ian Dyson - The new police 101 non emergency number, 11 January 2012
- Simon Cole - Responding to mental ill-health and disability, 17 January 2012
- Simon Byrne outlines the benefits of ANPR technology, 7 February 2012
- Dave Thompson - Renewed focus upon gangs is welcomed by the police, 8 Feb 2012
- David Whatton - Investigating rape, 8 March 2012
- Gareth Pritchard - Policing dangerous dogs, 27 March 2012
- Peter Fahy - Winsor Part Two, 30 March 2012
- Nigel Brook - Police Finance and Resources, 12 April 2012
- Simon Cole - Local policing and partnerships, 4 May 2012
- A word from Sir Hugh Orde - 10 May 2012
- Nigel Brook - Budget cuts, 22 June 2012
- A word from ACPO President, Sir Hugh Orde - 26 June 2012
- Alex Marshall - PCCs, 10 July 2012
- A word from ACPO President, Sir Hugh Orde - 20 July 2012
- Ian Learmonth - The riots one year on, 7 Aug 2012
- A word from ACPO President, Sir Hugh Orde - 14 August 2012
- Simon Cole - disability hate crime, 10 September 2012
- Andy Marsh - changes to firearms licensing, 18 September 2012
- A word from ACPO President, Sir Hugh Orde - 25 September 2012
- Alex Marshall - Drones, 9 October 2012
- Sara Thornton - Authorised Professional Practice, 22 October 2012
- Dave Thompson - Police work to tackle gun crime on our streets, 30 October 2012
- Simon Cole- Policing and Dementia, 8 November 2012
- A word from ACPO President, Sir Hugh Orde - 15 November 2012
- David Whatton - Violence against women and girls, 4 December 2012
- Martin Hewitt - Adult Sex Offences, 17 December 2012
- A word from ACPO president, Sir Hugh Orde - 25 January 2013
- A word from ACPO president, Sir Hugh Orde - 22 February 2013
- International Women's Day - Women in Policing, 8 March 2013
- Garry Shewan - Stalking. Know the law, use the law, 18 April, 2013
- Andy Trotter - Secret Justice, 30 April 2013
- Adrian Lee - Police commitment to tackling alcohol harm, 15 May 2013
- Pat Geenty - Improving the police response to missing people, 24 May 2013
- Julian Blazeby - Police use of automatic number plate recognition, 18 June 2013
- Simon Chesterman – Police use of Taser and training, 12 July 2013
- Andy Marsh - Firearms licence-holders are no cash cows, 1 November 2013
- Mick Creedon - Fighting serious organised crime, 18 November 2013
- Suzette Davenport - Drink and drug drivers, 2 December 2013
- Martin Hewitt - Rape discussion provokes strong feelings, 2 December 2013
- Simon Bray - Understanding the impact of new psychoactive substances,17 Jan 2014
- The Future of ACPO - A blog by our President, Sir Hugh Orde, 17 Jan 2014
- ACPO President on our FOI Disclosure Log publication, 21 February 2014
- Autism awareness can improve police practice
- Francis Habgood - Building trust in crime recording, 14 April 2014
- Gareth Pritchard - Changes to dangerous dogs legislation - 16 May 2014
- Police And Communities Working Together To End FGM
- Commander Chris Greany- New Head of NPoCC, 23 September 2014
- Simon Cole: Police seek more reports of disability hate crime
- Commander Chris Greany: My first eight weeks
- Pat Geenty: Take care of yourself and your property this Christmas
- Shaun Sawyer: Smashing the bonds of modern slavery remains a policing priority
- Commander Chris Greany NPoCC Blog
- Martin Hewitt: Building on the success of the Not Guilty campaign, 11 May 2015
- CC Jane Sawyers: International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO), 15 May 2015
- Chief Constable Stephen Kavanagh: We have to think digital, 11 June 2015
- Commander Chris Greany NPoCC Blog, 8 July 2015
- A future for local policing - Blog by Chief Constable Simon Cole QPM, NPCC Lead
- Police Chiefs' Blog: Sara Thornton, Chief Constables Council July 2015
- Sara Thornton Blog: Investigating burglary will always be a priority - Aug 2015
- Sexting, young people and the police: Working towards a common-sense solution
- Adrian Leppard: Fraud and Cyber-crime: What's being done? October 15 2015
- Steve Kavanagh Blog: Policing the digital age - December 02 2015
- Sara Thornton Blog: Police budgets, reform & specialist capabilities - Dec 2015
- Sara Thornton Blog: Christmas greeting - Dec 2015
- Police Chiefs' Blog: CC Sara Thornton - Chief Constables' Council January 2016
- Police Chiefs Blogs: International Women's Day - 8 March 2016
- CC Simon Cole Blog: Prevent - 21 April 2016
- Police Chiefs' Blog: CC Sara Thornton - Chief Constables' Council April 2016
- CC Jane Sawyers Blog: International Day Against Homophobia - 17 May 2016
- Cmdr Simon Bray Blog: Legal highs? Not as legal as you thought – 26 May 2016
- CC Sara Thornton blog - Unity & respect needed, not hate crime. June 2016
- Mark Rowley blog: Communities defeat terrorism - 3639 times a day, 1 August 2016
- Police Chiefs' Blog: CC Sara Thornton - Chief Constables' Council July 2016
- CC Simon Bailey: We have to intervene earlier to stop child abuse. August 2016
- Sara Thornton Blog: It's time for a sharing economy in policing. October 2016
- DAC Helen Ball Blog: Reflections on 'Look Outs'. October 2016
- Police Chiefs' Blog: CC Sara Thornton - Chief Constables' Council October 2016
- DCC Louisa Rolfe Blog: Coercive control can affect anyone. December 2016
- CC Stephen Kavanagh Blog: Our world has gone digital January 2017
- Police Chiefs' Blog: CC Sara Thornton - Chief Constables' Council January 2017
- CC Simon Cole Blog: Uniform that's uniform! February 2017
- NPCC Questions and Answers on Conducted Energy Devices (aka Taser)
- ACC Mark Roberts blog: We all have the same aim - a safe and enjoyable World Cup
- Police Chiefs' Blog: CC Sara Thornton - Chief Constables' Council April 2017
- CC Dave Thompson blog: Policing funding - what do we need to tackle the threats
- Blog: CC Sara Thornton - We need to talk about wellbeing in policing
- Police Chiefs' Blog: CC Sara Thornton - Chief Constables' Council July 2017
- Cmdr Matt Twist: Use of force data is a great step forward for for transparency
- Blog: CC Sara Thornton - Police funding: do we have the resources we need?
- Police Chiefs' Blog: CC Shaun Sawyer on Modern Slavery
- Guest Blog: Programme Director Jo Ashworth on Transforming Forensics
- Police Chiefs Blog: CC Sara Thornton - Chief Constables' Council January 2018
- Police Chiefs Blog: CC Nick Ephgrave - changing the culture on disclosure
- Police Chiefs' Blog: CC Anthony Bangham - Road enforcement must be proportionate
- Police Chiefs' blog: CC Sara Thornton on Disclosure - February 2018
- Police Chiefs' blog: CC Sara Thornton on Chief Officers' Day - March 2018
- Police Chiefs' blog: CC Dee Collins - Closing the gender pay gap
- Police Chiefs' blog: CC Sara Thornton on Chief Constables' Council April 2018
- Police Chiefs Blog: CC Sara Thornton - Chief Constables Council July 2018
- Guest Blog: Afzal Khan MP
- Blog: CC Andy Rhodes - Protect the protectors
- Police Chiefs' Blog: CC Sara Thornton - Chief Constables' Council October 2018
- Policing is at the tipping point - and we've got to move on from here
- Unnecessary criminalisation of looked-after children
- Police Chiefs Blog: CC Sara Thornton - Chief Constables Council January 2019
- CC Sara Thornton Blog: The future of policing is in good hands
- Simon Cole reflects on his time spent as local policing committee chair
- Police Chiefs' Blog: New NPCC Chair Martin Hewitt
- Police Chiefs' Blog: Martin Hewitt – Chief Constables Council April 2019
- DCC Julie Cooke explores why she is the NPCC lead for LGBT+
- Police Chiefs' Blog: Martin Hewitt – Chief Constables Council July 2019
- Guest Blog: Jane Dodds on Give a Day to Policing

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Op Hydrant

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Firearms and Explosives Licensing Minutes

2019

Reports, reviews and responses to consultations

National CT S22A Collaboration Agreement 2019
2019 | Counter Terrorism Committee

Memorandum of understanding with the Care Quality Commission
June 2019 | Crime Committee

NPCC Crime in Prison Referral Agreement
June 2019 | Crime Committee

Modern Slavery Annual Report 2019
May 2019 | Crime Committee

National Disclosure Improvement Plan Phase Two
April 2019 | NPCC

NPCC Digital Evidence Consent Form
April 2019 | NPCC

NPCC Pay Report
February 2019 | NPCC

NPCC Pay Report Appencies

Protocol between the College of Policing and The Chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council

NPCC Guidelines on Charging for Police Services
April 2019 | Finance Coordination Committee

NPCC Guidelines on Charging for Police Services - Mutual Aid Cost Recovery
April 2019 | Finance Coordination Committee

Natcen Enhancing Diversity in Policing Final Report - May 2018
May 2018 | NPCC

NPCC Workforce Representation Toolkit for Police Forces 2018-2025

NPCC Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Strategy 2018-2025

Appendix A Signatories Aug18
August 2018 | NPCC

Use of Force Data – September 2018 update
September 2018 | NPCC

Guidance on the use of Force Data - March 2018
March 2018 | NPCC

NPCC Rural Affairs Strategy – 2018-2021

NPCC Wildlife Crime Policing Strategy – 2018-2021

NPCC Firearms and Explosive Licensing Working Group Minutes - May 2018
May 2018 | NPCC

NPCC Police Requirements & Response to Security Systems
July 2018 | NPCC

Out of Court Disposals managed by the Police: a review of the evidence
June 2018 | NPCC

Honour Based Abuse, Forced Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation Delivery Plan for England, Wales and Northern Ireland 2018 - 2021
June 2018 | NPCC

National Vulnerability Action Plan 2018-2021
June 2018 | NPCC

NPCC Unauthorised Encampments Operational Advice
June 2018

Modern Slavery Police Transformation Programme - Annual Report
March 2018 | Modern Slavery Police Transformation Programme

Livestock Worrying Police Working Group - final report
February 2018 | NPCC

Fourth Submission to the Police Remuneration Review Body
February 2018 | NPCC

Policing, Health and Social Care consensus
February 2018 | NPCC

Fourth Submission to the Police Remuneration Review Body (appendices): apprenticeships , MPS , CoP , focus groups , surveys , workforce transformation baseline , history of police office pay framework , rank profile guidance and evidence for performance-related and skills-based pay
February 2018 | NPCC

Charging and Out of Court Disposals: A National Strategy
January 2018 | NPCC

National Disclosure Improvement Plan
January 2018 | NPCC, College of Policing & CPS

NPCC response to Department for Education Working Together to Safeguard Children Consultation
January 2018 | Crime Operations Coordination Committee

NPCC Firearms and Explosive Licensing Working Group Minutes - January 2018
January 2018 | NPCC

NPCC response to DCMS Internet Safety Strategy Consultation
December 2017 | Crime Operations Coordination Committee

Use of Force Monitoring Form | Use of Force Local Template | Use of Force Guidance
March 2018 | Operations Coordination Committee

National Strategy to address the issue of police officers and staff who abuse their position for a sexual purpose
October 2017 | Workforce Coordination Committee

Chief Constables' Council Agenda
July 2017 | NPCC

ACRO Criminal Records Office Section 22a Agreement
April 2017 | ACRO

CSE Problem Profiles from national collated data
April 2017 | Crime Coordination Committee

NPCC Counter Terrorism Research and Key Findings
March 2017 | Counter Terrorism Coordination Committee

Policing for the Future: NPCC Written Evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee
March 2017 | National Police Chiefs' Council

National Counter Terrorism Police Services Section 22a Agreement
February 2016 | NCTPHQ

NPCC submission to consultation on Leveson Inquiry and its implementation
January 2017 | Operations Coordination Committee

National Strategy for Police Custody
January 2017 | Criminal Justice Coordination Committee

Further NPCC submission to the Home Affairs Select Committee Hate Crime Inquiry
December 2016 | EDHR Coordination Committee

NPCC Submission to the Police Remuneration Review Body
December 2016 | Workforce Coordination Committee

NPCC Submission to the Senior Salaries Review Body
December 2016 | Workforce Coordination Committee

National Police Coordination Centre (NPoCC) Section 22a Agreement
November 2016 | NPoCC

Policing Vision 2025
November 2016 | Police Reform and Transformation

NPCC Oral Evidence to EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee Evidence on Brexit
October 2016 | Criminal Justice Coordination Committee

NPCC Response to the Reporting and Acting on Child Abuse and Neglect Consultation
October 2016 | Crime Coordination Committee

Updated NPCC National Strategy for the Policing of Children and Young People 2015 to 2017
October 2016 | EDHR Coordination Committee

Use of Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in 2015-16 (England and Wales) statistics
September 2016 | EDHR Coordination Committee

NPCC submission to the Health Select Committee on suicide prevention
September 2016 | EDHR Coordination Committee

NPCC submission to the Home Affairs Select Committee Hate Crime Inquiry
September 2016 | EDHR Coordination Committee

Operation Hydrant Publication Scheme
September 2016 | Crime Coordination Committee

Police Reform and Transformation Board Terms of Reference
August 2016 | Police Reform and Transformation

Specialist Capabilities Board Terms of Reference
August 2016 | Police Reform and Transformation

National Use of Force Data Review Project | Appendix A: Survey Findings
July 2016 | Operations Coordination Committee

National Police Crime Prevention Strategy
July 2016 | Crime Coordination Committee

NPCC Delivery Plan 2016
June 2016 | NPCC Central Office

Joint Law Enforcement Written Submission to the Joint Committee on the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill | Annexes A-D | Annex E
February 2016 | Crime Coordination Committee

Submission to the Senior Salaries Review Body
January 2016 | Workforce Coordination Committee

Submission to the Police Remuneration Review Body
January 2016 | Workforce Coordination Committee

NPCC Honour Based Abuse Strategy 2015 to 2018
December 2015 | Crime Coordination Committee

Cultivation of Cannabis Report 2014
December 2015 | Crime Coordination Committee

National Strategy for the Policing of Children & Young People 2015 to 2016
August 2015 | Local Policing Coordination Committee

Assault on Police Officers: Seven Point Plan
July 2015 | Operations Coordination Committee

National Police Debate Advisory Group report | Appendix A: Letter to the Home Secretary | Appendix B: NPCC Response
June 2015 | Reform and Transformation

Use of section 136 Mental Health Act 1983 Statistics 2014-15
June 2015 | EDHR Coordination Committee

NPCC Section 22a Agreement
May 2015 | NPCC Central Office

National Police Air Service (NPAS) Section 22a Agreement
November 2014 | NPAS

Police Chiefs' Blog

Use of drones for commercial operations: An FAQ

Guest Blog: Jane Dodds on Give a Day to Policing

Use of drones for recreational purposes: An FAQ

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