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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
- DCC Julie Cooke asks important questions about contemporary LGBT issues
- Chief Constable Gavin Stephens explains the role of social media officers
- Police Chiefs' Blog: Martin Hewitt – Chief Constables Council October 2019
- Prevent: how we safeguard the vulnerable and how we manage our data

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