Chief officers support the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) by taking responsibility for crime and policing issues from a national operational perspective.
This work is managed through Chief Constables’ Council, which provides the key decision-making forum for operationally independent Chief Constables to meet and agree common approaches and coordinate national responses.
The decisions made by Chief Constables’ Council are progressed through 13 coordination committees. Each committee is led by a chief officer, supported by a number of portfolios also led by chief officers.
For example, under the National Crime Coordination Committee there are individual leads for domestic abuse, violence against women and girls, drugs, and cybercrime.
The outputs of NPCC committees are disseminated across forces for implementation at the discretion of each operationally independent Chief Constable.
