Vulnerability Knowledge and Practice Programme (VKPP)​

The Vulnerability Knowledge and Practice Programme (VKPP) was created to coordinate and improve the police service response to vulnerability. Working with the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) and funded by the Home Office, the VKPP undertake a range of direct engagement with forces and key partners to understand current practice, identify promising practice, gaps and share knowledge and shape future responses with emphasis on the 14 stands of public protection.

This is with a view to improving policing's overall response, reducing threat and harm, bringing more offenders to justice and improving outcomes for victims.

The VKPP is a sister programme to the Tackling Organised Exploitation (TOEX) Programme and The Hydrant Programme. It sits under the NPCC Violence and Public Protection portfolio, which is part of the Crime Operations Coordination Committee.