Police Reform

National Policing Board

The National Policing Board was established in July 2006 to help strengthen the governance of policing in England and Wales.

The board is chaired by the Home Secretary and, to reflect its tripartite nature, includes:

representatives of the Home Office including the Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing and senior officials
the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) including the president of the association
the Metropolitan police commissioner
the Association of Police Authorities represented by the chair, vice-chair and the chief executive
HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary
chair and chief executive of the National Policing Improvement Agency

The main functions of the board are to:

agree the Home Secretary’s annual national strategic priorities for policing and key priorities for the National Policing Improvement Agency
set agreed priorities for the police reform programme
enable ministers, the professional leaders of the service and police authorities to monitor progress in implementing the reform programme and identify and overcome barriers to delivery
provide a regular forum for debate and three way communication between the tripartite partners on the opportunities and challenges facing policing

Summaries of issues discussed by the board and key decisions are posted below: