The Case Against ACPO - A Critical Look At The Association Of Chief Police Officers
ANONYMOUS CONTRIBUTION FROM A CONCERNED POLICE OFFICER
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the officer who contributed the piece that follows. The officer must remain anonymous for fear of career reprisals within his force. However, the points he makes over the following pages are important, in the public interest, and we feel should be brought to public attention. The content is a valuable addition to the Challenge to ACPO.
Challenge to ACPO
ACPO were established in 1948 and are a Private Limited Company. In 1997 ACPO was incorporated as a private company limited by guarantee (see Annex A) As a private company, ACPO does not have to comply with the Freedom of Information Act.
It is not a staff association, the staff association for senior police officers being a separate body, the Chief Police Officers Staff Association (CPOSA).
On reading Annex A, ACPO should actually use the full term of ‘ACPO Ltd’
As a limited Company all members of ACPO should have to apply (using their own rules imposed upon the rest of the service) to register membership as a business interest.
All ACPO meetings should therefore be conducted in the members own time & expense and not time paid for by the Police Authority (Taxpayers money)
All members who attend the ACPO Conference should attend in their own time at their own expense.
Facilities should be given as per Trade Union & Staff Association meetings for Chief Officers to attend the Chief Police Officers Staff Association (CPOSA).
A Private Limited Company CANNOT claim to be the voice of the Police Service (who are Crown Servants), by the very fact that they are a Private Limited Company, just as Protec Shield or Aegis Engineering could not make the claim.
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