National Policing Board
The National Policing Board ensures all parts of the policing system work together to deliver the best possible outcomes for the public.
About the Board
The National Policing Board (NPB) aims to meet 4 times a year and is chaired by the Home Secretary. It brings together senior police leaders and government officials.
The NPB enables the Home Secretary to directly engage with the policing sector to set the long-term strategic direction for policing.
The NPB’s terms of reference were agreed at its second meeting on 8 October 2019 and were most recently updated in April 2023: .
Membership
Membership of the NPB ensures the views of leaders in the policing sector are represented, to establish consensus and commitment to agreed priorities.
The standing attendees of the board are as follows:
- Home Secretary (Chair)
- Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Probation
- Minister of State for Security and Borders
- Minister for Safeguarding
- Permanent Secretary to the Home Office
- Chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council
- Chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners
- an additional Police and Crime Commissioner to support specific agenda items
- Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service
- Director General National Crime Agency
- Chief Executive Officer of the College of Policing
- His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary
- Head of UK Counter Terrorism Policing
- Director General, Public Safety Group
- Director General, Homeland Security Group
- Policing Policy Director, Public Safety Group
Policing leaders in Northern Ireland and Scotland will be invited to attend on an annual basis. The National Chair of the Police Federation and President of the Superintendents’ Association will be invited to attend sessions on frontline issues.
Additional representatives and specialists will be invited to attend by the Chair, as required. Secretariat is provided by Home Office.
Agendas and minutes
No formal minutes of the first National Policing Board in July 2019 were produced as this was the inaugural meeting without agreed terms of reference.
Annual reports and correspondence
Any annual reports or correspondence with, for example, the Home Affairs Select Committee, will be added if they become available.
Contact details
Freedom of Information (FOI) requests: FOIrequest@homeoffice.gov.uk
Home Office
Direct Communications Unit
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom