HL Deb 05 February 1997 vol 577 cc148-9WA
Earl Attlee

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the composition of the Association of Chief Police Officers and the Association of Chief Police Officers (Scotland); and

How the Association of Chief Police Officers and the Association of Chief Police Officers (Scotland) are financed.

Baroness Blatch

The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) of England, Wales and Northern Ireland is the professional association for those officers in the rank of assistant chief constable, deputy chief constable and chief constable, and the equivalent ranks in the Metropolitan Police Service and the City of London Police. The Chief Police Officers' Staff Association (CPOSA) represents officers in these ranks on all staff association matters. ACPO is financed by membership subscriptions and by a contribution from the common police services' budget, and CPOSA is financed by contributions from police authorities and from income from holding conferences and other similar events.

The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland represents police officers in the rank of assistant chief constable, assistant chief constable designated to deputise for the chief constable and chief constable. The association is financed by membership subscriptions and by a contribution from the common police services' budget.