Association of Chief Police Officers (Hansard, 21 May 1998)

§ Mr. Michael

The membership of the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland comprisesthe chief constables, and assistant chief constables, including assistant chief constables (designated), of the forces in the police areas listed in Schedule 1 of the Police Act 1996 (full members) the commissioners, assistant commissioners and commanders of the Metropolitan Police Service and the City of London Police (full members) the chief constable, deputy chief constable and assistant chief constables of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (full members) the chief police officers appointed/seconded to the National Criminal Intelligence Service and National Crime Squad (full members) senior civilian staff of the forces and organisations listed above who are deemed by the Association to hold a post equivalent to that at least of an assistant chief constable (associate members) those chief police officers of other police forces who accept the Association's invitation to become members (associate members).

In respect of the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the Home Office contributed £466,000 in 1994–95, £470,000 in 1995–96 and £458,000 in 1996–97 towards staff salaries and administrative costs of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) Secretariat under the common police service arrangements. In 1997–98, under different arrangements, the Home Office contributed a further £458,000 towards these costs.

Contributions from police authorities in 1997–98 are listed in the following table. Before 1996–97, ACPO was organised differently with a limited central function. Work undertaken in the ACPO cental office from part-way through 1996–97 was previously carried out in forces for which no specific costs are available. Police authorities contributed £330,000 as a part-year cost for setting up the reorganised ACPO in 1996–97. In 1994–95, the police authorities' contribution was 49 per cent. of the total net cost of all common police services, of which the contribution to the costs of ACPO was a small part. This was apportioned between police authorities on the basis of a per capita charge based on the authorised establishment of each force. From 1995–96 to 1997–98, the costs of 456W common police services were taken into account when the level of police grant was set for police authorities. These arrangements followed detailed discussions and agreement between the parties involved.

Contributions made by police authorities to the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 1997–98
£
Force	Police authority contribution
Avon and Somerset	14,792.22
Bedfordshire	5,456.95
Cambridgeshire	6,353.12
Cheshire	9,451.31
City of London	5,284.64
Cleveland	7,109.47
Cumbria	5,393.29
Derbyshire	8,808.48
Devon and Cornwall	15,014.00
Dorset	6,151.13
Durham	6,922.83
Dyfed Powys	4,563.41
Essex	14,287.26
Gloucestershire	5,567.67
Greater Manchester	33,020.60
Gwent	5,962.97
Hampshire	16,876.94
Hertfordshire	8,478.17
Humberside	9,943.65
Kent	12,689.32
Lancashire	15,800.42
Leicestershire	8,971.59
Lincolnshire	5,441.39
Merseyside	21,382.39
Metropolitan	139,033.22
Norfolk	7,370.29
North Wales	6,640.81
North Yorkshire	6,792.39
Northamptonshire	5,608.91
Northumbria	18,271.40
Nottinghamshire	11,252.53
Royal Ulster Constabulary	54,322.10
South Wales	14,339.69
South Yorkshire	14,942.69
Staffordshire	10,267.55
Suffolk	5,962.47
Surrey	7,486.28
Sussex	14,429.38
Thames Valley	19,481.84
Warwickshire	4,656.28
West Mercia	9,831.60
West Midlands	33,486.12
West Yorkshire	25,293.17
Wiltshire	5,857.04
Total	669,048.98