Following media reports over the weekend, ACPO wishes to make clear that its position on communications data, their impact on criminal investigations and the challenge to that posed by globalisation of telecommunications, is set out in the statement made by the President on 15th October which can be found here:
www.acpo.police.uk/pressrelease.asp?PR_GUID={7B3A6DAA-1DEE-4DA4-ADEC-20275F39B22A}
Jack Wraith, quoted in association with ACPO over the weekend, is not a member of ACPO. Mr Wraith represents the interests of industry groups on the Data Communications Group, an ACPO committee bringing together telecommunications stakeholders. The views expressed by Mr Wraith were as the head of that trade association and not as a member of ACPO.
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The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) is an independent, professionally led strategic body. In the public interest and, in equal and active partnership with Government and the Association of Police Authorities, ACPO leads and co-ordinates the direction and development of the police service in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In times of national need ACPO, on behalf of all chief officers, coordinates the strategic policing response.
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ACPO’s 341 members are police officers of Assistant Chief Constable rank (Commanders in the Metropolitan Police and City of London Police) and above, and senior police staff managers, in the 44 forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and other forces such as British Transport Police and States of Jersey Police.
