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APA News

Issue 131: Friday 27 February 2009

An APA news update for Police Authorities

PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS NEWSLETTER TO MEMBERS AND STAFF OF YOUR POLICE AUTHORITY

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This week:

[1]  Letter to Police Review regarding Police Budgets

[2]  Statement from the APA with respect to the Reform report

[3]  Forces IMPACT Bulletin

[4]  Newsletters and Updates

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[1] LETTER TO POLICE REVIEW REGARDING POLICE BUDGETS

Please find attached a letter from the APA Chairman, Bob Jones to Mark Prissell of Police Review regarding policing budgets and the Government Financial Strategy.

* attached: (BJ) Letter to Mark Prissell, Police Review

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[2] REFORM REPORT

Please find attached a statement from the APA in response to the Reform report.  Hopefully this will help widen the debate beyond the basic ideas.  Please feel free to contact [email protected] if you have any further queries.

* attached: 03-09 Reform Statement

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[3] FORCES BULLETIN

Please find attached the latest issue of the Forces IMPACT Bulletin. The publication is aimed at those in the forces who have a connection with or interest in the IMPACT Programme and is distributed via the Regional Coordinators. As it develops, it will be used partly to inform on progress on the Programme and partly to reflect what is happening 'on the ground', either putting products into practice or preparing for the PND.

If you have any comments or suggestions for future issues, please contact:

Phil Pendleton

National Policing Improvement Agency

Address:    10 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0NN

Telephone:  +44 (0)20 7147 8296

Mobile:     07810 440487

Email:      [email protected]

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[4] NEWSLETTERS AND UPDATES

• The Crime Reduction Partnership team have released the latest news report, please note that last week’s report is also included.

* attached: Latest from Crime Reduction Partnership News (23^rd Feb)

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