Body in charge of UK policing policy is now an £18m-a-year brand charging the public £70 for a 60p criminal records check

By Jason Lewis


Britain's most powerful police body is being run as a private business with an annual income of around £18million.

The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), which oversees everything from anti-terrorism policy to speed cameras, 

was last night facing demands that it be disbanded, following a Mail on Sunday investigation into its activities which include:

  a.. Selling information from the Police National Computer for up to £70 - even though it pays just 60 pence to access those details. 
  b.. Marketing 'police approval' logos to firms selling anti-theft devices. 
  c.. Operating a separate private firm offering training to speed camera operators, which is run by a senior officer who was banned from driving.
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